Acupuncture Legislation in the United States: Minnesota as a Case Study

作     者：Changzhen Gong Changzhen Gong

作者机构：American Academy of Traditional Chinese MedicineRoseville 55113USA 

出 版 物：《Chinese Medicine and Culture》 (中医药文化（英文）)

年 卷 期：2024年第7卷第2期

页      面：104-118页

学科分类：0301[法学-法学] 03[法学] 1005[医学-中医学] 1002[医学-临床医学] 100512[医学-针灸推拿学] 0712[理学-科学技术史(分学科，可授理学、工学、农学、医学学位)] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Bonnie Bolash National Institutes of Health, NIH Barbara Davis Vicky Radel American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Edith Davis 

主　　题：Acupuncture Acupuncture law Legislature Minnesota Acupuncture Association Minnesota Board of Medical Practice Minnesota Department of Health 

摘      要：2023 marks the 50th anniversary of legal regulation of acupuncture in the United States,as the first acupuncture law was enacted in ***,like any other medical modality,is regulated at the state level,with each state formulating and enforcing its own laws and statutes over *** article narrates the legislative process and major developments of the acupuncture profession in Minnesota,in the context of legislative developments across the *** tells how this midsize,Midwest state’s acupuncture profession became regulated,and examines the challenges faced by the profession before and after state statutes were *** stands as a representative example of the legislative process in other states.