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Amend the bill in section 1 in §12602 by striking out all of the first paragraph (page 1, lines 9 to 14 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
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A person who provides complementary or alternative health care services in accordance with this subchapter but who is not licensed, certified or registered in this State as a health care professional or practitioner under this Title does not violate any law relating to the licensing of health care professionals under this Title as long as the person complies with the requirements of this subchapter.’
Amend the bill in section 1 in §12602 in subsection 1 in the first line (page 1, line 15 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "providing" the following: 'complementary or alternative'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §12602 in subsection 1 in paragraph F in the first line (page 1, line 25 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "providing" the following: 'complementary or alternative'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §12602 in subsection 2 in the first line (page 1, line 28 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "provides" the following: 'complementary or alternative'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §12602 in subsection 2 in paragraph A in the first line (page 1, line 31 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "providing" the following: 'complementary or alternative'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §12602 in subsection 2 in paragraph B in the first line (page 1, line 33 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "providing" the following: 'complementary or alternative'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §12602 in subsection 2 in paragraph C in the first line (page 2, line 1 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "nature of the" the following: 'complementary or alternative'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §12602 in subsection 2 in paragraph D in the last line (page 2, line 3 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "providing" the following: 'complementary or alternative'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §12602 in subsection 2 in the last line (page 2, line 5 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "premises where the" the following: 'complementary or alternative'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §12602 in subsection 3 in the first line (page 2, line 6 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "providing" the following: 'complementary or alternative'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §12602 in subsection 3 in the last line (page 2, line 10 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "providing the" the following: 'complementary or alternative'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §12602 in subsection 4 in the 2nd line (page 2, line 12 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "providing" the following: 'complementary or alternative'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §12602 in the last paragraph in the first line (page 2, line 16 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "providing" the following: 'complementary or alternative'
 
SUMMARY
This amendment clarifies that a person providing complementary or alternative health care services is not a licensed professional providing health care services within the scope of a license.