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*hb1527*
HOUSE BILL 1527
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By: Delegate Arikan
Introduced and read first time: February 13, 2026
Assigned to: Health
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Complementary and Alternative Health Care – Practice Authorized 2
(Complementary and Alternative Health Care Practice Act) 3
FOR the purpose of authorizing an individual to practice complementary or alternative 4
health care in the State without obtaining a license, certification, or authorization 5
issued under certain provisions of law ; establishing certain requirements and 6
limitations regarding the practice of complementary or alternative health care ; 7
providing that certain provisions of this Act do not waive certain claims for relief; 8
and generally relating to complementary and alternative health care practitioners. 9
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10
Article – Health Occupations 11
Section 1A –101(a) and (d), 2 –101(a) and (c), 3 –101(a) and (b), 4 –101(a) and (b), 12
5–101(a) and (b), 6 –101(a) and (b), 8 –101(a) and (d), 9 –101(a) and (d), 13
10–101(a) and (d), 11 –101(a) and (b), 12–101(a) and (d), 13 –101(a) and (b), 14
14–101(a) and (b), 15–101(a) and (c), 16 –101(a) and (b), 17 –101(a) and (e), 15
18–101(a) and (b), 19–101(a) and (b), 20–101(a) and (c), and 21–101(a) and (b) 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 18
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 19
Article – Health Occupations 20
Section 1A –301(a), 2 –301(a)(1), 3 –301(b), 4 –301(a), 4–505(c) and (d), 5 –301(a), 21
6–301(a), 8–301(a) through (c), 8 –6A–02(a) and (f), 8 –6B–07(a), 8–6C–06(a), 22
8–6D–02(a), 9–301(a), 9–3A–01(a), 10–301(a), 11–301(a), 11–404.1, 12–301(a), 23
12–6B–01(a), 12–6D–02, 13 –301(a), 14 –301, 14 –5A–08(a), 14 –5B–08(a)(1), 24
14–5C–08(a), 14–5D–07(a), 14 –5E–08(a), 14 –5F–10(a), 14–5G–08(a), 25
15–301(d)(1), 16–301, 17–301(a), 17–401, 17–6A–10(a), 18–301(a), 19–301(a), 26
20–301(a)(1) and (b)(1), and 21–301(a) 27
Annotated Code of Maryland 28
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 29
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BY adding to 1
Article – Health Occupations 2
Section 22–101 through 22–204 to be under the new title “Title 22. Complementary 3
and Alternative Health Care Practitioners” 4
Annotated Code of Maryland 5
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 6
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 7
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 8
Article – Health Occupations 9
1A–101. 10
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 11
(d) “Board” means the State Acupuncture Board. 12
1A–301. 13
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, an 14
individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice acupu ncture 15
in this State. 16
2–101. 17
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 18
(c) “Board” means the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid 19
Dispensers, Speech–Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists. 20
2–301. 21
(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this title OR § 22–201 OF THIS 22
ARTICLE, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice 23
audiology, hearing aid dispensing, speech–language pathology, or music therapy, or assist 24
in the practice of speech–language pathology or audiology in this State. 25
3–101. 26
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 27
(b) “Board” means the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. 28
3–301. 29
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(b) Except as otherwise provided in this title OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, an 1
individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice chiropractic in 2
this State. 3
4–101. 4
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 5
(b) “Board” means the State Board of Dental Examiners. 6
4–301. 7
(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this title OR § 22–201 OF THIS 8
ARTICLE, an individual shall be licensed by the Board to practice dentistry before the 9
individual may practice dentistry on a human being in this State. 10
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this title OR § 22–201 OF THIS 11
ARTICLE, an individual shall be licensed by the Board to practice dental hygiene before the 12
individual may practice dental hygiene on a human being in this State. 13
4–505. 14
(c) [After July 1, 1988] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, 15
an individual must be certified by the Board as a dental radiation technologist before a 16
licensed dentist may employ the individual to practice dental radiation technology. 17
(d) [After July 1, 1988] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, 18
an individual may not practice dental radiation technology unless certified by the Board. 19
5–101. 20
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 21
(b) “Board” means the State Board of Dietetic Practice. 22
5–301. 23
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, 24
an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice dietetics in 25
the State. 26
6–101. 27
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 28
(b) “Board” means the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners. 29
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6–301. 1
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE , 2
before an individual may practice massage therapy in the State, the individual shall be: 3
(1) On or before October 31, 2026: 4
(i) Licensed by the Board; or 5
(ii) Registered by the Board to practice massage therapy in a setting 6
that is not a health care setting; or 7
(2) On or after November 1, 2026, licensed by the Board. 8
8–101. 9
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 10
(d) “Board” means the State Board of Nursing. 11
8–301. 12
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, an 13
individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice registered 14
nursing in this State. 15
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this title OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, an 16
individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice licensed 17
practical nursing in this State. 18
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this title OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, an 19
individual shall be certified as an advanced practice registered nurse before the individual 20
may practice advanced practice registered nursing in this State. 21
8–6A–02. 22
(a) Subject to subsection (f) of this section and except as otherwise provided in 23
this subtitle OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, an individual shall be certified by the Board 24
to practice as a nursing assistant, dialysis technician, or medication technician before the 25
individual may practice as a nursing assistant, dialysis technician, or medication 26
technician in the State. 27
(f) [An] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, AN individual 28
shall be certified by the Board to practice as a nursing assistant and as a dialysis technician 29
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before the individual may practice as a dialysis technician in a State –owned hospital or 1
State–owned facility. 2
8–6B–07. 3
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, 4
an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice electrology 5
or teach an electrology education program in the State. 6
8–6C–06. 7
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, 8
an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice direct–entry 9
midwifery in the State. 10
8–6D–02. 11
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, 12
an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice certified 13
midwifery in the State. 14
9–101. 15
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 16
(d) “Board” means the State Board of Long–Term Care Administrators. 17
9–301. 18
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, 19
an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice as a nursing 20
home administrator in this State. 21
9–3A–01. 22
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, 23
beginning July 1, 2026, an individual must be licensed by the Board before the individual 24
may practice as an assisted living manager in the State. 25
10–101. 26
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 27
(d) “Board” means the State Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. 28
10–301. 29
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, an 1
individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice o ccupational 2
therapy or limited occupational therapy in this State. 3
11–101. 4
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 5
(b) “Board” means the State Board of Examiners in Optometry. 6
11–301. 7
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, an 8
individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice optometry in 9
this State. 10
11–404.1. 11
(A) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO AN INDIVIDU AL AUTHORIZED TO 12
PRACTICE OPTOMETRY IN THE STATE UNDER § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE. 13
[(a)] (B) Unless certified under this section, a licensed optometrist may not 14
administer or prescribe any therapeutic pharmaceutical agents or remove superficial 15
foreign bodies from a human eye, adnexa, or lacrimal system. 16
[(b)] (C) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board 17
shall certify a licensed optometrist as a therapeutically certified optometrist if the licensed 18
optometrist submits to the Board evidence satisfactory to the Board that the licensed 19
optometrist: 20
(i) Has successfully completed at least 110 hours of a therapeutic 21
pharmaceutical agents course approved by the Board; 22
(ii) Has successfully passed a pharmacology examination relating to 23
the treatment and management of ocular disease, which is prepared, administered, and 24
graded by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry or any other nationally 25
recognized optometric organization as approved by the Secretary; 26
(iii) Is currently certifie d by the Board to administer topical ocular 27
diagnostic pharmaceutical agents under § 11–404 of this subtitle; and 28
(iv) Has successfully completed an 8–hour course in the management 29
of topical steroids approved by the Board. 30
(2) (i) Except as provide d in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, an 31
optometrist who has graduated on or after July 1, 2005 from an accredited school of 32
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optometry recognized by the Board is not subject to the requirements of paragraph (1) of 1
this subsection. 2
(ii) If an optometrist who has graduated on or after July 1, 2005 from 3
an accredited school of optometry recognized by the Board is not certified under this section 4
within 3 years of graduation, the optometrist shall successfully complete a therapeutic 5
pharmaceutical agents course and successfully pass a pharmacology exam under paragraph 6
(1) of this subsection before the Board may certify the optometrist. 7
12–101. 8
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 9
(d) “Board” means the State Board of Pharmacy. 10
12–301. 11
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, an 12
individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice pharmacy in 13
this State. 14
12–6B–01. 15
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, an 16
individual shall be registered and approved by the Board as a pharmacy technician before 17
the individual may perform delegated pharmacy acts. 18
12–6D–02. 19
Except as otherwise provided in this title OR § 22–201 OF THIS AR TICLE, an 20
individual shall be registered and approved by the Board as a registered pharmacy intern 21
before the individual may practice pharmacy under the direct supervision of a licensed 22
pharmacist in accordance with this subtitle. 23
13–101. 24
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 25
(b) “Board” means the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners. 26
13–301. 27
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, an 28
individual shall be licensed by the Board befo re the individual may practice physical 29
therapy or limited physical therapy in this State. 30
14–101. 31
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(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 1
(b) “Board” means the State Board of Physicians. 2
14–301. 3
Except as otherwise provided in this title [or], § 13–516 of the Education Article, OR 4
§ 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE , an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the 5
individual may practice medicine in this State. 6
14–5A–08. 7
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, 8
an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice respiratory 9
care in this State. 10
14–5B–08. 11
(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle OR § 22–201 OF THIS 12
ARTICLE, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice 13
radiation therapy, radiography, nuclear medicine technology, or radiology assistance in this 14
State. 15
14–5C–08. 16
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle [, on or after October 1, 2013, ] 17
OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the 18
individual may practice polysomnography in this State. 19
14–5D–07. 20
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, 21
an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice athletic 22
training in the State. 23
14–5E–08. 24
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle [, on or after October 1, 2013, ] 25
OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the 26
individual may practice perfusion in this State. 27
14–5F–10. 28
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(a) [Beginning March 1, 2016, except ] EXCEPT as otherwise provided in this 1
subtitle OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE , an individual shall be l icensed by the Board 2
before the individual may practice naturopathic medicine in the State. 3
14–5G–08. 4
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle [, on or after January 1, 2024, ] 5
OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, an individual shall be licensed by the B oard before the 6
individual may practice genetic counseling in the State. 7
15–101. 8
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 9
(c) “Board” means the State Board of Physicians, established under § 14 –201 of 10
this article. 11
15–301. 12
(d) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this title OR § 22–201 OF THIS 13
ARTICLE, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice 14
as a physician assistant. 15
16–101. 16
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 17
(b) “Board” means the State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners. 18
16–301. 19
[An] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, AN individual shall 20
be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice podiatry in this State. 21
17–101. 22
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 23
(e) “Board” means the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists. 24
17–301. 25
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section OR § 22–201 OF 26
THIS ARTICLE, an individual may not practice, attempt to practice, or offer to practice 27
clinical alcohol and drug counseling, clinical marriage and family therapy, clinical 28
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professional art therapy, or clinical professional counseling in the State unless licensed by 1
the Board. 2
17–401. 3
(A) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO AN INDIVIDU AL AUTHORIZED TO 4
PRACTICE ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELING , MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY, 5
PROFESSIONAL ART THE RAPY, OR PROFESSIONAL COUN SELING IN THE STATE 6
UNDER § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE. 7
[(a)] (B) (1) This subsection only applies to individuals certified by the Board 8
as a certified professional counselor or certified professional counselor–marriage and family 9
therapist on or before September 30, 2008. 10
(2) (i) An individual shall be certified as a professional counselor by the 11
Board before the individual may: 12
1. Use the title “certified professional counselor”; 13
2. Use the initials “C.P.C.” after the name of the individual; 14
or 15
3. Represent to the public that the individual is certifi ed as 16
a professional counselor. 17
(ii) A certificate to practice professional counseling issued by the 18
Board authorizes the certificate holder to practice professional counseling while the 19
certificate is effective. 20
(3) (i) An individual shall be certified as a professional 21
counselor–marriage and family therapist by the Board before the individual may: 22
1. Use the title “certified professional counselor –marriage 23
and family therapist”; 24
2. Use the initials “C.P.C. –M.F.T.” after the name of the 25
individual; or 26
3. Represent to the public that the individual is certified as 27
a certified professional counselor–marriage and family therapist. 28
(ii) A certificate to practice marriage and family therapy issued by 29
the Board authorizes the certificate holder to practice marriage and family therapy while 30
the certificate is effective. 31
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[(b)] (C) (1) An individual shall be certified as a certified professional 1
counselor–alcohol and drug by the Board before the individual may: 2
(i) Use the title “certified professional counselor–alcohol and drug”; 3
(ii) Use the initials “C.P.C. –A.D.” after the name of the individual; 4
or 5
(iii) Represent to the public that the individual is certified as a 6
certified professional counselor–alcohol and drug. 7
(2) An individual shall be certified as a certified associate 8
counselor–alcohol and drug by the Board before the individual may: 9
(i) Use the title “certified associate counselor–alcohol and drug”; 10
(ii) Use the initials “C.A. C.–A.D.” after the name of the individual; 11
or 12
(iii) Represent to the public that the individual is certified as a 13
certified associate counselor–alcohol and drug. 14
(3) An individual shall be certified as a certified supervised 15
counselor–alcohol and drug by the Board before the individual may: 16
(i) Use the title “certified supervised counselor–alcohol and drug”; 17
(ii) Use the initials “C.S.C. –A.D.” after the name of the individual; 18
or 19
(iii) Represent to the public that the individual is cert ified as a 20
certified supervised counselor–alcohol and drug. 21
(4) A certificate to practice alcohol and drug counseling issued by the Board 22
authorizes the certificate holder to practice alcohol and drug counseling while the certificate 23
is effective. 24
17–6A–10. 25
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle [, beginning January 1, 2015, ] 26
OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the 27
individual may practice behavior analysis in the State. 28
18–101. 29
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 30
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(b) “Board” means the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. 1
18–301. 2
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, 3
an individual shall be licensed or registered by the Board before the individual may practice 4
psychology as a psychologist or psychology associate in this State. 5
19–101. 6
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 7
(b) “Board” means the State Board of Social Work Examiners. 8
19–301. 9
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, an 10
individual shall be: 11
(1) Licensed by the Board before the individual may practice social work in 12
this State while representing oneself as a social worker; or 13
(2) Licensed as a certified social worker–clinical before the individual may 14
practice clinical social work in this State. 15
20–101. 16
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 17
(c) “Board” means the State Board for Certification of Re sidential Child Care 18
Program Professionals. 19
20–301. 20
(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection OR § 22–201 OF THIS 21
ARTICLE, an individual shall receive a certificate from the Board before the individual may 22
be a program administrator in this State. 23
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection [, on or before 24
October 1, 2015,] OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, an individual shall receive a certificate 25
from the Board before the individual may be a residential child and youth care practitioner 26
in this State. 27
21–101. 28
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 29
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(b) “Board” means the State Board of Environmental Health Specialists. 1
21–301. 2
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title OR § 22–201 OF THIS ARTICLE, an 3
individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice as an 4
environmental health specialist in this State. 5
TITLE 22. COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS. 6
SUBTITLE 1. DEFINITIONS. 7
22–101. 8
IN THIS TITLE , “COMPLEMENTARY OR ALT ERNATIVE HEALTH CARE ” 9
INCLUDES: 10
(1) ACUPRESSURE; 11
(2) ANTHROPOSOPHY; 12
(3) AROMATHERAPY; 13
(4) AYURVEDA; 14
(5) CRANIAL SACRAL THERAPY; 15
(6) CULTURALLY TRADITIONAL HEALING PRACTICES; 16
(7) DETOXIFICATION PRACTICES AND THERAPIES; 17
(8) ENERGETIC HEALING; 18
(9) POLARITY THERAPY; 19
(10) FOLK PRACTICES; 20
(11) HEALING PRACTICES USI NG FOOD , FOOD SUPPLEMENTS, 21
NUTRIENTS, AND THE PHYSICAL FOR CES OF HEAT , COLD, WATER, TOUCH, AND 22
LIGHT; 23
(12) GERSON THERAPY; 24
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(13) COLOSTRUM THERAPY; 1
(14) HEALING TOUCH; 2
(15) HERBOLOGY OR HERBALISM; 3
(16) HOMEOPATHY; 4
(17) IRIDOLOGY; 5
(18) BODYWORK; 6
(19) MEDITATION; 7
(20) MIND–BODY HEALING PRACTICES; 8
(21) REFLEXOLOGY AND REIKI; 9
(22) TRADITIONAL NATUROPATHY; 10
(23) NONINVASIVE INSTRUMENTALITIES; 11
(24) TRADITIONAL ORIENTAL PRACTICES; 12
(25) QIGONG; AND 13
(26) ENERGY HEALING. 14
SUBTITLE 2. AUTHORIZATION TO PRACTICE. 15
22–201. 16
SUBJECT TO THE REQUIR EMENTS AND LIMITATIO NS OF THIS TITLE , AN 17
INDIVIDUAL MAY PRACT ICE COMPLEMENTARY OR ALTERNATIVE HEALTH C ARE 18
WITHOUT OBTAINING A LICENSE , CERTIFICATION, OR OTHER AUTHORIZATION 19
ISSUED UNDER THIS ARTICLE. 20
22–202. 21
UNLESS THE INDIVIDUAL HOLDS A LICENSE, CERTIFICATION, OR OTHER 22
AUTHORIZATION ISSUED UNDER THIS ARTICLE THAT AUTHORIZES THE INDIVIDUAL 23
TO DO SO, AN INDIVIDUAL PRACTICING COMPLEMENTARY OR ALTERNATIVE HEALTH 24
CARE MAY NOT: 25
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(1) REPRESENT TO THE PUBLIC THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS A LICENSED 1
HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER; 2
(2) RECOMMEND TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DISCONTINUE 3
PRESCRIBED MEDICAL TREATMENT; 4
(3) PERFORM SURGERY; 5
(4) EXPOSE ANOTHER TO X–RAY RADIATION; 6
(5) SET A FRACTURE; 7
(6) PRESCRIBE OR DISPENSE A PRESCR IPTION DRUG OR 8
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, AS DEFINED BY 21 U.S.C. § 812; OR 9
(7) MANIPULATE A SPINE OR OTHER JOINT. 10
22–203. 11
(A) AN INDIVIDUAL ACTING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF A LICENSE , 12
CERTIFICATE, OR OTHER AUTHORIZATI ON ISSUED UNDER THIS ARTICLE IS NOT 13
SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. 14
(B) A COMPLEMENTARY OR ALT ERNATIVE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER 15
SHALL: 16
(1) PROVIDE EACH OF THE P RACTITIONER’S CLIENTS WITH A 17
WRITTEN NOTICE THAT CONTAINS: 18
(I) THE NAME , TITLE, BUSINESS ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE 19
NUMBER OF THE PRACTITIONER; 20
(II) A STATEMENT INDICATING WHETHER THE PRACTITI ONER 21
HOLDS A LICENSE, CERTIFICATE, OR OTHER AUTHORIZATION ISSUED BY A HEALTH 22
OCCUPATIONS BOARD UNDER THIS ARTICLE; 23
(III) A DESCRIPTION OF THE C OMPLEMENTARY OR 24
ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICE THAT THE PRACTITIONER PROVIDES; AND 25
(IV) ANY EDUCATIONAL CREDE NTIAL, TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, 26
OR OTHER QUALIFICATION HELD BY THE PRACTITIONER; 27
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(2) OBTAIN A SIGNED WRITT EN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT T HAT THE 1
CLIENT HAS RECEIVED THE NOTICE REQUIRED UNDER ITEM (1) OF THIS 2
SUBSECTION; 3
(3) RETAIN THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT REQUIRED UNDER ITEM (2) OF 4
THIS SUBSECTION AT LEAST 2 YEARS AFTER THE DATE THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IS 5
SIGNED; AND 6
(4) PROVIDE THE CLIENT WITH A COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 7
REQUIRED UNDER ITEM (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION. 8
22–204. 9
THIS TITLE MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO WAIVE OR LIMIT ANY COMMON L AW 10
OR STATUTORY CLAIM F OR RELIEF THAT A PER SON MAY BRING AGAINS T A 11
COMPLEMENTARY OR ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER. 12
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 13
October 1, 2026. 14