an act of defiance

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http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/archives2005/jan/01cab.html

 

 

In CAB's response to the LHC report, the board firmly holds their

ground and reiterates their previous finding on diagnosis, education,

scope of practice and primary care, all directly in contradiction to

the LHC report. I predict the first of the LHC recommendations to go

into effect will involve the board itself. It will either be dissolved

or replaced with a citizen's board. The governor reportedly favors

dissolution and what Arnie wants .....

 

Either way, it makes this response moot. The board that responded does

not even have a quorum right now, thus it has no official standing.

And it will never again place decisionmaking power in the hands of

those who are licensed. And therein lies the irony. If a board serves

the profession and not the public, then the board serves no legitimate

governmental purpose. It is just one more argument against the

illusion of licensure which largely serves to insulate professionals

from lawsuits rather than provide a means for sanction. Is any one out

there actually arguing that licensing serves the public good. How come

so few examples of doctors who have lost their licenses for

malpractice then.

 

 

 

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