Florida SB 672: Homestead Property Tax Exemptions

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Acupuncture 
2025-11-25T09:41:52Z 
Revising licensure requirements for acupuncturists; eliminating certain examination fees; revising requirements for continuing education programs for acupuncturists, etc. 
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2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 672 

 By Senator Calatayud 

 38-00830-26 2026672__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to acupuncture; reordering and 
 3 amending s. 457.102, F.S.; revising definitions and 
 4 defining terms; amending s. 457.105, F.S.; revising 
 5 licensure requirements for acupuncturists; eliminating 
 6 certain examination fees; providing construction; 
 7 amending s. 457.107, F.S.; revising requirements for 
 8 continuing education programs for acupuncturists; 
 9 amending s. 457.1085, F.S.; deleting obsolete 
 10 language; amending s. 457.116, F.S.; conforming 
 11 provisions to changes made by the act; providing an 
 12 effective date. 
 13 
 14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 15 
 16 Section 1. Section 457.102, Florida Statutes, is reordered 
 17 and amended to read: 
 18 457.102 Definitions.—As used in this chapter: 
 19 (1) “Acupuncture” means a form of primary health care, 
 20 based on traditional Chinese medical concepts and modern Eastern 
 21 oriental medical techniques, which that employs acupuncture 
 22 diagnosis and treatment, as well as adjunctive therapies and 
 23 diagnostic techniques, for the promotion, maintenance, and 
 24 restoration of health and the prevention of disease. Acupuncture 
 25 includes shall include, but is not be limited to, the insertion 
 26 of acupuncture needles and the application of moxibustion to 
 27 specific areas of the human body and the use of 
 28 electroacupuncture, Qi Gong, Eastern oriental massage, herbal 
 29 therapy, dietary guidelines, and other adjunctive therapies, as 
 30 defined by board rule. 
 31 (2) “Acupuncturist” means any person licensed as provided 
 32 in this chapter to practice acupuncture as a primary health care 
 33 provider. 
 34 (3) “Board” means the Board of Acupuncture. 
 35 (7)(4) “License” means the document of authorization issued 
 36 by the department for a person to engage in the practice of 
 37 acupuncture. 
 38 (4)(5) “Department” means the Department of Health. 
 39 (5) “Direct supervision” means the immediate onsite 
 40 supervision of other Florida-licensed health care practitioners 
 41 where the acupuncturist individually or collectively assumes 
 42 legal liability for the supervised actions. 
 43 (6) “Eastern Oriental medicine” means a practice that 
 44 employs assessment, health history, physical examination, the 
 45 use of acupuncture diagnosis and diagnostic techniques, 
 46 electroacupuncture, Qi Gong, Eastern oriental massage, herbal 
 47 therapy, dietary guidelines, acupoint injection, and other 
 48 adjunctive therapies. 
 49 (8) “Practice of acupuncture” means to provide services 
 50 that apply traditional Chinese medical concepts, anatomy and 
 51 physiology, and modern Eastern medical techniques using 
 52 acupuncture and Eastern medicine, and the exercise of 
 53 prescriptive rights as provided under subsection (9) to identify 
 54 and evaluate and manage abnormal conditions, for the promotion, 
 55 maintenance, and restoration of health. The practice of 
 56 acupuncture includes stimulation of points, areas of the body, 
 57 and tissues using needles and devices. 
 58 (9)(7) “Prescriptive rights” means the prescription, 
 59 administration, and use of needles and devices, restricted 
 60 devices, and prescription devices, and the recommendation for or 
 61 ordering of, or administration of herbs, homeopathics, and other 
 62 nutritional supplements in sterile form that are used in the 
 63 practice of acupuncture and Eastern oriental medicine unless 
 64 otherwise prohibited by state or federal law or regulation. For 
 65 the purposes of this subsection, herbs, homeopathics, and other 
 66 nutritional supplements in sterile form include vitamins, 
 67 minerals, lipids, sugars, carbohydrates, and amino acids. The 
 68 term does not include ophthalmic or oral inhalation drugs in 
 69 aqueous format, corticosteroids, antibiotics, vaccinations, 
 70 botulinum toxin, controlled substances as defined in s. 893.02, 
 71 medicinal drugs as defined in s. 465.003, or other medications 
 72 not used for the practice of acupuncture. 
 73 Section 2. Paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of subsection (2) 
 74 of section 457.105, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph 
 75 (f) is added to that subsection, to read: 
 76 457.105 Licensure qualifications and fees.— 
 77 (2) A person may become licensed to practice acupuncture if 
 78 the person applies to the department and meets all of the 
 79 following criteria: 
 80 (b) Has completed 60 college credits from an accredited 
 81 postsecondary institution as a prerequisite to enrollment in an 
 82 authorized 3-year course of study i