An Act To Establish the Right To Practice Complementary and Alternative Health Care Act
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0364
Committee Amendment CA_A_S109 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "; " to S.P. 104, L.D. 364, Bill, "An Act To 
Establish the Right To Practice Complementary and Alternative Health Care Act" 
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: 
'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 sub chapter. 1 
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' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A "to S.P. 104, L.D. 364 { S, I t)c0 
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. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/28/19 ;Jb,,ac 
LD364 
LR 583(02) 
An Act To Establish the Right To Practice Complementary and Alternative Health Care Act 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment JS" (S-1 o~ 
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services 
Fiscal Note Required: No 
Fiscal Note 
No fiscal impact 
LR0583(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I