NY ACTION: FREEDOM TO CHOOSE NATURAL PRACTICES

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New York Natural & Complementary Practices Project NewsFlash

Vol III, No 1

April, 2004

New Legislation (S.6693 Maziarz/A.10458 Gianaris)

Consumer Freedom to Choose Natural Practices

The New York Natural & Complementary Practices Project, Inc. (NYNCPP) is working to protect the right of every New Yorker to freely choose among natural and complementary practices. Natural and complementary practices are arts, trades and education that may be utilized to enhance one°Øs well being or quality of life.

To accomplish this, we support new legislation, S.6693 Maziarz/A.10458 Gianaris, which will make natural and complementary practices legal and accessible to all of us. This legislation will allow practitioners who register with the Department of State to provide natural, holistic, complementary care. The bill will protect practitioners from prosecution as unlicensed providers under the State Education Law and broaden the public°Øs access to low cost natural and preventive disciplines. See Law on this website to read the bills.

S.6693/A.10458 is in the Consumer Protection Committee in the Senate and the Economic Development Committee in the Assembly. The first step in passing this legislation into law is for a majority of legislators to vote to °?report°± it from these committees.

We must act now to get legislators in Albany to pass S.6639/A.10458. Here°Øs what practitioners and consumers of natural and complementary practices can do to help get this legislation passed into law:

CALL your State representatives in the Senate and Assembly and tell them why you support S.6639/A.10458. [The names and contacts for your representatives are at the very bottom of this and every NewsFlash from NYNCPP. If they are not here, go to Update your Information on the website and add your address so that these names will appear in future NewsFlashes. To find your representatives today, call the League of Women Voters at 212-725-3541, or go to Find Your Legislator on the website to find your legislator.]

CALL the members of the Senate Consumer Protection Committee and the Assembly Economic Development Committee and ask them to vote for S.6693/A.10458. The names and contacts of these committee members are listed toward the end of this News Flash.

WRITE your State representatives in the Senate and Assembly. Write a letter, in your own words, to tell legislators why this legislation is important to you. Avoid using form letters because they are less effective than personal, individualized correspondence.

WRITE to members of the Senate Consumer Protection Committee and the Assembly Economic Development Committee and ask them to vote for S.6693/A.10458. Again, no form letters please.

THE MESSAGE

When you speak and write to legislators, emphasize the following:

Å6¶1 S.6693/A.10458 respects the right of every individual to choose from a broad array of natural and complementary practices.

Å6¶1 Recent studies have shown that millions of New Yorkers are presently receiving a substantial amount of services from natural and complementary practitioners.

Å6¶1 Consumers will continue to make decisions to access natural and complementary practices, despite out-of-date licensing laws that discourage the provision of such care.

Å6¶1 S.6693/A.10458 creates public policy that is consistent with 21st century knowledge and practices about natural healing arts. Consumers will be secure in the knowledge that their chosen providers will be free from unreasonable investigation, prosecution, or closure by the state of New York.

Å6¶1 S.6693/A.10458 will provide consumers with information about natural and complementary care before entering a course of treatment.

Å6¶1 S.6603/A.10458 is similar to legislation passed in other states, including Minnesota, Rhode Island, and California.

The members of the Senate Consumer Protection and the Assembly Economic Development Committees are listed below.

Senate Consumer Affairs Committee

All Senate Zip Codes 12247

Legislative Office Building (LOB)

Chairman, Senator Fuschillo

Room 947 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-3341

Senator Libous

Room 512 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-2677

Senator Nozzolio

Room 409 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-2366

Senator Leibell, III

Room 802 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-3111

Senator Carl Marcellino

Room 812 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-2390

Senator Lorraine Hoffman

Room 811 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-2665

Senator Owen

Room 913 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-3411

Senator Olga Mendez

Room 420 Capitol

Albany, NY

(518) 455-3361

Senator Ruth Hassell-

Room 613 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-2061

Senator Seymour Lachman

Room 406 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-2437

Senator Liz Kruger

Room 302 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-2297

Senator Malave Dilan

Room 606 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-2177

Senator Sabini

Room 513 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-2529

Assembly Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry Committee

All Assembly Zip Codes 12248

Assemblyman Robin Schimminger

Room 847 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-4767

Assemblyman F. Gantt

Room 830 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-5606

Assemblyman Vito J.

Room 943 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-5537

Assemblyman ph D Morelle

Room 716 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-5373

Assemblywoman Vivian E. Cook

Room 331 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-4203

Assemblyman Jeffrion L. Aubrey

Room 526 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-4561

Assemblywoman Earlene Hooper

Room 744 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-5861

Assemblywoman RoAnn Destito

Room 621 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-5454

Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz

Room 542 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455- 3821

Assemblyman Koon

Room 643 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-5784

Assemblyman A. Cahill

Room 557 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-4436

Assemblyman Magnarelli

Room 519 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-4826

Assemblyman K. Sweeney

Room 837 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455- 5787

Assemblywoman Francine Delmonte

Room 428 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-5284

Assemblyman Darryl C. Towns

Room 626 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-5821

Assemblyman Darrell J. Aubertine

Room 529 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-5545

Assemblywoman Barbara S. Lifton

Room 826 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-5444

Assemblyman R. Ramos

Room 820 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-5185

Assemblyman G. Prentiss

Room 523 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-5931

Assemblyman Clifford W. Crouch

Room 545 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-5741

Assemblyman Roy J. Mc

Room 531 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-5404

Assemblyman Will Barclay

Room 718 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-5841

Assemblyman Raia

Room 629

Albany, NY

(518) 455-5952

Assemblyman Bill Reilich

Room 431 LOB

Albany, NY

(518) 455-4664

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