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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 147.161 HYPNOTHERAPY. 1 2 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise 1 3 requires, "hypnotherapy" means the induction of a hypnotic 1 4 state in a client to alter behavioral patterns. Hypnotherapy 1 5 includes all of the following: 1 6 a. Assessment of hypnotic suggestibility. 1 7 b. Assessment to determine the suitability of 1 8 hypnotherapy. 1 9 c. Explanation of the nature of the hypnotic state. 1 10 d. Induction of the hypnotic state. 1 11 e. Use of posthypnotic suggestions. 1 12 f. Instruction in self-hypnosis. 1 13 2. a. A person shall not engage in the practice of 1 14 hypnotherapy unless the person is licensed as a health care or 1 15 mental health care professional by the state pursuant to this 1 16 chapter. For purposes of this section, "health care or mental 1 17 health care professional" means a physician, osteopathic 1 18 physician, podiatrist, physician assistant, psychologist, 1 19 chiropractor, registered nurse, dentist, optometrist, marital 1 20 and family therapist, mental health counselor, or social 1 21 worker who performs hypnotherapy within the scope of 1 22 professional practice as permitted by the professional's 1 23 respective examining board. 1 24 b. Notwithstanding paragraph "a", a person may engage in 1 25 the practice of hypnotherapy without being licensed as a 1 26 health care or mental health care professional if all of the 1 27 following apply: 1 28 (1) The individual does not represent to the public that 1 29 the individual is licensed as a health care or mental health 1 30 care professional by the state. 1 31 (2) The individual has completed, by July 1, 2001, a 1 32 minimum of one hundred hours of classroom training in 1 33 hypnotherapy from a program or course of instruction 1 34 recognized by the national guild of hypnotists which advocates 1 35 a code of ethics and standards of practice, or similar code, 2 1 for its students. Individuals receiving classroom training in 2 2 satisfaction of this requirement between the effective date of 2 3 this Act and July 1, 2001, may maintain an existing 2 4 hypnotherapy practice, provided the provisions of 2 5 subparagraphs (1) and (3) are met. 2 6 (3) The scope of the individual's hypnotherapy practice is 2 7 confined to issues of vocational functioning or general self- 2 8 improvement, or the alteration of minor matters of habit or 2 9 behavior that are germane to those endeavors. 2 10 c. An individual administering hypnotherapy, or 2 11 representing to the public that the individual administers 2 12 hypnotherapy, other than an individual listed in paragraphs 2 13 "a" and "b", shall be subject to the penalty as prescribed in 2 14 section 147.86. 2 15 3. This section shall not apply to the administration of 2 16 hypnosis for purposes of recreation, entertainment, or 2 17 demonstration. Upon complaint, the department shall determine 2 18 whether the administration of hypnosis shall be characterized 2 19 as hypnotherapy and subject to the provisions of this section, 2 20 or whether the administration of hypnosis shall be 2 21 characterized as recreational in nature. 2 22 EXPLANATION 2 23 This bill establishes a definition of the term 2 24 "hypnotherapy" to refer to the induction of a hypnotic state 2 25 in a client to alter behavioral patterns. Hypnotherapy 2 26 includes an assessment of hypnotic suggestibility and 2 27 suitability, an explanation of the nature of the hypnotic 2 28 state, induction of the hypnotic state, use of posthypnotic 2 29 suggestions, and instruction in self-hypnosis. The bill 2 30 provides that individuals shall not engage in the practice of 2 31 hypnotherapy unless they are licensed as a health care or 2 32 mental health care professional pursuant to Code chapter 147. 2 33 The bill defines a health care or mental health care 2 34 professional to include a physician, osteopathic physician, 2 35 podiatrist, physician assistant, psychologist, chiropractor, 3 1 registered nurse, dentist, optometrist, marital and family 3 2 therapist, mental health counselor, or social worker 3 3 performing hypnotherapy within the scope of professional 3 4 practice as permitted by their respective examining boards. 3 5 Individuals not so licensed shall be subject to the serious 3 6 misdemeanor penalty provisions of Code section 147.86. 3 7 The bill exempts individuals who administer hypnosis for 3 8 recreational purposes from its provisions. Additionally, the 3 9 bill provides that an individual may engage in the practice of 3 10 hypnotherapy without being licensed as a health care or mental 3 11 health care professional if the individual does not represent 3 12 to the public that the individual is so licensed, the 3 13 individual has completed a minimum of 100 hours of classroom 3 14 training by July 1, 2001, and the scope of the individual's 3 15 hypnotherapy practice is confined to issues of vocational 3 16 functioning or general self-improvement. 3 17 LSB 1601XS 78 3 18 rn/jw/5
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