Hello AMAAZ Members! The fourth part of SB 1080 includes the use of injections. Various injections have been a part of TCM since 1941 and commercially available since 1954 in China. Since then, many advancements have been made. Other states currently have injections in their scope including Florida, New Mexico,… Read more
Hello AMAAZ Members! We hope this series is helping you understand how our scope has changed since SB 1080 was signed by Governor Ducey on March 22, 2022. Please keep in mind that this is our opinion based on our understanding of the law. The State of Arizona Board of… Read more
Hello AMAAZ Members! We hope this series is helping you understand how our scope has changed since SB 1080 was signed by Governor Ducey on March 22, 2022. Please keep in mind that this is our opinion based on our understanding of the law. The State of Arizona Board of… Read more
Old Chinese Proverb- “The Harmonious Family Brings Prosperity” Hello AMAAZ Members! This post begins one of five posts which will inform you of the most important added items in SB 1080. AMAAZ and our legal team has worked tenaciously on this bill over the last 12 months. The first section… Read more
Governor Ducey signed SB 1080 “Acupuncture; scope of practice; assistants” into law on March 22, 2022, making it the first significant change and expansion of our acupuncture practice in over two decades. These changes allow the Arizona Licensed Acupuncturist to utilize the tools consistent with our medicine more fully, some… Read more
Letter of Support re EO_ Signature. Read more
PIHMA The Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture (PIHMA) is celebrating its 25-year Anniversary this year. Despite the challenge of a pandemic affecting all of us in the community, we have seen the light of some successes…our doctoral program is growing, with a path to completion for current practitioners.… Read more
Click here to read this newsletter. Read more
Dear AMAAZ Member, If you are excited about the idea of working with a dynamic group of fellow practitioners with the goal of improving our profession while serving and uplifting health care for our respective communities, we invite you to join us! We, the Board of Directors of AMAAZ, are… Read more
Click here to download this report as a PDF file. Read more
Click here to download this report as a PDF file. Read more
Click here to download this report as a PDF file. Read more
Click here to download this report as a PDF file. Read more
Click here to download this report as a PDF file. Read more
On February 13, 2019, Representative Judy Chu from California introduced H.R. 1182 (2019), the Senior Care Act, and H.R. 1183 (2019), the Hero Care Act, to provide seniors and veterans, respectively, with acupuncture service from a licensed acupuncturist. These two communities—groups deserving of our best healthcare—suffer from many of the… Read more
Created and painted by Cinamon Kimbrough, L.AC., Scottsdale, AZ. Read more
Asian Medicine and Acupuncture community in Arizona has regrouped and regained a foothold in the state. The Asian Medicine Acupuncturists of Arizona (AMAAZ), a non-profit organization, held a banquet on Saturday January 19, 2019 celebrating the Chinese New Year as well as its 20 years anniversary of Asian Medicine and… Read more