54-4707 REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION.

TITLE 54

PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

CHAPTER 47

ACUPUNCTURE

54-4707. Requirements for certification. A person applying for a certification shall, in addition to paying all required fees, submit a written application provided by the board showing that such person has successfully passed an examination or other demonstration of proficiency as may be uniformly required by the board and:

(1) Has successfully completed the requirements for full membership in the American academy of medical acupuncture; or

(2) Has met each of the following education and experience requirements:

(a) Possesses from an accredited college or university a doctoral degree in chiropractic, dentistry, podiatric medicine, or naturopathic medicine;

(b) Has successfully completed an approved program consisting of a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of on-site didactic coursework, two hundred (200) hours of practice as a certified technician over a one (1) year period and twenty-five (25) case studies; and

(c) Has successfully passed a blood-borne pathogen course and comprehensive examination concerning the practice of acupuncture approved by the board that incorporates clean needle techniques and OSHA procedures and requirements.