4762.03 Application for registration as an acupuncturist.

4762.03 Application for registration as an acupuncturist.

(A) An individual seeking a certificate to practice as an acupuncturist shall file with the state medical board a written application on a form prescribed and supplied by the board. The application shall include all of the following:

(1) Evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is at least eighteen years of age and of good moral character;

(2) Evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has been designated as a diplomate in acupuncture by the national certification commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine and that the designation is current and active;

(3) Any other information the board requires.

(B) The board shall review all applications received under this section. The board shall determine whether an applicant meets the requirements to receive a certificate to practice not later than sixty days after receiving a complete application. The affirmative vote of not fewer than six members of the board is required to determine that an applicant meets the requirements for a certificate.

(C) At the time of making application for a certificate to practice, the applicant shall pay the board a fee of one hundred dollars, no part of which shall be returned.

Effective Date: 08-10-2000; 2008 SB245 08-22-2008