WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 620

2. DETERMINED BY THE BOARD TO BE EQUIVALENT TO THE
EXAMINATION GIVEN BY THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF
ACUPUNCTURISTS;

(III)    SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF AN APPRENTICESHIP OUTSIDE
OF THE STATE CONSISTING OF AT LEAST 2,700 HOURS WITHIN A 5-YEAR PERIOD
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF AN INDIVIDUAL PROPERLY APPROVED BY THE OTHER
JURISDICTION TO PERFORM ACUPUNCTURE; OR

(IV)    PERFORMANCE OF THE PRACTICE OF ACUPUNCTURE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION OR JURISDICTIONS FOR
A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 3 YEARS WITHIN THE 5 YEARS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE
APPLICATION THAT CONSISTED OF AT LEAST 500 PATIENT VISITS PER YEAR; AND

(4) MEET ANY OTHER QUALIFICATIONS THAT THE BOARD ESTABLISHES
IN REGULATIONS.

1A-303.

TO APPLY FOR A LICENSE, AN APPLICANT SHALL:

(1)      SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE BOARD ON THE FORM THAT THE
BOARD REQUIRES; AND

(2)      PAY TO THE BOARD THE APPLICATION FEE SET BY THE BOARD.

1A-304.

THE BOARD SHALL ISSUE A LICENSE TO ANY APPLICANT WHO MEETS THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE AND THE REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD
UNDER THIS TITLE.

1A-305.

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS TITLE, A LICENSE AUTHORIZES THE
LICENSEE TO PRACTICE ACUPUNCTURE WHILE THE LICENSE IS EFFECTIVE.

1A-306.

(A)     (1) THE BOARD SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE TERM AND RENEWAL OF
LICENSES UNDER THIS SECTION.

(2)      THE TERM OF A LICENSE MAY NOT BE MORE THAN 3 YEARS.

(3)      A LICENSE EXPIRES AT THE END OF ITS TERM, UNLESS THE LICENSE
IS RENEWED FOR A TERM AS PROVIDED BY THE BOARD.

(B)      AT LEAST 1 MONTH BEFORE THE LICENSE EXPIRES, THE BOARD SHALL
SEND TO THE LICENSEE, BY FIRST-CLASS MAIL TO THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF
THE LICENSEE, A RENEWAL NOTICE THAT STATES:

(1) THE DATE ON WHICH THE CURRENT LICENSE EXPIRES;

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