WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 620

(I)      SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF AT LEAST 200 HOURS OF
TRAINING IN A PROGRAM OF STUDY IN ACUPUNCTURE, INCLUDING ANY
EXAMINATIONS REQUIRED UNDER THE PROGRAM, APPROVED FOR CATEGORY 1
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION CREDIT BY AN INSTITUTION ACCREDITED OR
RECOGNIZED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL ON CONTINUING MEDICAL
EDUCATION; OR

(II)     SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A COURSE OF STUDY APPROVED
BY THE BOARD WHICH INCLUDES AT LEAST 200 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION IN:

1.       GENERAL AND BASIC ASPECTS OF ACUPUNCTURE;

2.       SPECIFIC USES AND TECHNIQUES OF ACUPUNCTURE; AND

3.       INDICATIONS        AND        CONTRAINDICATIONS        OF
ACUPUNCTURE ADMINISTRATION;

(2)     Ability to communicate in the English language;

(3)     Payment of application and registration fees; and

(4)     Other reasonable conditions determined by the Board.

(e) (D) [(1) An individual] A PHYSICIAN who is registered under this section
may perform acupuncture on or off the premises of [a] THE physician's office [, but only
under the general supervision of a licensed physician].

[(2) (i) The Board may require the supervising, licensed physician to
undertake no more than 35 hours of training in an acupuncture program, approved by the
Board, including training in each of the following subject areas pertaining to acupuncture:

1.       Theory;

2.       History;

3.       Types of acupuncture;

4.       Indications and contraindications to its use;

5.       Complications in its use; and

6.       Management of complications and systems of acupuncture
diagnosis and treatment, including clinical demonstrations.

(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (i) of this
paragraph, the Board may not require the supervising, licensed physician:

1.       To undertake any training in acupuncture prior to engaging
in the supervision of acupuncture; and

2.       In any calendar year to take more than 25 percent of the
physician's Category I continuing medical education requirement in acupuncture.

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