PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 226

3. REPORTING TO THE VETERINARY PRACTITIONER AT THE
END OF TREATMENT OR AT MONTHLY INTERVALS, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE
VETERINARY PRACTITIONER; AND

4. NOT WORKING ON AN ANIMAL FOR WHICH THE PERSON
HAS NOT BEEN APPROPRIATELY TRAINED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS
ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF ACUPUNCTURE; AND

(V) HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A SPECIALTY TRAINING
PROGRAM IN ANIMAL ACUPUNCTURE THAT:

1. IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF ACUPUNCTURE:

2. IS OFFERED BY A SCHOOL HOLDING NATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED ACCREDITATION;

3. CONSISTS OF AT LEAST 135 HOURS; AND
4. ENABLES THE PERSON TO:

A. DESIGN EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS OF ANIMALS BASED ON
TRADITIONAL ACUPUNCTURE THEORIES AND PRINCIPLES, INCLUDING
APPROPRIATE KNOWLEDGE OF FUNCTIONAL ANIMAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY;

B. HANDLE AND RESTRAIN ANIMALS TO THE EXTENT
APPROPRIATE IN THE PRACTICE OF ACUPUNCTURE;

C. DEMONSTRATE SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF ANIMAL
DISEASES AND ZOONOSES THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION OF
A VETERINARY PRACTITIONER: AND

D. COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH A VETERINARY

PRACTITIONER.
2-304.

(E) (1) THE BOARD MAY AUTHORIZE THE PRACTICE OF A HEALTH
OCCUPATION ON AN ANIMAL BY A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER LICENSED.
CERTIFIED, OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
ARTICLE

(2) IF THE BOARD AUTHORIZES THE PRACTICE OF A HEALTH
OCCUPATION ON AN ANIMAL UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE
BOARD MAY:

(I) IMPOSE REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION. TRAINING. AND
SUPERVISION BY A VETERINARY PRACTITIONER; AND

(II) REQUIRE THE REGISTRATION OF EACH HEALTH CARE
PRACTITIONER AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE A HEALTH OCCUPATION ON AN ANIMAL
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBSECTION.

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