Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 007 - ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Division 33 - Division of Health Related Boards and Commissions › Rule 007.33.21-003 - State Board of Acupuncture and Related Techniques Rule

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
TITLE I
A.
DEFINITIONS:
For the purpose of these rules the following
			 definitions apply in addition to those in the Act.
1. "
Act
" is the Arkansas
			 Acupuncture Practices Act, as found in Ark. Code Ann. §
										17-102-101 et
			 seq.
2. "
Acupuncture
"
			 means the insertion, manipulation, and removal of acupuncture needles from the
			 body, and the use of other modalities and procedures at specific locations on
			 the body, for the prevention, cure, or correction of a malady, illness, injury,
			 pain, or other condition or disorder by controlling and regulating the flow and
			 balance of energy and functioning of the patient to restore and maintain
			 health. Acupuncture shall not be considered surgery.
3. "
Acupuncturist
" means a
			 person licensed under the Act to practice acupuncture and related techniques in
			 the State of Arkansas, and includes the term licensed acupuncturist, and the
			 abbreviation "L.Ac."
4.
			 "
Applicant
" is a person who has submitted to the Board an
			 application for licensure.
5.
			 "
Board
" is the Arkansas State Board of Acupuncture and Related
			 Techniques.
6. "
Clinical
			 Experience
" is the practice of acupuncture and related techniques as
			 defined in the Act, after graduation from an educational program in acupuncture
			 and related techniques as required herein. A year of clinical experience shall
			 be consistent with the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture
			 and Oriental Medicine's (NCCAOM) requirements.
7. "
Institution
" is a school
			 that teaches an educational program in acupuncture and related techniques,
			 certified by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
			 (ACAOM) and that has been approved by the Board, pursuant to Ark. Code Ann.
			 § 17-102- 304(b).
8.
			 "
Licensee
" is an individual licensed pursuant to the Act and
			 defined as an acupuncturist under Title I. A.3. of these Rules. Those persons
			 exempted under §
										17-102-311
			 shall not be considered as licensed under the Act and shall not use the
			 descriptive term "licensed" referring to an acupuncture practice in
			 Arkansas.
9.
			 "
Moxibustion
" means the use of heat on, or above, or on
			 acupuncture needles, at specific locations on the body for the prevention,
			 cure, or correction of a malady, illness, injury, pain, or other condition or
			 disorder.
10. "
Office
"
			 is the physical facility used for the practice of acupuncture and related
			 techniques.
11. "
Related
			 Techniques
" are the techniques used in the Chinese and Asian traditional
			 healing arts in addition to acupuncture as set out in Title I, Section B, Scope
			 of Practice herein, including Chinese herbs.
12. "
Rules
" are the rules
			 promulgated pursuant to the Act, governing acupuncturists, applicants,
			 educational programs, educational institutions, and all matters covered by the
			 Act.
13. "
Supervised Clinical
			 Practice
" is the observation and application of acupuncture and related
			 techniques in actual treatment situations under appropriate supervision, as
			 defined by NCCAOM.
14.
			 "
Supervision
" is the coordination, direction and continued
			 evaluation at first hand of the person in training or engaged in obtaining
			 clinical practice and shall be provided by a qualified instructor or tutor as
			 set forth in a board-approved institute of acupuncture and related
			 techniques.