Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 190 - Board of Acupuncture and Related Techniques › Rule 190.00.11-001 - Rules that include: Definitions, Scope of Practice, Board Composition and Duties, Public Records, Meetings of the Board, Adoption of Rules and Regulations, Applications, Requirements for Licensing, Complaint and Disciplinary Procedures, and Prohibited Acts and Conduct of Licensed Professionals

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
RULES AND REGULATIONS ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF ACUPUNCTURE
					& RELATED TECHNIQUES
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 and regulations, 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
				.