New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 35 - BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Subchapter 9 - ACUPUNCTURE › Section 13:35-9.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
For purposes of this subchapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"ACAOM" means the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
"Acupuncture" means the practice of Oriental medicine based on traditional Oriental medical theories, including stimulation of a certain point or points on or near the surface of the body by the insertion of special needles to prevent or modify the perception of pain or to normalize physiological functions including pain control and for the treatment of diseases or dysfunctions of the body. "Acupuncture" includes the techniques electroacupuncture, mechanical stimulation, adjunctive therapies, and moxibustion.
"Acupuncture program" means a course of study in acupuncture that is at least three years long and which is in addition to and separate from a baccalaureate degree program.
"Acupuncturist" means an individual licensed by the Board to perform acupuncture services.
"Adjunctive therapies" means those practices taught in ACAOM-approved schools and through NCCAOM-approved continuing education courses that are complementary to the performance of acupuncture.
"Baccalaureate Degree" means a bachelor degree granted upon the conclusion of a program that consists of at least 120 credits by a college or university that is accredited by a regional accreditation agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or the United States Department of Education.
"Board" means the Acupuncture Examining Board established by 45:2C-1 et seq.
"Electroacupuncture" means the therapeutic use of weak electric currents at acupuncture loci to diagnose or to treat diseases or conditions.
"Glandulars" means non-prescriptive supplements that are derived from glands.
"Gua sha" means scraping applied to the surface of the skin with a round edged tool for therapeutic purposes.
"Guest acupuncturist" means an individual legally authorized to perform acupuncture services in another state or in another country, who is not a certified acupuncturist in this State and who is permitted to perform acupuncture services pursuant to 13:35-9.14.
"Herbology" means the administration or recommendation of botanical, mineral, or animal substances, and includes prepared and raw forms of single herbs or formulas, and dietary supplements that incorporate herbs as ingredients. "Herbology" does not include the injection of herbs.
"Mechanical stimulation" means stimulation of a certain acupuncture point or points on or near the surface of the body by means of apparatus or instrument.
"Moxibustion" means the therapeutic use of thermal stimulus at acupuncture loci by burning artemisia alone or artemisia formulations.
"NCCAOM" means the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
"Oriental dietary therapy" means dietary and nutritional counseling and the recommendation of foods for therapeutic purposes.
"Oriental medicine" means a whole medical system originating in East Asia that aims to treat disease and support the body's ability to heal itself with a diverse range of traditional and modern therapeutic interventions.
"Qigong" means breathing techniques and exercises that promote health.
"Sterilize" or "sterilization" means the use of a physical or chemical procedure to destroy all microbial life including highly resistant bacterial endospores.
"Surface stimulation" means the application of purposeful stimuli to the surface of the body.
"Tuina" means a form of massage therapy based on traditional Oriental medical theories using or incorporating traction, manipulation of acupressure points, acupoint stimulation, and joint mobilization for therapeutic purposes.