Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter B - REGISTRATION AND PRACTICE OF › Section 18.11 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
						subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Acupuncture
-
(i) The stimulation of certain points on or
					 near the surface of the body by the insertion of needles to prevent or
					 alleviate the perception of pain or to normalize physiological functions,
					 including pain control, for the treatment of certain diseases or dysfunctions
					 of the body.
(ii) The term also
					 includes the use of supplemental techniques.
Acupuncture educational program
-Training
						and instruction in acupuncture or supplemental acupuncture techniques offered
						by a degree-granting institution authorized by the Department of Education that
						leads to a master's degree, master's level certificate or diploma or first
						professional degree, that meets the relevant and appropriate requirements of 22
						Pa. Code (relating to education) and 24 Pa.C.S. Chapter 65 (relating to private
						colleges, universities and seminaries) and that meets or exceeds the standards
						required for acupuncture or Oriental medicine programs established by an
						accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of
						Education.
Acupuncture examination
-An examination
						recognized by the Board to test whether an individual has accumulated
						sufficient academic knowledge with respect to the practice of acupuncture to
						qualify for the privilege of practicing as an acupuncturist in this
						Commonwealth.
Acupuncture medical program
-An academic
						or clinical program of study in acupuncture which has been given category I
						continuing medical education credit by an institution accredited or recognized
						by the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education to conduct
						category I continuing medical education courses.
Acupuncturist
-An individual licensed to
						practice acupuncture by the Board.
East Asian herbology
-The use of herbal
						preparations and products that contain as active ingredients parts of plants,
						minerals and other organic materials, or a combination thereof, administered
						according to East Asian medicine tradition to normalize function.
East Asian herbology examination
-An
						examination recognized by the Board to test whether an acupuncturist has
						accumulated sufficient academic knowledge with respect to the practice of
						herbal therapy to qualify for licensure as a practitioner of Oriental medicine
						in this Commonwealth.
Herbal therapy
-The application of East
						Asian herbology to the treatment of acupuncture patients.
NCCAOM
-The National Certification
						Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine or its successor
						organization.
OET
-The English language test for
						healthcare professionals or its successor examination.
Practitioner of Oriental medicine
-An
						acupuncturist who is licensed by the Board to use herbal therapy.
Supplemental techniques
-The use of
						traditional and modern Oriental therapeutics, heat therapy, moxibustion,
						electrical and low-level laser stimulation, acupressure and other forms of
						massage, and counseling that includes the therapeutic use of foods and
						supplements and lifestyle modifications.
TOEFL@
-The Test of English as a Foreign
						Language offered by Educational Testing Service (ETS).
The provisions of this §
													18.11 amended under section 3 of
						  the Acupuncture Licensure Act (63 P. S. §
														1803); and section 8 of the Medical Practice
						  Act of 1985 (63 P. S. §
														422.8).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §
													5.81 (relating to unprofessional
						  and immoral conduct).