21 NCAC 01 .0102             REQUIREMENTS/WAIVER/QUALIFICATIONS/LICENSURE DETAILED IN G.S. 90-455

An applicant for licensing seeking a waiver of the requirements of Rule .0101 of this Section shall:

(1)           Submit a completed application before December 31, 1994, and

(2)           Submit non-refundable fees as required by Rule .0103 of this Section, and

(3)           Provide proof of North Carolina residency as of January 1, 1993, and

(4)           Fulfill one of the following:

(a)           Submit a certified copy, certified by the issuing institution, of a transcript including evidence of graduation from an acupuncture college approved by the Board (an approved acupuncture college is one that is a minimum of two academic years of training and is certified or approved by the state or country in which it operates), or

(b)           Submit evidence of successful completion of the Clean Needle Technique (CNT) course and achieve a score of not less than 15 points as outlined in the Sub‑items (4)(b)(i) and (ii) of this Rule to satisfy requirements for a Board approved training program.

(i)            Submit proof of a score of not less than 70% on the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncturists examination:  15 points; or

(ii)           Training:  Accrue 15 points (a minimum of 5 points in both categories in Sub‑items (4)(b)(ii)(A) and (B) of this Rule.

(A)          Education:

(I)            Structured - For each 100 hours of documented completion of a formal training program approved by the Board:  1 point.  A formal training program is an acupuncture college certified or approved by the state or country in which it operates.

(II)          Apprenticeship - For each 150 hours of supervised apprenticeship training with an acupuncturist [and which is verified by such acupuncturist(s)]:  1 point.

(B)          Experience: An applicant must accrue a minimum of five points in any combination of Sub-items (4)(ii)(B)(I) and (II) of this Rule.  Acupuncture must comprise at least 90% of the applicant's practice.  Treatments for cessation of smoking and weight loss shall not be adequate to satisfy the experience requirements if such therapies comprise more than 40% of the applicant's practice.

(I)            Treatment of not fewer than 100 different patients for not less than 2000 patient hours within the last three years prior to application for licensure:  5 points.

(II)          Treatment of not fewer than 100 patients for not less than 4000 patient hours within the last three years prior to application for licensure:  10 points.

(5)           Submit all correspondence, including application, in writing, typed or printed only, to the North Carolina Acupuncture Licensing Board, P.O. Box 25171, Asheville, NC 28803.

History Note:        Authority 90-454; 90-455; S.L. 1993, c. 303, s. 3;

Filed as a Temporary Adoption Eff. March 18, 1994 for a Period of 180 Days or Until the Permanent Rule Becomes Effective, Whichever is Sooner;

Eff. August 1, 1994;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. November 12, 2014.