§ 18.13a. Requirements for licensure as a practitioner of Oriental medicine.
(a) An acupuncturist who also intends to use herbal therapy is required to be licensed by the Board as a practitioner of Oriental medicine.
(b) The Board will license an acupuncturist as a practitioner of Oriental medicine if the licensee, in addition to meeting the requirements under § 18.13 (relating to requirements for licensure as an acupuncturist) has fulfilled one of the following:
(1) Successfully completed an acupuncture education program that includes the study of East Asian herbology and has passed an East Asian herbology examination. Board-approved East Asian herbology examinations include the NCCAOM examination component in Chinese herbology, its successor examination or other equivalent Board-approved East Asian herbology examination. The Board will make available a list of successor or other equivalent Board-approved examinations on its web site.
(2) Has obtained NCCAOM certification in Chinese herbology or Oriental medicine, which includes passing the NCCAOM examination component in Chinese herbology.
(c) An acupuncturist registered with the Board prior to April 14, 2007, may obtain a license as a practitioner of Oriental medicine if the acupuncturist can demonstrate one of the following:
(1) Successful completion of an East Asian herbology or Oriental medicine education program recognized by the licensing authority of another state or United States territory for the practice of herbal therapy or Oriental medicine and successful completion of an examination in East Asian herbology or Oriental medicine recognized by the licensing authority of another state or United States territory for the practice of herbal therapy or Oriental medicine.
(2) NCCAOM certification in Chinese herbology or Oriental medicine.
(3) The achievement of cumulative qualifications that the Board determines to be equivalent to the standard requirements for registration as a practitioner of Oriental medicine.
(d) This section does not apply to a medical doctor licensed as an acupuncturist nor does it restrict the practice of medicine by a medical doctor.
(e) This section does not limit a registered naturopathic doctor who is also licensed as an acupuncturist when recommending herbs, minerals and other supplements, or combinations, according to traditions other than Oriental medicine traditions.
Authority The provisions of this § 18.13a amended under section 3 of the Acupuncture Licensure Act (63 P.S. § 1803); section 8 of the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (63 P.S. § 422.8); and sections 202(6), 203(b) and (c) and 207 of the Naturopathic Doctor Registration Act (63 P.S. § § 272.202(6), 272.203(b) and (c) and 272.207).
Source The provisions of this § 18.13a adopted April 13, 2007, effective April 14, 2007, 37 Pa.B. 1644; amended January 8, 2010, effective January 9, 2010, 40 Pa.B. 250; amended September 15, 2023, effective September 16, 2023, 53 Pa.B. 5759; amended May 17, 2024, effective May 18, 2024, 54 Pa.B. 2780. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (415580) to (415581).
Cross References This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 5.81 (relating to unprofessional and immoral conduct).
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