Figure: 22 TAC §183.16(b)

ACUPUNCTURE TRAINING ADVISORY STATEMENT

You are advised that the practice of acupuncture in Texas requires licensure by the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners and is governed by Chapter 205 of the Texas Occupations Code and the rules of the Texas Medical Board, 22 TAC §183.1 et. seq.

You are further advised that for an acupuncture school located in the United States or Canada to be considered to be an approved acupuncture school by the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners for purposes of meeting the educational requirements for obtaining an acupuncture license, the school must comply and must meet the requirements set forth below:

Acceptable approved acupuncture school - Effective January 1, 1996, and in addition to and consistent with the requirements of §205.206 of the Tex. Occ. Code and with the exception of the provisions outlined in §183.4(h) of this title (relating to Exceptions),

(A) a school of acupuncture located in the United States or Canada which, at the time of the applicant’s graduation, was a candidate for accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM), offered no more than a certificate upon graduation, and had a curriculum of 1,800 hours with at least 450 hours of herbal studies which at a minimum included the following:

(i) basic herbology including recognition, nomenclature, functions, temperature, taste, contraindications, and therapeutic combinations of herbs;

(ii) herbal formulas including traditional herbal formulas and their modification/variations based on traditional methods of herbal therapy;

(iii) patent herbs including the names of the more common patent herbal medications and their uses; and

(iv) clinical training emphasizing herbal uses; or

(B) a school of acupuncture located in the United States or Canada which, at the time of the applicant’s graduation, was accredited by ACAOM, offered a masters degree or a professional certificate or diploma upon graduation, and had a curriculum of 1,800 hours with at least 450 hours of herbal studies which at a minimum included the following:

(i) basic herbology including recognition, nomenclature, functions, temperature, taste, contraindications, and therapeutic combinations of herbs;

(ii) herbal formulas including traditional herbal formulas and their modifications or variations based on traditional methods of herbal therapy;

(iii) patent herbs including the names of the more common patent herbal medications and their uses; and

(iv) clinical training emphasizing herbal uses; or

(C) a school of acupuncture located outside the United States or Canada that is determined by the board to be substantially equivalent to a Texas acupuncture school or a school defined in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph through an evaluation by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO).

You are additionally advised that _______________________ (name of institution) is not currently a candidate for accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) and is not currently accredited by ACAOM. If such candidate status or accreditation is not obtained by this institution by the time of your graduation, under the current rules of the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners you will not be eligible for a Texas acupuncture license based on training received at this institution.