| (a) Acupuncture, and the related practices of acupressure
and meridian therapy, includes methods for diagnosing and treating
a patient by stimulating specific points on or within the musculoskeletal
system by various means, including, but not limited to, manipulation,
heat, cold, pressure, vibration, ultrasound, light electrocurrent,
and short-needle insertion for the purpose of obtaining a biopositive
reflex response by nerve stimulation. All therapeutic modalities provided
by Doctors of Chiropractic in Texas must comply with the chiropractic
scope of practice as defined by the Texas Occupations Code §201.002.
(b) In order to practice acupuncture, a licensee shall
either:
(1) successfully complete at least one-hundred (100)
hours training in undergraduate or post-graduate classes in the use
and administration of acupuncture provided by a bona fide reputable
chiropractic school or by an acupuncture school approved by the Texas
State Board of Acupuncture Examiners;
(2) successfully complete either:
(A) the national standardized certification examination
in acupuncture offered by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners;
or
(B) the examination offered by the National Certification
Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine; or
(3) successfully complete at least one-hundred (100)
hours training in the use and administration of acupuncture in a course
of study approved by the board.
(c) Existing licensees that have been trained in acupuncture,
that have been practicing acupuncture, and that are in good standing
with the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners and other jurisdictions
where they are licensed, may meet the requirements of subsection (b)
of this section by counting each year of practice as ten hours of
training in the use and administration of acupuncture.
(d) Beginning on January 1, 2010, an applicant for
licensure must successfully complete either the national standardized
certification examination in acupuncture offered by the National Board
of Chiropractic Examiners or the examination offered by the National
Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in
order to practice acupuncture. This requirement will supersede the
provisions of subsection (b) of this section.
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