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TITLE 22EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 9TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD
CHAPTER 183ACUPUNCTURE
RULE §183.4Licensure

    (A) holds a substantially equivalent license, certificate, or authority to practice acupuncture in another state, province, or country;

    (B) agrees to and limits any acupuncture practice in this state to acupuncture practice for demonstration or teaching purposes for acupuncture students and/or instructors, and in direct affiliation with an acupuncture school that is a candidate for accreditation or has accreditation through the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) at which the students are trained and/or the instructors teach;

    (C) agrees to and limits practice to demonstrations or instruction under the direct supervision of a licensed Texas acupuncturist who holds an unrestricted license to practice acupuncture in this state;

    (D) pays any required fees for issuance of the distinguished professor temporary license; and

    (E) passes the JP Exam, as provided in subsection (a)(7) of this section.

  (2) Duration. The distinguished professor temporary license shall be valid for a continuous one-year period; however, the permit is revocable at any time the board deems necessary. The distinguished professor temporary license shall automatically expire one year after the date of issuance. The distinguished professor temporary license may not be renewed or reissued.

  (3) Disciplinary action. A distinguished professor temporary license may be denied, terminated, canceled, suspended, or revoked for any violation of acupuncture board rules or the Act, Subchapter H.

(f) Relicensure. If an acupuncturist's license has been expired for one year, it is considered to have been canceled, and the acupuncturist may not renew the license. The acupuncturist may submit an application for relicensure and must comply with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.


Source Note: The provisions of this §183.4 adopted to be effective May 5, 1997, 22 TexReg 3651; amended to be effective May 10, 1998, 23 TexReg 4266; amended to be effective March 5, 2000, 25 TexReg 1625; amended to be effective September 21, 2000, 25 TexReg 9217; amended to be effective May 6, 2001, 26 TexReg 3217; amended to be effective January 6, 2002, 26 TexReg 10866; amended to be effective March 31, 2002, 27 TexReg 2236; amended to be effective September 19, 2002, 27 TexReg 8770; amended to be effective March 6, 2003, 28 TexReg 1883; amended to be effective November 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 10113; amended to be effective May 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 3534; amended to be effective January 4, 2007, 31 TexReg 10799; amended to beeffective May 6, 2009, 34 TexReg 2675; amended to be effective May 2, 2010, 35 TexReg 3279; amended to be effective July 4, 2012, 37 TexReg 4929; amended to be effective December 7, 2014, 39 TexReg 9344; amended to be effective July 9, 2015, 40 TexReg 4354; amended to be effective July 7, 2016, 41 TexReg 4826; amended to be effective March 27, 2018, 43 TexReg 1865

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