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(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.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on September 9, 2014
TRD-201404344 Bryan D. Snoddy
General Counsel
Texas Board of Chiropractic
Examiners
Earliest possible date of adoption: October 26, 2014
For further information, please call: (512) 305-6715
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