Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-8-404 - Standards for an Acupuncture or Clinical Training Program

A. The Board shall approve an acupuncture program that does not meet the standard at R4-8-403(A)(1) only if the program:

1. Is for at least three years;

2. Complies with the essential requirements and attendant criteria in Part One of the "Accreditation Handbook," which is incorporated by reference in R4-8-107; and

3. Provides the following course content and minimum hours:

a. Traditional East-Asian medical theory, diagnosis, treatment techniques in acupuncture, and related studies: 690 hours;

b. Clinical training: 800 hours; and

c. Biomedical clinical sciences: 360 hours.

B. The Board shall approve an acupuncture clinical training program that does not meet the standard of R4-8-403(B)(1) only if the clinical training program:

1. Is operated by a person who owns and operates an acupuncture clinic,

2. Provides at least 75% of clinical instruction in the acupuncture clinic, and

3. Provides direct patient contact in the following:

a. Supervised observation of the clinical practice of acupuncture with case presentations and discussions;

b. Application of Eastern and Western diagnostic procedures in evaluating a patient; and

c. Clinical treatment of a patient with acupuncture techniques.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-8-404

New Section recodified from R4-8-304 at 13 A.A.R. 482, effective January 24, 2007 (Supp. 07-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 690, effective April 5, 2008 (Supp. 08-1).