Applicants for licensure by examination must establish that
he/she has met the following minimal requirements.
(1) Applicants who were not enrolled as
students prior to August 1, 1997, and completed their education after July 31,
2001, must have completed a core curriculum comparable to that of the
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) master's
level program in oriental medicine, or a masters level program in acupuncture
with a certificate in herbology, with a minimum of 2,700 hours of supervised
instruction.
(2) Applicants who
were not enrolled as students prior to August 1, 1997, and completed their
education prior to July 31, 2001, must have completed 60 college credits from
an accredited postsecondary institution prior to completion of a 3-year course
of study in acupuncture and oriental medicine with a minimum of 2,025 hours of
supervised instruction.
(3)
Applicants who were enrolled as students in a program prior to August 1, 1997,
must have completed at least 900 hours of supervised instruction in traditional
oriental acupuncture and at least 600 hours of supervised clinical experience.
All applicants under this provision must have started classes no later than
February 1, 1998.
(4) Applicants
for either licensure by examination or licensure by endorsement under s.
457.105(2)(c),
F.S., through an active national certification in Oriental Medicine from the
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
(NCCAOM), must establish that he/she has met the following minimal
requirements.
(a) All applicants must have 60
hours study in injection therapy, to include:
1. History and development of acupuncture
injection therapy;
2. Differential
diagnosis;
3. Definitions,
concepts, and pathophysiology;
4.
The nature, function, channels entered, and contraindications of herbal,
homeopathic, and nutritional injectables;
5. Diseases amenable to treatment with
acupuncture injection therapy and the injectables appropriate to treat
them;
6. Identification of
appropriate points for treatment, including palpatory diagnosis;
7. A review of anatomy and referral
zones;
8. Universal precautions
including management of blood borne pathogens and biohazardous waste;
9. Procedures for injections, including
preparing the injectables, contraindications and precautions;
10. 10 hours of clinical practice on a
patient or patients; and
11.
Administration techniques and equipment needed.
If the 60 hours of study in injection therapy are not
documented on the official transcript submitted, a certificate from a board
approved provider must be submitted to verify
completion.
(b)
All applicants must successfully complete 15 hours of supervised instruction in
universal precautions and 20 hours of supervised instruction in Florida
Statutes and Rules, including Chapters 456 and 457, F.S., and this rule
chapter. If either of these areas are not documented on the official transcript
submitted, a certificate from a board approved provider must be submitted to
verify completion.
(c) Applicants
must have completed an eight hour program or its equivalent that incorporates
the safe and beneficial use of laboratory test and imaging findings in the
practice of acupuncture and oriental medicine. If an 8 hour program is not
documented on the official transcript submitted, a certificate from a board
approved provider must be submitted to verify completion.
Notes
Fla. Admin.
Code Ann. R. 64B1-4.001
Rulemaking Authority
457.104,
457.105 FS. Law Implemented
457.105,
457.1085
FS.
New 8-30-84, Formerly
21AA-4.01, Amended 7-20-88, 4-30-89, 9-19-89, 3-18-92, Formerly 21AA-4.001,
61F1-4.001, Amended 3-24-96, Formerly 59M-4.001, Amended 12-31-97, 11-1-99,
6-21-00, 4-3-01, 5-24-04, 10-11-04, 10-24-04, 5-30-07, 3-4-10, Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 43, Number 015, January 24, 2017 effective
2/7/2017, Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 44, Number 226, November 20, 2018 effective
12/3/2018, Amended
by
Florida
Register Volume 47, Number 130, July 7, 2021 effective
7/18/2021, Amended
by
Florida
Register Volume 48, Number 016, January 25, 2022 effective
2/8/2022, Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 49, Number 153, August 8, 2023 effective
8/20/2023, Amended
by
Florida
Register Volume 51, Number 014, January 22, 2025 effective
2/6/2025.
New 8-30-84, Formerly 21AA-4.01, Amended 7-20-88, 4-30-89,
9-19-89, 3-18-92, Formerly 21AA-4.001, 61F1-4.001, Amended 3-24-96, Formerly
59M-4.001, Amended 12-31-97, 11-1-99, 6-21-00, 4-3-01, 5-24-04, 10-11-04,
10-24-04, 5-30-07, 3-4-10, 2-7-17, 12-3-18, 7-18-21,
8-20-23.
