N.H. Admin. Code § Acp 703.01 - General Supervision

(a) New Hampshire licensed acupuncturists who agree to supervise an acupuncture detoxification specialist shall:

(1) Conduct at least 2 site visits per year, which shall include:

a.Review of sanitary conditions of the site, including compliance with clean needling technique standards; and

b.Review of documentation required by NADA training, including but not limited to verification of treatment consent agreements; and

(2) After each site visit, complete and submit a written supervision report to the board containing:

a.Conditions of the site including verification of adequate site sanitation, and verification of proper needle storage and disposal;

b.Verification of adequate patient documentation as required by the NADA Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist Training Manual, effective July 1, 2017, available as noted in Appendix II;

c.Name of ADS being supervised, supervision site location address, date and time of the supervisory visit, and name of supervising acupuncturist;

d.Estimate of how many clients the ADS sees each day;

e.If the supervising acupuncturist has reason to believe the ADS is not following the NADA protocol as described in the NADA Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist Training Manual, effective July 1, 2017, available as noted in Appendix II, an explanation of the circumstances giving rise to that belief;

f.If the supervisor has reason to believe the ADS is not following the ADS standards of competency as described in the NADA Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist Training Manual, effective July 1, 2017, available as noted in Appendix II, an explanation of the circumstances giving rise to that belief;

g.If the supervisor has reason to believe the ADS is not following the ADS Ethics Pledge as described in the NADA Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist Training Manual, effective July 1, 2017, available as noted in Appendix II, or an equivalent ethics pledge issued by other board-approved training programs, an explanation of the circumstances giving rise to that belief;

h.If the supervising acupuncturist has reason to believe that the level of supervision being provided is not appropriate and needs to be modified, an explanation of the circumstances giving rise to that belief; and

i.If the supervising acupuncturist has reason to believe the actions of the ADS constitute misconduct as specified in Acp 704.01, an explanation of the circumstances giving rise to that belief.

(b) Supervising acupuncturists shall be available by phone or other electronic means during business hours. In the event the supervisor is temporarily unavailable for supervision, the parties to the supervision agreement shall ensure a substitute supervising acupuncturist shall be available.

(c) Supervising acupuncturists shall maintain a current New Hampshire acupuncture license in good standing.

Notes

N.H. Admin. Code § Acp 703.01

Derived from Volume XXXVIII Number 32, Filed August 9, 2018, Proposed by #12575, Effective 7/20/2018, Expires 7/20/2028.