(A) It shall be the objective of each
board-approved acupuncture educational provider to prepare each chiropractic
physician to demonstrate professional competence to become an acupuncture
provider.
(B) Each educational
provider that seeks board approval of an acupuncture course of study shall file
an application
a
request for approval with the board. The
application
request
shall include:
(1) Evidence that the
program
consists of a minimum of three hundred hours
of instruction, of which at least two hundred hours must be administered in
accordance with division (B) of
meets the
requirements outlined in section
4734.211 of the Revised Code;
(2) Evidence that the program is
administered by an entity oulined in division (C) of section 4734.211 of the
Revised Code;
(3)
(2) An outline for the
entire course of study;
(4)
(3) Accreditation held
by the educational provider, to include programs that are accredited;
(5) Information pertaining to any
denials or revocations of accredited status of the educational provider or of
any program of the provider by another accrediting body;
(6)
(4) Evidence that the course of study will prepare
students to become a competent acupuncture provider;
(7)
(5) A vitae of each
instructor
;
, to
include the instructors' faculty status with the educational provider seeking
approval;
(8) Verification of the instructors'
faculty status with the educational provider seeking approval;
(9) Faculty data on earned degrees,
types of experience, scholarly attainment, practice experience, and teaching
experience.
(10)
(6) Evidence that the
course of study is accepted by the national board of chiropractic examiners to
allow students to sit for the acupuncture examination;
(11)
(7)
Other information as deemed appropriate by the board.
(C) The board may review the
application
request and supporting documentation and/or appoint a
committee to review the application
materials.
(D) Board-approved
acupuncture educational providers may accept transfer hours towards the
required three hundred hours of acupuncture education for those chiropractic
physicians who have previously earned acupuncture education. The educational
provider shall ensure that any accepted transferred hours are appropriate and
acceptable to utilize towards the three hundred hour course requirement as
outlined in section 4734.211 of the Revised Code.
The board-approved acupuncture educational provider shall reflect all
transferred coursework on the chiropractic physician's final
transcript.
(E) The educational
institution shall ensure appropriate attendance and monitoring procedures for
the course of study.
(F) The board
may withdraw approval of an acupuncture course of study at any time if such
program is not in compliance with the provisions of this rule. If, in the
opinion of the board, there is evidence that an entity having status of
board-approved acupuncture educational provider is not in compliance with this
rule, the board shall issue a warning letter to the program stating that
board-approved status may be withdrawn and the reasons for the action. Such
letter shall be sent at least thirty days prior to such contemplated action by
the board. Reinstatement of board-approved status may be granted by the board
if the educational provider furnishes proof of compliance with this
rule.
