Or. Admin. Code § 847-070-0016 - Qualifications
(1) An applicant
for licensure as an acupuncturist must have:
(a) Graduated from an acupuncture program
that satisfies the standards of the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture
and Herbal Medicine (ACAHM), or its successor organization, or an equivalent
accreditation body that are in effect at the time of the applicant's
graduation. An acupuncture program may be established as having satisfied those
standards by demonstration of one of the following:
(A) Accreditation, or candidacy for
accreditation by ACAHM at the time of graduation from the acupuncture program;
or
(B) Approval by a foreign
government's Ministry of Education, or Ministry of Health, or equivalent
foreign government agency at the time of graduation from the acupuncture
program. Each applicant must submit their documents to a foreign credential
equivalency service, which is approved by the National Certification Commission
for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) for the purpose of establishing
equivalency to the ACAHM accreditation standard. Acupuncture programs that wish
to be considered equivalent to an ACAHM accredited program must also meet the
curricular requirements of ACAHM in effect at the time of graduation.
(b) Current certification in
acupuncture by the NCCAOM. An applicant will be deemed certified by the NCCAOM
in Acupuncture if the applicant has passed the NCCAOM Acupuncture Certification
Examinations or has been certified through the NCCAOM Credentials Documentation
Examination.
(A) The applicant must pass three
(3) NCCAOM Certification exam components: Biomedicine, Foundations of Oriental
Medicine, and Acupuncture with Point Location.
(B) The applicant has no more than four
attempts to pass each component of the NCCAOM Certification Exam listed in
subsection (A) of this section. If the applicant does not pass each component
of the NCCAOM Certification Exam within four attempts, the applicant is not
eligible for licensure.
(C) An
applicant who has passed each component of the NCCAOM Certification Exam but
not within the four attempts required by this rule may request a waiver of this
requirement if the applicant passed each component of the exam within five
attempts and:
(i) Has obtained a Doctor of
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degree; or
(ii) Experienced extenuating circumstances
that do not indicate an inability to safely practice acupuncture as determined
by the Board.
(2) An applicant who does not meet the
criteria in OAR 847-070-0016(1)
must have the following qualifications:
(a)
Five years of licensed clinical acupuncture practice in the United States. This
practice must include a minimum of 500 acupuncture patient visits per year.
Documentation must include:
(A) Two affidavits
from office partners, clinic supervisors, accountants, or others approved by
the Board, who have personal knowledge of the years of practice and number of
patient visits per year; and
(B)
Notarized copies of samples of appointment books, patient charts and financial
records, or other documentation as required by the Board; and
(b) Practice as a licensed
acupuncturist in the U.S. during five of the last seven years prior to
application for Oregon licensure. Licensed practice includes clinical practice,
clinical supervision, teaching, research, and other work as approved by the
Board within the field of acupuncture and oriental medicine. Documentation of
this practice will be required and is subject to Board approval; and
(c) Successful completion of the ACAHM
western medicine requirements in effect at the time of graduation from the
acupuncture program, unless the applicant graduated from a non-accredited
acupuncture program prior to 1989; and
(d) Current certification in acupuncture by
the NCCAOM. An applicant will be deemed certified in Acupuncture by the NCCAOM
if the applicant has passed the NCCAOM Acupuncture Certification Examinations
or has been certified through the NCCAOM Credentials Documentation Examination.
(A) The applicant must pass three (3) NCCAOM
Certification exam components: Biomedicine, Foundations of Oriental Medicine,
and Acupuncture with Point Location.
(B) The applicant has no more than four
attempts to pass each component of the NCCAOM Certification Exam listed in
subsection (A) of this section. If the applicant does not pass each component
of the NCCAOM Certification Exam within four attempts, the applicant is not
eligible for licensure.
(C) An
applicant who has passed each component of the NCCAOM Certification Exam but
not within the four attempts required by this rule may request a waiver of this
requirement if the applicant passed each component of the exam within five
attempts and:
(i) Has obtained a Doctor of
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degree; or
(ii) Experienced extenuating circumstances
that do not indicate an inability to safely practice acupuncture as determined
by the Board.
(3) An individual whose acupuncture training
and diploma were obtained in a foreign country and who cannot document the
requirements of subsections (1) or (2) of this rule because the required
documentation is now unobtainable, may be considered eligible for licensure if
it is established to the satisfaction of the Board that the applicant has
equivalent skills and training and can document one year of training or
supervised practice under a licensed acupuncturist in the United
States.
(4) In addition to meeting
the requirements in (1), (2) or (3) of this rule, all applicants for licensure
must have the following qualifications:
(a)
Licensure in good standing from the state or states of all prior and current
health related licensure; and
(b)
Have good moral character as those traits would relate to the applicant's
ability properly engage in the practice of acupuncture; and
(c) Have the ability to communicate in the
English language well enough to be understood by patients and physicians. This
requirement is met if the applicant passes the NCCAOM written acupuncture
examination in English, or if in a foreign language, must also have passed an
English language proficiency examination:
(A)
A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 500 or more for the
written TOEFL exam, 173 or more for the computer based TOEFL exam, or 65 or
more for the internet based TOFEL exam;
(B) A Test of Spoken English (TSE) score of
200 or more prior to July 1995, and a score of 50 or more after July 1995;
or
(C) A Occupational English Test
score of at least 350 for speaking and at least 300 for reading, writing, and
listening on any OET health-related profession.
(d) An applicant who is certified through the
NCCAOM Credentials Documentation Examination must also have passed an English
proficiency examination described in subsection (c).
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 677.265 & ORS 677.759
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 677.265, ORS 677.759 & ORS 677.780
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