148E.2 - LICENSE REQUIRED -- RENEWAL.
148E.2 LICENSE REQUIRED -- RENEWAL.
1. In order to obtain a license to practice acupuncture, an
applicant shall present evidence to the board of all of the
following:
a. Current active status as a diplomate in acupuncture of the
national commission for the certification of acupuncturists.
b. Successful completion of a three-year postsecondary
training program or acupuncture college program which is accredited
by, in candidacy for accreditation by, or which meets the standards
of the national accreditation commission for schools and colleges of
acupuncture and oriental medicine.
c. Successful completion of a course in clean needle
technique approved by the national commission for the certification
of acupuncturists.
2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a license to practice
acupuncture shall be granted by the board to a resident of this state
who has successfully completed an acupuncture degree program approved
by the board, or an apprenticeship or tutorial program approved by
the board, on or before July 1, 2001.
3. A license granted pursuant to this section shall be renewed
every two years. Renewal shall require evidence of current active
membership in the national commission for the certification of
acupuncturists. Section History: Recent Form
93 Acts, ch 86, § 2; 2000 Acts, ch 1053, §6
Referred to in § 148E.6