324.484. Persons exempt from licensing requirements.
Persons exempt from licensing requirements.
324.484. 1. Nothing in sections 324.475 to 324.499 shall be construedto apply to physicians and surgeons licensed pursuant to sections 334.010 to334.265, RSMo, or chiropractic physicians licensed pursuant to chapter 331,RSMo; except that, if such physician or surgeon or chiropractic physician,with or without a current certification in meridian therapy, uses the title,licensed acupuncturist, then the provisions of sections 324.475 to 324.499shall apply.
2. No license to practice acupuncture shall be required for any personwho is an auricular detox technician, provided that such person performs onlyauricular detox treatments as defined in section 324.475, under thesupervision of a licensed acupuncturist and in accordance with regulationspromulgated pursuant to sections 324.475 to 324.499. An auricular detoxtechnician may not insert acupuncture needles in any other points of the earor body or use the title, licensed acupuncturist.
(L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al. § 18, A.L. 1999 H.B. 343 merged with S.B. 8 & 173)