§ 3405 - Eligibility for licensure - Vermont Statutes

§ 3405. Eligibility for licensure

To be eligible for licensure as an acupuncturist, an applicant shall be at least 18 years of age and shall furnish satisfactory proof that he or she has:

(1) completed a program in acupuncture and Oriental medicine and has received a degree or diploma from an educational institution in candidacy or accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine or an equivalent or successor accrediting organization approved by the United States Department of Education and the director. The training received in the program shall be for a period of not less than three academic years, and shall include a minimum of 800 hours of supervised clinical practice; or

(2) completed a training program no later than December 31, 2010 with a preceptor approved by the director where the training program is approved by the director and begun prior to December 31, 2007 and which shall include earning a minimum of 40 points earned in any one of the following categories or combination of categories:

(A) self-directed study-10 points for study equivalent to one year of full-time academic work in acupuncture and Oriental medicine, for a maximum of two years or 20 points;

(B) apprenticeship-10 points for each 1,000 documented contact hours, up to a maximum of 13.5 points per year;

(C) completed academic work in an accredited acupuncture program as described in subdivision (1) of this section-five points for each six-month period of completed academic study in the field of acupuncture and Oriental medicine, up to a maximum of four periods or 20 points;

(D) preceptors shall be licensed and in good standing and meet the standards of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in order to be approved, with no preceptor having more than two apprentices at any one time; and

(3) passed the examination described in section 3406 of this title. (Added 1993, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1997, No. 40, § 49(b); 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 40; 2007, No. 29, § 55.)