(a) Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine means the science and art of examination and diagnosis based on traditional oriental medicine, and treatment of symptoms and diseases by the insertion of needles into the respective three hundred sixty-five (365) major trigger points of twelve (12) meridians, eight (8) extra trigger points of extra meridians, Ashi (regional or local) points,

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as well as other extra points on the human body, by piercing the skin of the body to control and regulate the flow and balance of vital energy in the body and to treat ailments or diseases of the mind, body, any wound, bodily injury, or deformity. The term includes therapies that use manual, mechanical, thermal, electrical, or electromagnetic treatment based on the principles of oriental medicine to prevent or modify the perception of pain or to normalize physiological functions including pain control for the treatment of diseases or dysfunction of the Yin and Yang organic systems, and includes the application of acupuncture needles, electro-acupuncture, electrodynamics stimulation, i.e., electro- stimulation, neuromuscular stimulation, etc., ultrasound, or diathermy devices, cold lasers, magnets, cupping, moxibustion, heat and cold therapy, i.e., heat and cold pads, heat lamp, infrared heat, etc., hydrotherapy, acupressure, Tui Na, oriental massage, massage therapy, Chi-gong, breathing techniques, therapeutic exercise, manual traction, naturopathy and natural medicine techniques, and nutrition, including the incorporation of drugless substances and herbs as dietary supplements to promote health. Ordering blood and laboratory tests, x-rays, or image tests to assist in making a diagnosis and monitoring a treatment plan is within the scope of practice of acupuncture and oriental medicine. It shall exclude operative surgery and the prescription of scheduled drugs.

(b) Doctor or Master Degree of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine means a person licensed under the provisions of this Chapter to practice acupuncture and oriental medicine. A person who is licensed pursuant to this Article as a practitioner of acupuncture and oriental medicine may refer to themself as a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine if he or she has successfully completed a Doctorate level or Ph.D. program, or a Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine if he or she has successfully completed a Master’s degree program in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine that has been approved by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) or by the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CCAOM), and has otherwise met the conditions and qualifications for licensure pursuant to this Article and the rules and regulations adopted by

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the Board in accordance with the Administrative Adjudication
Law.

(c) Accredited School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine means a school of Acupuncture and Oriental medicine accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) or by the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CCAOM) of the United States of American and United States National Board of Oriental Medicine and Alternative Medicine.

SOURCE: Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 36-138:22 (Dec. 28,
2022).