Section 131. Requirements to practice acupuncture

A. To be qualified to practice acupuncture, licensed doctors of medicine, osteopathic medicine, podiatry, and chiropractic shall first have obtained at least 200 hours of instruction in general and basic aspects of the practice of acupuncture, specific uses and techniques of acupuncture, and indications and contraindications for acupuncture administration. At least 50 hours of the 200 hours of instruction shall be clinical experience supervised by a person legally authorized to practice acupuncture in any jurisdiction of the United States. Persons who held a license as a physician acupuncturist prior to July 1, 2000, shall not be required to obtain the 50 hours of clinical experience.

B. The use of acupuncture as a treatment modality shall be appropriate to the doctor's scope of practice as defined in § 54.1-2900 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 14, Issue 21, eff. August 5, 1998; amended, Virginia Register Volume 16, Issue 21, eff. August 2, 2000; Volume 18, Issue 04, eff. December 5, 2001; Volume 20, Issue 10, eff. February 25, 2004; Volume 29, Issue 04, eff. November 21, 2012.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.