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(A) Each chiropractic physician issued a certificate to practice acupuncture by the board shall maintain a current license to practice chiropractic in the state of Ohio.
(B) If at any time a chiropractic physician’s license to practice chiropractic in Ohio is suspended, revoked, placed inactive, or forfeited, the certificate to practice acupuncture issued by the state chiropractic board shall likewise be suspended, revoked, placed inactive, or forfeited without further administrative action.
(C) At no time shall a chiropractic physician hold an active certificate to practice acupuncture without simultaneously holding a valid, current license to practice chiropractic in the state of Ohio.
Effective: 11/15/2007
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 11/15/2012
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4734.10
Rule Amplifies: 4734.281
(A) It shall be the objective of each board-approved acupuncture educational provider to prepare each chiropractic physician to demonstrate professional competence to become an acupuncture provider.
(B) Each educational provider that seeks board approval of an acupuncture course of study shall file an application with the board. The application shall include:
(1) Evidence that the program consists of a minimum of three hundred hours of instruction, of which at least two hundred hours must be administered in accordance with division (B) of section 4734.211 of the Revised Code;
(2) Evidence that the program is administered by an entity oulined in division (C) of section 4734.211 of the Revised Code;
(3) An outline for the entire course of study;
(4) Accreditation held by the educational provider, to include programs that are accredited;
(5) Information pertaining to any denials or revocations of accredited status of the educational provider or of any program of the provider by another accrediting body;
(6) Evidence that the course of study will prepare students to become a competent acupuncture provider;
(7) A vitae of each instructor;
(8) Verification of the instructors’ faculty status with the educational provider seeking approval;
(9) Faculty data on earned degrees, types of experience, scholarly attainment, practice experience, and teaching experience.
(10) Evidence that the course of study is accepted by the national board of chiropractic examiners to allow students to sit for the acupuncture examination;
(11) Other information as deemed appropriate by the board.
(C) The board may review the application and supporting documentation and/or appoint a committee to review the application materials.
(D) Board-approved acupuncture educational providers may accept transfer hours towards the required three hundred hours of acupuncture education for those chiropractic physicians who have previously earned acupuncture education. The educational provider shall ensure that any accepted transferred hours are appropriate and acceptable to utilize towards the three hundred hour course requirement as outlined in section 4734.211 of the Revised Code. The board-approved acupuncture educational provider shall reflect all transferred coursework on the chiropractic physician’s final transcript.
(E) The educational institution shall ensure appropriate attendance and monitoring procedures for the course of study.
(F) The board may withdraw approval of an acupuncture course of study at any time if such program is not in compliance with the provisions of this rule. If, in the opinion of the board, there is evidence that an entity having status of board-approved acupuncture educational provider is not in compliance with this rule, the board shall issue a warning letter to the program stating that board-approved status may be withdrawn and the reasons for the action. Such letter shall be sent at least thirty days prior to such contemplated action by the board. Reinstatement of board-approved status may be granted by the board if the educational provider furnishes proof of compliance with this rule.
Effective: 11/15/2007
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 11/15/2012
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4734.10
Rule Amplifies: 4734.211
(A) No certificate to practice acupuncture in the state of Ohio shall be issued to an applicant unless the applicant’s Ohio chiropractic license is current and valid.
(B) Each applicant for a certificate to practice acupuncture shall apply for said certificate on board prescribed forms and submit satisfactory evidence of his or her qualifications to receive a certificate to practice acupuncture in the state of Ohio as prescribed by section 4734.282 of the Revised Code. Each applicant shall:
(1) Submit a non-refundable application fee in the amount of one hundred dollars made payable to the treasurer, state of Ohio;
(2) Cause a transcript to be sent directly to the board from the board-approved educational institution(s) from where his or her acupuncture education was attained;
(3) Cause a transcript to be sent directly to the board from the national board of chiropractic examiners reflecting a score of three hundred seventy-five or higher on the written acupuncture exam;
(C) Applications shall be signed by the applicant in his or her own handwriting and acknowledged before a notary public. Incomplete applications will not be considered and will be returned to the applicant with the notation that the application is incomplete.
(D) Once a complete application including all required credentials is received by the board, a determination as to whether the applicant meets the requirements to receive a certificate to practice acupuncture shall be made by the board within sixty days.
(E) Applications and accompanying documents shall be valid for one year from the initial application date. After one year, a new application with attendant documents and the appropriate fee must be submitted.
(F) The board may refuse or deny an applicant for a certificate to practice acupuncture in this state if the applicant does not meet the licensure requirements as outlined in section 4734.282 of the Revised Code or has committed any act which indicates that the applicant does not possess the character and fitness to practice acupuncture, including any act that would be grounds for disciplinary action as outlined in section 4734.31 of the Revised Code. The burden of proof is on the applicant to prove by clear and convincing evidence to the board that he or she meets the conditions for receipt of a certificate to practice acupuncture.
(G) Any applicant that the board proposes to refuse or deny a certificate to practice acupuncture shall be entitled to a hearing on the question of such proposed refusal or denial. Notice and hearing requirements incident to such proposed refusal or denial shall be in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and Chapter 4734-4 of the Administrative Code.
Effective: 11/15/2007
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 11/15/2012
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4734.10
Rule Amplifies: 4734.282
(A) Each chiropractic physician who is issued a certificate to practice acupuncture shall thereafter apply to the board for renewal of such certificate on a biennial basis and pay a non-refundable one hundred dollar renewal fee made payable to the treasurer, state of Ohio on or before the first day of January of each odd numbered year. Such renewal shall be made on forms prescribed by the board.
(B) Each licensee shall attest on the annual application for certificate renewal to having achieved twelve hours of continuing education within the current biennial renewal period. Each licensee shall have completed a minimum of six hours in category 1 and/or 2. All of the twelve hours of required continuing education credit may be earned in category 1 and/or 2. A maximum of six hours of continuing education credit may be earned in category 3. All continuing education credit earned shall be in accordance with rule 4734-7-02 of the Administrative Code. Each licensee shall be responsible for ascertaining from the continuing education sponsor or cosponsor the categorization of a program.
(C) At least thirty days prior to the annual expiration of an acupuncture certificate, the executive director shall send notice and application for renewal via ordinary mail to every licensee who possesses a current certificate to practice acupuncture. Such notice and application shall be mailed to the business or residence address of record as reported by the licensee.
(D) It is the licensee’s responsibility to contact the board to obtain a certificate renewal application if the licensee fails to receive a renewal application from the board due to a change of address, incorrect address, loss of mail by the United States postal service, or any other reason. Failure to receive or obtain a certificate renewal application shall not exonerate the licensee from the board’s certificate renewal requirements.
(E) The licensee shall complete the certificate renewal application and supply all information necessary to process the application. Such application and non-refundable one hundred dollar renewal fee made payable to the treasurer, state of Ohio shall be filed with the board postmarked no later than January first of each odd numbered year.
(F) Any incomplete renewal will be returned to the licensee with a statement from the board indicating the reason for such return. If such renewal is not received postmarked by January first, the certificate shall be considered forfeited.
(G) If a check for certificate renewal is returned for insufficient funds, the board shall notify the licensee promptly. The licensee must submit a certified check or money order in the amount of one hundred dollars within ten days of the date of notification from the board. If such payment is not received postmarked by January first, the certificate shall be considered forfeited.
(H) Failure to renew a certificate results in the forfeiture of the licensee’s right to practice acupuncture in the state of Ohio.
Effective: 11/15/2007
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 11/15/2012
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4734.10
Rule Amplifies: 4734.284
(A) A licensed chiropractic physician may refer a patient to an acupuncturist who holds a certificate of registration issued by the state medical board in accordance with Chapter 4762. of the Revised Code.
(B) The licensed chiropractic physician shall comply with all applicable sections of Chapter 4762. of the Revised Code in regard to supervision of an acupuncturist.
Effective: 11/15/2007
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 11/15/2012
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4734.10
Rule Amplifies: 4734.31