Chapter 4734-10 | Acupuncture Practice

Rule 4734-10-01 | Maintaining a certificate to practice acupuncture.

• Effective: December 25, 2025
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Each licensee issued a certificate to practice acupuncture by the board must maintain a current license to practice chiropractic in the state of Ohio.

(B) If at any time a licensee'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 will likewise be suspended, revoked, placed inactive, or forfeited without further administrative action.

(C) At no time may a licensee hold an active certificate to practice acupuncture without simultaneously holding a valid, current license to practice chiropractic in the state of Ohio.

Last updated December 29, 2025 at 7:50 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 4734.10
Amplifies: 4734.281
Five Year Review Date: 12/25/2030

Rule 4734-10-02 | Acupuncture course of study approval.

• Effective: December 25, 2025
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Each educational provider that seeks board approval of an acupuncture course of study must file a request for approval with the board. The request must include:

(1) Evidence that the program meets the requirements outlined in section 4734.211 of the Revised Code;

(2) An outline for the entire course of study;

(3) A vitae of each instructor;

(4) Evidence that the course of study is accepted by the national board of chiropractic examiners to allow students to sit for the acupuncture examination;

(5) Other information as deemed appropriate by the board.

(B) The board may review the request and supporting documentation and/or appoint a committee to review the materials.

(C) Board-approved acupuncture educational providers may accept transfer hours towards the required two hundred hours of acupuncture education for those licensees who have previously earned acupuncture education. The educational provider shall ensure that any accepted transferred hours are appropriate and acceptable to utilize towards the two 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 licensee's final transcript.

(D) The educational institution shall ensure appropriate attendance and monitoring procedures for the course of study.

(E) Consistent with the hearing requirements in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the board may take one or more of the following actions against an acupuncture course of study:

(1) Refuse to issue;

(2) Refuse to reinstate;

(3) Revoke;

(4) Permanently revoke;

(5) Suspend for a limited or indefinite period;

(6) Place on probation;

(7) Reprimand;

(8) Censure; or

(9) Issue any fines authorized by statute.

Last updated December 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 4734.10
Amplifies: 4734.211
Five Year Review Date: 12/25/2030
Prior Effective Dates: 11/15/2007

Rule 4734-10-03 | Application for acupuncture certificate.

• Effective: December 25, 2025
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Each applicant for a certificate to practice acupuncture must comply with the provisions of section 4734.282 of the Revised Code. All required transcripts and credentials must be sent directly from the issuing entity.

(B) The applicant must pay a non-refundable one hundred dollar application fee.

(C) Each applicant must submit all required credentials, facts, and materials as the board requires. The applicant has an ongoing obligation to update and supplement all information provided to the board. Applications and fees are valid for one year from the date of initial application.

(D) If an applicant has not actively practiced acupuncture for two years or more immediately preceding the date of application, the board may require as a condition for certification that the applicant complete training or testing which may include re-taking and passing the "Acupuncture" examination offered by the national board of chiropractic examiners.

(E) Any refusal or denial of an application must comply with the hearing requirements of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

Last updated December 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 4734.282
Amplifies: 4734.282
Five Year Review Date: 12/25/2030
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/2019

Rule 4734-10-06 | Inactive acupuncture certificate; restoration of acupuncture certificate.

• Effective: May 1, 2022
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) A licensee holding an inactive acupuncture certificate may apply to have the certificate restored in the manner prescribed by the board and shall complete an application and supply all information necessary to process the application. An acupuncture certificate shall not be restored unless the licensee's chiropractic license is current.

(1) If an application for restoration is received before the first day of the second year of the CE period, the applicant shall submit a non-refundable payment of one hundred dollars and evidence of twelve hours of acupuncture CE earned in accordance with the provisions of rule 4734-7-01 of the Administrative Code within the twenty-four months immediately preceding the date of the application.

(2) If an application for restoration is received on or after the first day of the second year of the CE period, the applicant shall submit a non-refundable payment of fifty dollars and evidence of six hours of acupuncture CE earned in accordance with the provisions of rule 4734-7-01 of the Administrative Code within the twenty-four months immediately preceding the date of the application.

(B) The board shall consider the length of inactivity and the moral character and activities of the applicant during the inactive certificate period and may impose any of the terms and conditions for restoration outlined in division (B) of section 4734.286 of the Revised Code.

(C) The board may refuse or deny an applicant for restoration of his or her inactive certificate if the applicant does not meet the requirements as outlined in this chapter or section 4734.286 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 certificate restoration.

Last updated May 2, 2022 at 8:44 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 4734.10
Amplifies: 4734.286
Five Year Review Date: 5/1/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 4/1/2010, 4/1/2016