Texas acupuncture license renewal
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Chapter 183
§183.20. Continuing Acupuncture Education.
(a) Purpose. This section is promulgated to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the people of
Texas through the establishment of minimum requirements for continuing acupuncture education(CAE) for
licensed Texas acupuncturists so as to further enhance their professional skills and knowledge.
(b) Minimum Continuing Acupuncture Education.
As a prerequisite to the annual registration of the license of an acupuncturist, the acupuncturist shall
complete 17 hours of continuing acupuncture education (CAE) each year.
(1) The required hours shall be from courses that:
(A) are designated or otherwise approved for credit by the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners at the
time the courses were taken based on a review and recommendation of the course content by
the Education Committee of the board as described in subsection (n) of this section;
(B) are offered by approved providers; or
(C) have been approved for CAE credit for a minimum of three years by another state acupuncture board having
first gone through a formal approval process.
(2) At least eight hours shall be in general acupuncture in order to ensure that a licensee's CAE is
comprehensive and that the licensee's overall acupuncture knowledge, skills, and competence are
enhanced.
(3) At least one of the required hours shall be from a course in ethics. An ethics course completed for purposes of
maintenance of licensure for another health profession shall satisfy this requirement.
(4) At least two of the required hours shall be in herbology. More than two hours shall be expected of
a licensee whose primary practice includes prescriptions of herbs.
(5) No more than two of the required hours may be from courses that primarily relate to practice
enhancement or business or office administration.
(6) Courses may be taught through live lecture, distance learning, or the Internet.
Application of Additional Hours.
Continuing acupuncture education hours that are obtained to comply with the requirements for the
preceding year as a prerequisite for licensure renewal, shall first be credited to meet the requirements for that
previous year. Once the requirements of the previous year are satisfied, any additional hours obtained shall be
credited to meet the continuing acupuncture education requirements of the current year. A licensee may carry
forward CAE hours earned prior to an annual registration report which are in excess of the 17-hour annual
requirement and such excess hours may be applied to the following years' requirements. A maximum of 34 total
excess hours may be carried forward. Excess CAE hours may not be carried forward or applied to an annual report
of CAE more than two years beyond the date of the annual registration following the period during which the hours
were earned.
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