37-13-302. Application for licensure -- fee -- qualifications. (1) Each person desiring to practice acupuncture in this state shall apply to the board for licensure. A fee prescribed by the board must accompany the application.
     (2) An applicant shall furnish to the board evidence that the applicant is:
     (a) at least 18 years of age;
     (b) of good moral character as determined by the board;
     (c) a graduate of a school of acupuncture that is approved by the national accreditation commission for schools and colleges of acupuncture and oriental medicine and offers a course of at least 1,000 hours of entry-level training in recognized branches of acupuncture or an equivalent curriculum approved by the board; and
     (d) has passed an examination prepared and administered by the national commission for the certification of acupuncturists or its successor.

     History: En. 66-3406 by Sec. 6, Ch. 317, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 66-3406; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 341, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 345, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 307, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 327, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 53, Ch. 467, L. 2005.