RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B1-4.001: Acupuncture Program Requirements

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 35 No. 11, March 20, 2009 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The change is in response to concerns stated in a letter from the Joint Administrative Procedure Committee dated August 6, 2008, and comments from the public at the rule hearing on December 3, 2009.

The rule shall read as:

64B1-4.001 Acupuncture Program Requirements.

In order to be certified to take the licensure examination or to be eligible for licensure by endorsement, the applicant must establish that he/she has met the following minimal requirements.

(1) No change.

(2) Applicants who apply for licensure on or after August 1, 2001 must have completed a core curriculum comparable to that of the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) master’s level program in oriental medicine with a minimum of 2700 hours of supervised instruction.:

(a) 15 hours of supervised instruction in universal precautions; and

(b) 20 hours of supervised instruction in Florida Statutes and Rules, including Chapters 456 and 457, F.S., and this rule chapter.

(3) Applicants who apply for licensure on or after October 1, 2003 must have graduated from an ACAOM candidate or accredited 4-year master’s level program or foreign equivalent in oriental medicine with a minimum of 2700 hours of supervised instruction:

(3)(a) All applicants must successfully complete 15 hours of supervised instruction in universal precautions; and

(b) 20 hours of supervised instruction in Florida Statutes and Rules, including Chapters 456 and 457, F.S., and this rule chapter. For purposes of the Florida Statutes and Rules and HIV/AIDS requirements imposed by this chapter for initial licensure, the term “supervised instruction” shall mean instruction in a Board approved continuing education program or in a program offered at an ACAOM accredited oriental medicine school.

(4) No change.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 457.102, 457.104, 457.105 FS. Law Implemented 456.033, 457.102, 457.105 FS. History–New 8-30-84, Formerly 21AA-4.01, Amended 7-20-88, 4-30-89, 9-19-89, 3-18-92, Formerly 21AA-4.001, 61F1-4.001, Amended 3-24-96, Formerly 59M-4.001, Amended 12-31-97, 11-1-99, 6-21-00, 4-3-01, 5-24-04, 10-11-04, 10-24-04, 5-30-07,_______.