2007 Minnesota Statutes

147B.03 NCCAOM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS.
    Subdivision 1. NCCAOM requirements. Unless a person is licensed under section 147B.02,
subdivision 5 or 6, each licensee is required to meet the NCCAOM professional development
activity requirements to maintain NCCAOM certification. These requirements may be met
through a board approved continuing education program.
    Subd. 2. Board approval. The board shall approve a continuing education program if the
program meets the following requirements:
(1) it directly relates to the practice of acupuncture;
(2) each member of the faculty shows expertise in the subject matter by holding a degree
or certificate from an educational institution, has verifiable experience in traditional Oriental
medicine, or has special training in the subject area;
(3) the program lasts at least one contact hour;
(4) there are specific written objectives describing the goals of the program for the
participants; and
(5) the program sponsor maintains attendance records for four years.
    Subd. 3. Continuing education topics. (a) Continuing education program topics may
include, but are not limited to, Oriental medical theory and techniques including Oriental
massage; Oriental nutrition; Oriental herbology and diet therapy; Oriental exercise; western
sciences such as anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, psychology, nutrition, history
of medicine; and medical terminology or coding.
(b) Practice management courses are excluded under this section.
    Subd. 4. Verification. The board shall periodically select a random sample of acupuncturists
and require the acupuncturist to show evidence of having completed the NCCAOM professional
development activities requirements. Either the acupuncturist, the state, or the national
organization that maintains continuing education records may provide the board documentation of
the continuing education program.
History: 1995 c 177 s 4; 1998 c 254 art 1 s 45,46