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311.682 Continuing education requirements.
(1) The board shall, by administrative regulation, prescribe continuing education
requirements not to exceed thirty (30) hours biennially, as a condition for renewal of <br>a certificate. All education programs that contribute to the advancement, extension, <br>or enhancement of professional skills and knowledge related to the practice of <br>acupuncture, whether conducted by a nonprofit or profit-making entity, are eligible <br>for approval. The continuing professional education requirements must be in <br>acupuncture or oriental medicine subjects, including but not limited to anatomy, <br>biological sciences, adjunctive therapies, sanitation and sterilization, emergency <br>protocols, and diseases.
(2) The board shall have the authority to set a fee for each continuing education
provider.
(3) The certified practitioner shall retain in his or her records the certificates of
completion of continuing professional education requirements to prove compliance <br>with this section.
(4) All national and state acupuncture and oriental medicine organizations and
acupuncture and oriental medicine schools are approved to provide continuing <br>professional education in accordance with this section.
Effective: July 12, 2006 <br>History: Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 249, sec. 12, effective July 12, 2006. <br>Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2006). For the sake of clarity and under
the authority of KRS 7.136(1)(c), the Reviser of Statutes has divided 2006 Ky. Acts. <br>ch. 249, sec. 12, into subsections.
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