2005 Minnesota Statutes - 147B.03 — NCCAOM professional development activity requirements.

     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. 


    HIST: 1995 c 177 s 4; 1998 c 254 art 1 s 45,46