New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Acp - Board of Acupuncture Licensing
Chapter Acp 100 - DEFINITIONS, ORGANIZATION AND PUBLIC INFORMATION
Part Acp 102 - DEFINITIONS
Section Acp 102.01 - Terms Used

(a) "ACAOM" means the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and was formerly known as the National Accreditation Commission for Schools and Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NACSCAOM).

(b) "Acupuncture", as cited in RSA 328-G:2, I, means primarily the insertion of needles through the skin at certain points on the body, with or without application of electric current and/or heat, for the purpose of promoting health and balance as defined by the principles of oriental medicine. It also includes the allied techniques and modalities of oriental medicine, both traditional and modern, as set forth in Acp 601.02.

(c) "Acupuncturist" means a person licensed to practice acupuncture as defined in RSA 328-G:2, II.

(d) "Administrator" means the person with delegated authority to perform administrative and clerical functions for the board.

(e) "Applicant" means a person who has an application for an acupuncture license pending before the board.

(f) "Board" means the New Hampshire board of acupuncture licensing.

(g) "CCAOM" means the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

(h) "Clean Needle Technique Course" (CNT) means a practical examination, administered by the CCAOM or the NCCAOM, that tests an acupuncturist's ability to demonstrate an understanding of sterile needle usage.

(i) Continuing education unit (CEU) means a unit of Professional Development Activity as set forth in Acp 402.04.

(j) "Credentials Documentation Review" (CDR) means a method by which experienced acupuncturists, many of whom designed the original NCCAOM national exam, were evaluated for NCCAOM certification without examination. It was a method utilized in 1984-85 and reopened once again in 1989. It has not been used since that date.

(k) "Licensee" means a person who holds a license issued by the board pursuant to RSA 328-G.

(l) "NCCAOM" means the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and was formerly known as the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncturists (NCCA).

(m) "Oriental medicine" means the distinct, dynamic, and continually evolving system of health care that diagnoses and treats illness, injury, pain or other conditions by controlling and regulating the flow and balance of energy to restore and maintain health.

(n) "Professional Development Activities" (PDAs) as set forth in Acp 402.04(a) means all activities of continuing education including, not only oriental medicine-related continuing education courses, but also professional research, writing for publication, teaching and clinical supervision, and supervised clinical experience.

(o) "Tentative decision" means a board action which instructs the board's staff or a board committee to prepare a draft document which satisfies generally stated policy objectives, subject to subsequent review and approval by the board.