New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Acp - Board of Acupuncture Licensing
Chapter Acp 300 - LICENSE REQUIREMENTS, APPLICATIONS AND FEES
Part Acp 302 - QUALIFICATIONS
Section Acp 302.03 - Degree Requirements and Waivers Thereof
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Acp 302.03
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) An applicant shall possess a baccalaureate, registered nurse, or physician's assistant degree from an accredited institution.
(b) The board shall waive the requirement of a baccalaureate, RN or PA degree for an applicant provided that the applicant:
(1) Has a current valid acupuncture license
from another state whose requirements are substantively equal to or exceed the
requirements of RSA
328-G:9, II, verified
directly from the state or states involved;
(2) Has successfully completed a
post-secondary acupuncture college program which is approved by the
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (ACAHM), or the
board pursuant to Acp 303.01;
(3) Meets all other requirements of
licensure; and
(4) Can prove at
least 40 points based on the following:
a.
Every 3 credit hours earned at an accredited post-secondary institution,
verified by original transcripts from the colleges attended, shall equal 2
points;
b. Each year the applicant
has held a valid acupuncture license in another state, verified directly from
the state or states involved, shall equal 5 points; and
c. Each semester of teaching acupuncture or
acting as a clinical supervisor in an acupuncture school that is accredited or
in candidacy for accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture
and Herbal Medicine (ACAHM) verified by documentation of such activity directly
from the institutions involved, shall equal 5 points.
(c) An applicant who has received a degree from an institution outside the United States shall be determined to meet the undergraduate degree requirement if the following criteria are met:
(1) The school is approved by the government
of that country; and
(2) An
official transcript in English is received from the institution that shows the
courses completed, number of months in attendance, and date and type of diploma
awarded.
#7081, eff 8-26-99; ss by #7872, eff 4-14-03; ss by #10004, INTERIM, eff 9-22-11, EXPIRES: 3-20-12; New. #10158, eff 6-27-12
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