North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 112 - Integrative Health Care
Article 112-04 - Acupuncture Licensure
Chapter 112-04-01 - Admission To Practice Acupuncture
Section 112-04-01-01 - Definitions

1. "Accreditation commission" means the accreditation commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine (ACAOM) or its successor. The successor must be an accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education.

2. "Certification commission" means the national certification commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine or its successor.

3. "In accordance with acupuncture and oriental medicine training" means the practice of acupuncture and oriental medicine by means that are consistent with the education of an approved acupuncture school, are generally recognized as safe and effective, and generally considered to be within the accepted practice standards for the acupuncture profession.

4. "National board examinations" means the diplomate of acupuncture or the diplomate of oriental medicine certification examinations established by the certification commission, or its successor.

5. "Oriental medicine" means a system of healing arts that perceives the circulation and balance of energy in the body as fundamental to the well-being of the individual. It implements the theory through specialized methods of analyzing the energy of the body and treating with needle acupuncture or other oriental treatment modalities for the purpose of strengthening the body, improving energy balance, maintaining or restoring health, improving physiological function, and reducing pain. The definition of acupuncture in North Dakota Century Code section 43-61-01 includes aspects of oriental medicine which are appropriate for acupuncturists to include in their practice.

6. "Prescription drug" means a legend drug as defined by section 503(b) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act [ 21 U.S.C. 353 et seq.] and under its definitions its label is required to state "Rx only".