Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1) A
clinical supervisor must meet the following requirements:
(a) Be an actively licensed Oregon
acupuncturist who has practiced as an acupuncturist for a period of at least
five years, and is in good standing with the Board; or
(b) Be an actively licensed Oregon physician
who is in good standing with the Board, who has been practicing acupuncture for
a period of at least five years, and has passed the examination for
acupuncture; or
(c) Be an
acupuncturist or physician licensed, registered, or certified by another
jurisdiction, who is in good standing with such jurisdiction, who has been
practicing acupuncture for a period of a least five years and has passed a
qualifying examination for acupuncture, or been certified in acupuncture by the
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
(NCCAOM) through its Credentials Documentation Examination. If a portion of
those five or more years was prior to licensing, registration, or
certification, then prior practice must be documented to the Board's
satisfaction. The NCCAOM Certification Standards for Documentation will be
used. All clinical supervisors under this section are subject to Board
approval.
(2) Board
approved clinical supervisors, acupuncturists or physicians may supervise no
more than two acupuncture students in an informal private clinical
setting.
(3) An "acupuncture
student" is an individual:
(a) Enrolled in a
school approved to offer credit for post-secondary clinical education in
Oregon; or
(b) A practitioner
licensed to practice acupuncture in another state or foreign country who is
enrolled in clinical training provided by a clinical supervisor approved by the
Oregon Medical Board.
(4) An acupuncture student must comply with
OAR 847-070-0005 to
847-070-0055.
(5) An acupuncture student may not perform
any act that constitutes the practice of medicine or the practice of
acupuncture, except under direct supervision of a person approved by the Board
as a clinical supervisor to provide clinical training as described in this
rule.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
677.265
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
677.060(3)
