West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 32 - Acupuncture
Title 32 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF ACUPUNCTURE
Series 32-03 - Applications For Licensure To Practice Acupuncture
Section 32-3-11 - Educational Documentation
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
11.1. The Board or Executive Director shall review each applicant's required documentation and the application form before it issues a license, pursuant to W. Va. Code § 30-36-12.
11.2. For applicants who don't meet the requirements of Section 5.5. of this rule the Board shall give public notice of the times and locations of where the oral examination shall be held for an apprenticeship applicant.
11.3. Languages. -- If required, the Board shall administer the oral examination in English.
11.4. Content. -- The educational documentation will consist of a review of the required education and training documents. For applicants who don't meet the requirements of Section 5.5. of this rule the Board may conduct an oral examination. The oral examination shall test and review the applicant's knowledge and competency in the practice of oriental medicine through acupuncture or the Board may require the applicant to complete in English the NCCAOM examinations in acupuncture.
11.5. Additional Training. -- If the Board determines that an applicant has met the requirements for acupuncture licensure, it shall issue such license for a period of two years. The Board, at its discretion, has the right to make a license provisional and to stipulate additional training, clinical experience, or the NCCAOM examination as requirements for licensure.
