SECTION 140:15-10-2. Application for registration; educational requirements

(a)   Any chiropractic physician who desires to represent to the public he/she is a specialist in Acupuncture and/or Meridian Therapy shall make application, on a form prescribed by the Board, for registration for such purpose. Each such chiropractic physician shall submit to the Board documentary evidence of satisfactory completion of at least one hundred (100) hours of education in Acupuncture and/or Meridian Therapy. Such education shall be obtained through an educational program which is subject to or has been approved by the Board and meets the following criteria:

(1)   Is conducted under the auspices of and taught by the postgraduate faculty of a fully accredited chiropractic college or institution, by a school of acupuncture recognized by the National Council of Acupuncture Schools and Colleges or by a school of acupuncture recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

(2)   Requires completion of a certification examination approved by the Board.; and

(3)   Meets other such criteria as the Board deems appropriate.

(b)   Upon successful demonstration of these requirements, the Board shall list the chiropractic physician's name on the registry.

[Source: Added at 26 Ok Reg 2443, eff 7-11-09; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1112, eff 6-25-11]