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LR 863
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A.__"Chinese patent remedies" means patent remedies used in
accordance with traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean
herbal literature.

 
B.__"Chinese premade herbal remedies" means premade herbal
remedies used in accordance with traditional Chinese,
Japanese and Korean herbal literature.

 
C.__"Custom-made Chinese herbal formulations" means custom-
made herbal formulations used in accordance with traditional
Chinese, Japanese and Korean herbal literature.

 
2.__Scope of practice.__The scope of practice of
acupuncturists includes acupuncture and the allied techniques and
modalities of the distinct system of health care that use
oriental principles to diagnose and treat illness, injury, pain
and other conditions by regulating the flow and balance of energy
to restore and maintain health.__These allied techniques and
modalities include the following, as defined by and used
exclusively in accordance with the traditions and formal
curricula taught in accredited colleges of acupuncture: oriental
diagnostic procedures; electrical and magnetic stimulation;
moxibustion and other forms of heat therapy; sound, light and
vibrational therapy; cupping techniques and gua sha;
recommendation and dispensing of Chinese patent remedies or
Chinese premade herbal remedies and lifestyle and dietary
counseling; formulation and dispensing of custom-made Chinese
herbal formulations, to the extent that an acupuncturist has
received additional certification pursuant to subsection 3;
sotai; shiatsu; qi gong; zero balancing; tui na; and acupressure.__
These techniques and modalities do not include manipulation or
mobilization of the skeletal articulations of the human body.

 
3.__Additional certification.__Certification is required for
licensed acupuncturists to practice the formulation and
dispensing of custom-made Chinese herbal formulations.__
"Formulation" means the preparation of traditional combinations
of herbs to produce formulas from Chinese herbal literature, the
modification of such traditional combinations or the writing of
new formulas to address individual symptom presentations, through
addition, deletion, substitution or change in dosages of
ingredients and the dispensing of these herbal preparations to
patients.

 
A.__The board shall adopt rules specifying the training required
for licensed acupuncturists to obtain the certification for
custom-made Chinese herbal formulation.__These requirements must
include a minimum number of hours of


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