4707.1 Except as set forth in § 4707.2, a licensed acupuncturist shall practice Chinese Herbology only if he is licensed by the Board in Acupuncture/Chinese Herbology.

4707.2 Except for those who qualify as set forth in § 4707.3, licensure as Acupuncture/Chinese Herbology requires the following:

1. (a) Current certification in Chinese Herbology or Oriental Medicine from the NCCAOM; or
2. (b) Successful completion of an acupuncture program and an herbology program accredited by the ACAOM, or can provide proof satisfactory to the Board that he or she has completed four hundred fifty (450) hours of education and/or training in Herbology, one hundred twenty (120) hours of which must have been in supervised clinical practice; and
3. (c) Successfully passed the NCCAOM Chinese Herbology examination.

4707.3 A licensed acupuncturist who obtained his or her license on or before the effective date of these regulations may obtain an Acupuncture/Chinese Herbology license to practice Chinese Herbology if he or she:

1. (a) Was educated outside the United States and can provide transcripts from a foreign institution that documents training in Chinese Herbology; or
2. (b) Has practiced Chinese Herbology for a minimum of five (5) years prior to the effective date of these regulations and has completed at least ten (10) hours of continuing education in Chinese Herbology or related courses in the two (2) year period prior to receiving the Acupuncture/Chinese Herbology license; and
3. (c) Applies for and receives his or her Acupuncture/Chinese Herbology license within two (2) years of the effective date of these regulations.

4707.4 A licensed acupuncturist who is permitted to practice Chinese Herbology pursuant to § 4707.1 shall complete at least ten (10) hours of continuing education related to the practice of Chinese Herbology as part of the thirty (30) hours of continuing education he or she is required to complete pursuant to § 4710.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 7413 (June 21, 2019).