Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0880-12-.04 - ACUPUNCTURE CERTIFICATION PROCESS
To become certified in Tennessee a person must comply with one of the following sets of procedures and requirements:
(1) Grandfathering - Any person is eligible
to receive a certificate upon compliance with all subparagraphs contained in
paragraph (2) except subparagraphs (e), (i), and (j) and upon further showing
satisfactory proof of one (1) of the following:
(a) Tennessee residency on January 1, 2001,
and successful completion of an approved apprenticeship or tutorial program
that meets NCCAOM standards.
1. Tennessee
residency may be proven by submission of a copy of either a voter registration
card indicating residency in Tennessee on or prior to January 1, 2001, or a
Tennessee driver license issued on or prior to January 1, 2001.
2. All documentation to support the
apprenticeship or tutorial program and how it meets NCCAOM standards must be
sent directly from the program or NCCAOM to the Administrative
Office.
(b) Continuous
practice of acupuncture in Tennessee since January 1, 2001, and having a
license/certificate in good standing to practice acupuncture in another state
immediately prior to practicing in Tennessee.
1. Continuous practice in Tennessee since
January 1, 2001 may be proven by submission of either of the following:
(i) Photocopies of paycheck(s), paycheck
stub(s), or Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Forms W-2, 1099-Misc, or Schedules C
or C-EZ for IRS Form 1040 to verify proof of income from the practice of
acupuncture; or
(ii) Notarized
letters from two (2) individuals other than family members attesting to the
applicant's continuous practice.
2. A certificate of licensure/certification
in good standing in another state must be submitted directly from that state
licensure/certification agency to the Administrative Office and show a date of
issuance prior to the date on which the applicant commenced practice in
Tennessee.
(2) Certification by diplomate status - An
applicant for certification by diplomate status shall do the following:
(a) Request an application packet from the
Administrative Office.
(b) Respond
truthfully and completely to every question or request for information
contained in the application form and submit it, along with all documentation
and fees required by the form and rules, to the Administrative Office. It is
the intent of this rule that activities necessary to accomplish the filing of
the required documentation be completed prior to filing an application and that
all documentation be filed simultaneously.
(c) Submit a clear, recognizable, recently
taken bust photograph which shows the full head, face forward from at least the
top of the shoulder up.
(d) Submit
evidence of good moral character. Such evidence shall be two (2) recent (within
the preceding 12 months) original letters from medical professionals, attesting
to the applicant's personal character and professional ethics on the signator's
letterhead.
(e) Have submitted
directly from the NCCAOM to the Administrative Office proof of current
diplomate status in acupuncture.
(f) Disclose the circumstances surrounding
any of the following:
1. Conviction of any
criminal law violation of any country, state or municipality, except minor
traffic violations.
2. The denial
of professional licensure/certification application by any other state or the
discipline of licensure/certification in any state.
3. Loss or restriction of
licensure/certification.
4. Any
civil suit judgment or civil suit settlement in which the applicant was a party
defendant including, without limitation, actions involving malpractice, breach
of contract, antitrust activity or any other civil action remedy recognized
under the country's or state's statutory, common or case law.
5. Failure of any professional licensure or
certification examination.
(g) An applicant shall cause to be submitted
to the Committee's administrative office directly from the vendor identified in
the Committee's certification application materials, the result of a criminal
background check.
(h) Cause to be
submitted the equivalent of a Tennessee Certificate of Endorsement
(verification of licensure/certification) from each licensing/certifying board
of each state or country in which the applicant holds or has ever held a
license/certificate to practice any profession that indicates the applicant
holds or held an active license/certificate and whether it is in good standing
presently or was at the time it became inactive. It is the applicant's
responsibility to request this information be sent directly from each such
licensing/certifying board to the Administrative Office.
(i) Have proof of completion of a three (3)
year post-secondary acupuncture training program or college acupuncture program
sent directly from the training program or college to the Administrative
Office. This proof must also include the following:
1. Proof that the college or training program
either:
(i) holds ACAOM accreditation;
or
(ii) is in ACAOM candidacy
status; or
(iii) meets ACAOM
standards.
2. Notation
of successful completion or graduation from the acupuncture training program or
college acupuncture program and carry the official seal of the
institution.
(j) Have
proof of successful completion of a NCCAOM-approved clean needle technique
course sent directly from the course provider to the Administrative
Office.
(k) Submit the fees
required in Rule 0880-12-.06.
(3) Certification by Reciprocity - To become
certified in Tennessee based on licensure or certification in another state, an
applicant must
(a) Comply with all the
requirements of paragraph (2) of this rule except subparagraph (e);
and
(b) Have proof of licensure or
certification in a state that has licensure or certification requirements
substantially equivalent, as determined by the Committee, to the requirements
of T.C.A. §§
63-6-1001,
et
seq., and this chapter of
rules sent directly from the state licensing/certifying agency to the
Administrative Office.
(4) Application review and certification
decisions shall be governed by Rule 0880-12-.07.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-6-101, 63-6-214, 63-6-1004, 63-6-1005, and 63-6-1007. Administrative History: Original rule filed October 18, 2002; effective January 1, 2003. Amendment filed March 17, 2006; effective May 31, 2006.
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