Cal. Code Regs. tit. 16 § 1399.672

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 1399.672 - Continuing Education for Acupuncture Practice

(a) A doctor of podiatric medicine may engage in the practice of acupuncture as part of the practice of podiatric medicine if he or she has completed a course of instruction as provided in this section.

(b) The course of instruction shall have a minimum of 25 hours of training and include the following subject areas:

(1) Survey of traditional Oriental medicine: "Traditional Oriental Medicine" is the theory and practice of traditional diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. It is the basis of oriental diagnosis and encompasses the differentiation of syndromes according to symptom complexes of blood, chi and humor, and classical and contemporary literature on acupuncture and Chinese medicine;

(2) Acupuncture points of the lower extremities;

(3) Acupuncture techniques.

(c) The course of instruction shall be obtained from one of the following:

(1) College or school of podiatric medicine approved under Section 1399.662;

(2) A college or school of acupuncture approved by the Acupuncture Examining Committee;

(3) A program approved under Section 1399.670.

(d) A course of instruction in acupuncture which meets the requirements of this section shall be credited toward required hours of continuing education.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1399.672

1. Renumbering of former Section 1399.672 to Section 1399.671 and new Section 1399.672 filed 3-8-84; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 10).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (c)(1) filed 2-23-2017 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2017, No. 8).

Note: Authority cited: Section 2496, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 2496 and 4947, Business and Professions Code.