An acupuncturist licensed pursuant to Chapter 3 of the board's rules may be certified for the formulation and dispensing of custom-made Chinese herbal formulations if the acupuncturist meets one or more of the following criteria:
The acupuncturist is certified by NCCAOM in Oriental medicine or Chinese Herbology.
The acupuncturist has completed a Master's-degree or Master's-level professional program in Oriental medicine that at time of completion was:
The acupuncturist has completed an herb certificate training program that consisted of a minimum of 450 hours of combined didactic instruction in herbs and herbal clinical training that at time of completion was:
The acupuncturist has at least eight years of experience prior to July 1, 2004 practicing custom-made Chinese herbal formulation as evidenced by statements from two licensees, two colleagues with acupuncture licensing or certification in another state, or three patients.
02-502 C.M.R. ch. 3, § A-1