§ 5-37.2-12.3. Continuing education for acupuncture and Chinese medicine.
The health department shall establish, by regulation, mandatory continuing education
requirements for a doctor of acupuncture and a doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine
licensed in this state, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Each person licensed under this chapter, whether or not residing within this state,
shall complete forty (40) hours of continuing education within each biennial renewal
period, except during the initial annual renewal period.
(2) Continuing education hours wil
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§ 5-37.2-12.3. Continuing education for acupuncture and Chinese medicine.
The health department shall establish, by regulation, mandatory continuing education
requirements for a doctor of acupuncture and a doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine
licensed in this state, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Each person licensed under this chapter, whether or not residing within this state,
shall complete forty (40) hours of continuing education within each biennial renewal
period, except during the initial annual renewal period.
(2) Continuing education hours will be accepted by the department for course work that
has been presented, accepted, or approved by a nationally recognized acupuncture and
Chinese medicine organization or its local chapter, or any accredited school of acupuncture
and Chinese medicine.
(3) At the time of license renewal, each licensee is required to attest to the fact of
having complied with the requirements in this section. Course descriptions, proof
of attendance, or other documentation of completion will be retained by the licensee
for a minimum of three (3) years and is subject to random audit by the department.
Failure to produce satisfactory documentation of completion upon request by the department
constitutes grounds for disciplinary action under the provisions of this chapter.
(4) Each person not obtaining the required number of hours of continuing education may
have his or her license renewed for just cause, as determined by the department, so
long as the department requires that the deficient hours of continuing education,
and all unpaid fees, are made up during the following renewal period in addition to
the current continuing education requirements for the renewal period. If any doctor
of acupuncture or doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine fails to make up the
deficient hours and complete the subsequent renewal period, or fails to make up unpaid
fees, then his or her license shall not be renewed until all fees are paid and all
the required hours are completed and documented to the department.