Tennessee § 63-6-1001 Part definitions

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§ 63-6-1001 — Part definitions

Tennessee § 63-6-1001

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-6-1001 (2026).

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As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)"ACAOM" means the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine;

(2)"Acupuncture" means a form of health care developed from traditional and modern oriental medical concepts that employs oriental medical diagnosis and treatment and adjunctive therapies and diagnostic techniques for the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health and the prevention of disease;

(3)"ADS" means an acupuncture detoxification specialist trained in, and who performs only, the five-point auricular detoxification treatment;

(4)"Board" means the Tennessee board of medical examiners;

(5)"NADA" means the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association;

(6)"NCCAOM" means the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and

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As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "ACAOM" means the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine; (2) "Acupuncture" means a form of health care developed from traditional and modern oriental medical concepts that employs oriental medical diagnosis and treatment and adjunctive therapies and diagnostic techniques for the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health and the prevention of disease; (3) "ADS" means an acupuncture detoxification specialist trained in, and who performs only, the five-point auricular detoxification treatment; (4) "Board" means the Tennessee board of medical examiners; (5) "NADA" means the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association; (6) "NCCAOM" means the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine; and (7) "Practice of acupuncture" means the insertion of acupuncture needles and the application of moxibustion to specific areas of the human body based on oriental medical diagnosis as a primary mode of therapy. Adjunctive therapies within the scope of acupuncture may include acupressure, cupping, thermal and electrical treatment and the recommendation of dietary guidelines and supplements and therapeutic exercise based on traditional oriental medical concepts.