Michigan Laws 333.16513 – Practice of acupuncture; license required; use of titles; exemptions
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 333.16513
- Acupressure: means a form of manual therapy in which physical pressure is applied to various points on the body. See Michigan Laws 333.16501
- Acupuncture: means the insertion and manipulation of needles through the surface of the human body. See Michigan Laws 333.16501
- Acupuncturist: means an individual who is licensed under this part to engage in the practice of acupuncture. See Michigan Laws 333.16501
- Cupping: means the placement of a specially designed cup on the body to create suction. See Michigan Laws 333.16501
- Dermal friction: means the use of repeated, closely timed, unidirectional press-stroking with a smooth-edged instrument over a lubricated area of the body. See Michigan Laws 333.16501
- Dietary counseling: means the process of advising a patient about healthy food choices and healthy eating habits in accordance with East Asian medical theory. See Michigan Laws 333.16501
- Dry needling: means a rehabilitative procedure using filiform needles to penetrate the skin or underlying tissues by targeting only myofascial trigger points and muscular and connective tissues to affect change in body structures and functions for the evaluation and management of neuromusculoskeletal pain and movement impairment. See Michigan Laws 333.16501
- Heat therapy: means the use of heat in therapy, such as for pain relief and health. See Michigan Laws 333.16501
- Herbal medicine: means the internal and external use of a plant or a plant extract, a mineral, or an animal product, that is not a prescription drug as that term is defined in section 17708. See Michigan Laws 333.16501
- Homeopathy: means the use of a highly diluted natural remedy from the plant, mineral, and animal domain. See Michigan Laws 333.16501
- Lifestyle coaching: means the process of advising a patient about healthy lifestyle choices and habits in accordance with East Asian medical theory. See Michigan Laws 333.16501
- Manual therapy: means the application of an accurately determined and specifically directed manual force to the body, excluding a high-velocity, low-amplitude thrust to the spine. See Michigan Laws 333.16501
- Systematic acupuncture education: means a course of education that covers the foundation of acupuncture science and theory, channel and point location, needling techniques, approaches to diagnosis and therapy, and patient management. See Michigan Laws 333.16501
- Therapeutic exercise: means a range of physical activities that help restore and build physical strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, and stability. See Michigan Laws 333.16501
(1) Beginning on the effective date of rules promulgated under section 16525 regarding licensure, an individual shall not engage in the practice of acupuncture unless he or she is licensed under this part or is otherwise authorized under this article.
(2) In addition to the exemptions from licensure under section 16171, beginning on the effective date of the rules promulgated under section 16525 regarding licensure, this part does not apply to any of the following:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (e), an individual licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized under any other part or act who is performing activities that are considered to be within the practice of acupuncture if those activities are within the individual’s scope of practice and the individual does not use the words, titles, or letters protected under section 16511.
(b) A physician who is licensed under part 170 or part 175 if the physician has completed a total of not less than 300 hours of systematic acupuncture education that include not less than 100 hours of live lectures, demonstrations, and supervised clinical training specific to acupuncture.
(c) An individual who meets all of the following requirements:
(i) He or she meets the requirements for a certificate of training as an acupuncture detoxification specialist issued by the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association or an organization that the board determines is a successor organization.
(ii) He or she only uses the auricular protocol for substance use disorder prevention and treatment developed by the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association or an organization that the board determines is a successor organization.
(iii) When using the protocol described in subparagraph (ii), he or she is under the supervision of an acupuncturist or a physician licensed under part 170 or part 175.
(iv) He or she does not use the words, titles, or letters protected under section 16511.
(d) An individual performing acupressure, cupping, dermal friction, dietary counseling, heat therapy, herbal medicine, homeopathy, lifestyle coaching, manual therapy, or therapeutic exercise, while engaged in the practice of a profession with established standards and ethics and as long as those services are not designated as or implied to be the practice of acupuncture and the individual does not use the titles, words, or letters protected under section 16511.
(e) Dry needling by an individual licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized under any other part if dry needling is within the individual’s scope of practice.