Arizona Laws 32-3921. Licensure; acts and persons not affected
A. A person shall not practice acupuncture without a license issued pursuant to this chapter.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-3921
- Board: means the acupuncture board of examiners. See Arizona Laws 32-3901
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Supervision: means that the supervising licensed acupuncturist is present in the facility where the acupuncture assistant is performing services and is available for consultation regarding procedures that the licensed acupuncturist has authorized and for which the licensed acupuncturist remains responsible. See Arizona Laws 32-3901
B. This chapter does not apply to:
1. Health care professionals licensed pursuant to this title practicing within the scope of their license.
2. A student enrolled in a school of acupuncture approved by the board practicing acupuncture under the direct supervision of an acupuncturist licensed pursuant to this chapter as a part of a course of study approved by the board.
3. The practice of acupuncture in this state by a person licensed or certified to perform acupuncture by any other jurisdiction if the person is doing so in the course of regular instruction of a school of acupuncture approved by the board or in an educational seminar by a professional organization of acupuncture, if in the case of an educational seminar the practice is supervised directly by a person licensed pursuant to this chapter or by a health professional licensed pursuant to this title whose scope of practice includes acupuncture.
4. An acupuncturist who resides outside the state and who is authorized to practice acupuncture in that jurisdiction, if the person engages in a single or infrequent consultation with an acupuncturist licensed in this state and the consultation regards a specific patient or patients.
5. A person who self-administers acupuncture.