A person applying for a certification shall, in addition to paying all required fees, submit a written application provided by the board showing that such person has successfully passed an examination or other demonstration of proficiency as may be uniformly required by the board and:
(1)  Has successfully completed the requirements for full membership in the American academy of medical acupuncture; or

Terms Used In Idaho Code 54-4707

  • Acupuncture: means that theory of health care developed from traditional and modern Oriental medical philosophies that employs diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the human body based upon stimulation of specific acupuncture points on meridians of the human body for the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health and for the prevention of disease. See Idaho Code 54-4702
  • Board: means the Idaho state board of acupuncture. See Idaho Code 54-4702
  • NCCAOM: means "National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. See Idaho Code 54-4702
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114
  • Practice of acupuncture: means the insertion of acupuncture needles and use of similar devices and therapies, including application of moxibustion, to specific indicated points on the skin of the human body as indicated pursuant to traditional and modern theories of Oriental medicine. See Idaho Code 54-4702
    • (2)  Has met each of the following education and experience requirements:
    (a)  Possesses from an accredited college or university a doctoral degree in chiropractic, dentistry, podiatric medicine, or naturopathic medicine;
    (b)  Has successfully completed an approved program consisting of a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of on-site didactic coursework in acupuncture taught by an NCCAOM certified acupuncturist who has been practicing acupuncture for at least five (5) years and is currently licensed, two hundred (200) hours of practice as a certified technician or as an acupuncture trainee over a one (1) year period and twenty-five (25) case studies; and
    (c)  Has successfully passed a blood-borne pathogen course and comprehensive examination concerning the practice of acupuncture approved by the board that incorporates clean needle techniques and OSHA procedures and requirements.