Montana Code 37-13-302. Application for licensure — fee — qualifications
37-13-302. Application for licensure — fee — qualifications. (1) Each person desiring to practice acupuncture in this state shall apply to the board for licensure. A fee prescribed by the board must accompany the application.
Terms Used In Montana Code 37-13-302
- Acupuncture: means a form of primary health care that is developed from traditional oriental and modern medical philosophies for providing evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of human conditions, ailments, diseases, injuries, or infirmities. See Montana Code 37-13-103
- Board: means the Montana alternative health care board provided for in 2-15-1730. See Montana Code 37-13-103
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- School of acupuncture: means a school in which acupuncture is taught that has been recognized and designated by the alternative health care board. See Montana Code 37-13-103
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)An applicant shall furnish to the board evidence that the applicant is:
(a)at least 18 years of age;
(b)of good moral character as determined by the board;
(c)a graduate of a school of acupuncture that is approved by the national accreditation commission for schools and colleges of acupuncture and oriental medicine and offers a course of at least 1,000 hours of entry-level training in recognized branches of acupuncture or an equivalent curriculum approved by the board; and
(d)has passed an examination prepared and administered by the national commission for the certification of acupuncturists or its successor.