North Dakota Code 43-61-08 – Practice of acupuncture
1. An acupuncturist may practice acupuncture as a limited practice of the healing arts as exempted under section 43-17-02. An acupuncturist may not:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 43-61-08
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
a. Prescribe, dispense, or administer any prescription drug; or
b. Claim to practice any licensed health care profession or system of treatment other than acupuncture unless holding a separate license in that profession.
2. An acupuncturist may prescribe and administer for preventive and therapeutic purposes the following therapeutic substances and methods:
a. Patient education, botanical medicine, qi gong, and tai qi; and
b. The stimulation of a certain point or points on or below the surface of the body, including traditional meridian points and ashi trigger points by the insertion of presterilized, filiform, or disposable needles with or without electronic stimulation or by utilizing manual or thermal techniques.