Effective 5/6/2026 58-72-102.
Acupuncture licensing -- Definitions. As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Acupuncture aide" means:
(a)
an individual who is not licensed under this chapter but provides a supportive service under the indirect supervision of a licensed acupuncturist who is physically present and available during the performance of a delegated supportive service; and
(b)
(i)
an individual who holds a certification in clean needle technique from the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine;
(ii)
an individual who completes a course using the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine clean needle technique that the division approves by rule; or
(iii)
meets the qualifications the division makes by rule.
(2)
"Board" means the Board of Massage Therapy and Acupuncture created in Section 58-47b-201.
(3)
(a)
"Injection therapy" means the use of a hypodermic needle, by a licensed acupuncturist who satisfies the coursework and supervised experience requirements that the division makes by rule to inject any of the following sterile substances in liquid form into acupuncture points on the body subcutaneously or intramuscularly:
(i)
a nutritional substance;
(ii)
a local anesthetic;
(iii)
autologous blood, if the licensee holds a current phlebotomy certification to draw blood;
(iv)
sterile water;
(v)
dextrose;
(vi)
sodium bicarbonate;
(vii)
sterile saline; and
(viii)
other substances as defined by the division in rule.
(b)
"Injection therapy" includes using ultrasound guidance to ensure that an injection is only a subcutaneous injection or an intramuscular injection.
(c)
"Injection therapy" does not include injecting a substance into a vein, artery, blood vessel, nerve, deep organ, or the spine.
(4)
"Moxibustion" means a heat therapy that uses the herb moxa to heat acupuncture points of the body.
(5)
(a)
"Practice of acupuncture" means the insertion of acupuncture needles, the use of injection therapy, and the application of moxibustion to specific areas of the body based on traditional oriental medical diagnosis and modern research as a primary mode of therapy.
(b)
"Practice of acupuncture" may include the following adjunctive therapies:
(i)
applying manual, mechanical, thermal, electrical, light, and electromagnetic treatments based on traditional oriental medical diagnosis and modern research;
(ii)
recommending, administering, or provisioning dietary guidelines, herbs, supplements, homeopathics, and therapeutic exercise based on traditional oriental medical diagnosis and modern research according to practitioner training;
(iii)
performing a practice described in Subsections (5)(a) and (5)(b) on an animal to the extent permitted by:
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