Bill Text: HI HB845 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Acupuncturists; Doctor of Acupuncture Title
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-18 - Carried over to 2014 Regular Session. [HB845 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2014-HB845-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE USE OF THE DOCTOR OF ACUPUNCTURE TITLE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 436E-13, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§436E-13 Use of titles. (a) A licensee who has been awarded a license to practice acupuncture by the board in this State may use the title of "Licensed Acupuncturist" or designation "L.Ac." with the licensee's name in an advertisement for acupuncture or announce or append the designation to the licensee's name.
(b) A licensee who has been awarded an earned doctoral degree may use the designation "Ph.D." in an advertisement for acupuncture or announce or append the designation to the licensee's name if the degree was granted from a university or college recognized by a regional or national accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. A Ph.D. recognized by the board under this subsection shall designate a nonpractitioner as opposed to a practitioner or "doctor" of acupuncture as provided in subsection (c).
(c) [A
licensee who has been awarded an earned doctoral degree from a university or
college recognized by a regional or national accrediting body recognized by the
United States Department of Education, or who has completed a program approved
by the board in the study or practice of acupuncture (traditional oriental
medicine), and who has met the standards for the use of academic designations
as developed by the board may use the designation "Doctor",
the prefix, "Dr.", or the designation "D.Ac.";
provided that the word "Acupuncturist" immediately follows
the licensee’s name if the designation "Doctor" or
the prefix "Dr." is used alone. The board shall establish the
standards required for the use of these academic designations in its rules.
The rules shall provide for a time period to enable a licensee to meet the
requirements for the continued use of the academic designations and shall
prohibit the use of the designations after that period unless those
requirements are met.] A licensee
who has been approved by the board to use the doctor of acupuncture title, may
use the title "Doctor of Acupuncture" or
designation of "D.Ac.", after the licensee's name,
or the term "Doctor" or prefix "Dr."
provided that the word "Acupuncturist" immediately follows
the licensee's name if the term "Doctor",
or the prefix "Dr." is used alone.
(d) Before any licensee shall be eligible to use the doctor of acupuncture title, the licensee shall furnish satisfactory proof to the board that the licensee has been awarded an earned doctoral degree in acupuncture (traditional oriental medicine). For licensees who graduated from an institute, school, or college located in the United States or any territory under the jurisdiction of the United States, the institute, school, or college shall be accredited or recognized as a candidate for accreditation by a regional or national accrediting body that is recognized by the United States Department of Education for the accreditation or pre‑accreditation ("candidacy") of professional post-graduate doctoral programs in acupuncture and oriental medicine. For licensees who graduated from a foreign institute, school, or college, the licensee, at the licensee's own expense, shall have the licensee's transcripts and curriculum evaluated by a board approved and designated professional evaluator who shall make a determination on whether the transcripts and curriculum are at least equivalent to the United States recognized doctoral program of study in acupuncture and oriental medicine, and that the foreign institute is licensed, approved, or accredited by the appropriate governmental authority or an agency recognized by a governmental authority in the respective foreign jurisdiction and whose curriculum is approved by the board.
[(d)] (e) Except as provided in
this section, use of other titles, prefixes, or designations shall not be
permitted."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Acupuncturists; Doctor of Acupuncture Title
Description:
Requires acupuncture applicants for the use of the doctor of acupuncture title to complete their doctoral studies from an institution recognized by the United States acupuncture accrediting body or from a foreign institution that is licensed, approved, or accredited by the applicable governmental authority in that respective foreign jurisdiction and also requires applicants for the use of the doctor of acupuncture title who complete their doctoral studies from a doctoral program at an educational institution in a foreign jurisdiction to have their doctoral education credentials evaluated by professional evaluators designated by the Board of Acupuncture.
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