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Acupuncture Regulations and Policies

Here you will find the Regulations and Policies of the Committee on Acupuncture
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Acupuncture Regulations

Section by Section Summary of Regulations, Open DOC file, 42.5 KB (English, DOC 42.5 KB)
243 CMR 4: Disciplinary proceedings for acupuncturists
243 CMR 5: The Practice of acupuncture
Guidebook to the Practice of Acupuncture in Massachusetts, Open DOC file, 146.5 KB (English, DOC 146.5 KB)

Acupuncture Policies

Policy 26-01: English Language Proficiency Requirement (April 16, 2026), Open DOCX file, 19.58 KB (English, DOCX 19.58 KB)
Policy 25-03: Review of Continuing Acupuncture Education Courses (Amended December 11, 2025), Open DOCX file, 23.81 KB (English, DOCX 23.81 KB)
Policy 25-02: Acupuncture Reentry (February 13, 2025), Open DOCX file, 36.21 KB (English, DOCX 36.21 KB)
Policy 25-01: Ethics in Acupuncture Practice Requirements (February 13, 2025), Open DOCX file, 20.86 KB (English, DOCX 20.86 KB)
Policy 24-01: Laser Hair Removal (February 15, 2024) , Open DOCX file, 21.53 KB (English, DOCX 21.53 KB)
Policy 23-02: Doctoral Degrees (December 14, 2023), Open DOCX file, 21.75 KB (English, DOCX 21.75 KB)
Policy 23-01: Initial Acupuncture Licenses and Requests to Employ Chinese Herbal Therapy (February 16, 2023), Open DOCX file, 28.35 KB (English, DOCX 28.35 KB)
Policy 22-01: Thread Embedding (December 8, 2022), Open DOCX file, 15.11 KB (English, DOCX 15.11 KB)
Policy 21-02: Committee Recognition of Discontinuance of Use of the Term “Oriental” (December 9, 2021), Open DOCX file, 16.52 KB (English, DOCX 16.52 KB)
Policy 21-01: Committee Approval of Accredited Acupuncture Schools (December 9, 2021), Open DOCX file, 21.82 KB (English, DOCX 21.82 KB)
Policy 20-02: Committee on Acupuncture Approval of Online Learning Courses (Amended February 4, 2021), Open DOCX file, 14.16 KB (English, DOCX 14.16 KB)
Policy 20-01: Policy on Telemedicine (Amended October 6, 2022), Open DOCX file, 19.17 KB (English, DOCX 19.17 KB)
Policy 17-01: Policy on Foreign Education Review Applications (March 2, 2017), Open DOCX file, 11.6 KB (English, DOCX 11.6 KB)
Policy 15-01: CORI Policy for Licensing Purposes (March 26, 2015), Open DOCX file, 20.19 KB (English, DOCX 20.19 KB)
Policy 12-01: Policy on Receipt of Continuing Acupuncture Education Credit for Publication of Peer-Reviewed Research Articles, Open DOC file, 29.5 KB (English, DOC 29.5 KB)
Policy 10-01: Voluntary Agreements Not to Practice (March 11, 2010), Open DOC file, 24 KB (English, DOC 24 KB)
Policy 03-02: Policy on Confirmation of Identity in Connection with Name Changes, Open DOC file, 23 KB (English, DOC 23 KB)
Policy 03-01: Policy on Lapsed License Applications (Amended September 19, 2024), Open DOCX file, 16.24 KB (English, DOCX 16.24 KB)
Policy 01-02: Personal Relationship Once Treatment has Ended, Open DOC file, 36 KB (English, DOC 36 KB)
Policy 01-01: Termination of Patient Care, Open DOC file, 36 KB (English, DOC 36 KB)
Policy 00-02: Advertising as a Master, Open DOC file, 36 KB (English, DOC 36 KB)
Policy 99-02: Herbal Education Requirement, Open DOC file, 33.5 KB (English, DOC 33.5 KB)
Policy 99-01: English Language Licensure Examination, Open DOC file, 20 KB (English, DOC 20 KB)
Policy 93-01: Committee on Acupuncture Policy Statement- Code of Ethical Behavior and Checklist (July 15, 1993), Open DOC file, 34 KB (English, DOC 34 KB)

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