HAR §16-72-17
HAR §16-72-17. Academic standards for the use of titles
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 16-72-17
(a) Subject to the
provisions herein, a licensee may use an earned degree title if the licensee has completed
education in an approved school that includes acupuncture coursework related to the
degree.
(b)
A licensee who was previously authorized by the board to use a
doctoral designation may continue to use that designation until September 1, 2000.
(c)
Commencing on September 1, 2000, no licensee shall be allowed to
use the doctoral designations "Doctor of Acupuncture", "D.Ac.", or similar title unless
that licensee has applied to and received the approval of the board to use the
designation. In order for the licensee to receive the board’s approval, the licensee shall
demonstrate that the licensee has:
(1)
An earned doctoral degree in acupuncture or traditional Oriental
medicine from an approved school, or shall have completed a program
approved by the board in the study or practice of acupuncture or
traditional Oriental medicine that consisted of at least five hundred hours
in advanced academic education and training that is beyond that
required for the L.Ac. entry level. The five hundred hours may include
any combination of topics covered in categories I and II listed in
“Appendix A” dated April 6, 2000, entitled "Doctoral Program" for
determination of credential evaluation; and
(2)
At least one thousand five hundred hours of clinical training and practice
of acupuncture, traditional Oriental herbal medicine, or traditional
Oriental physiotherapy, which may include laboratory work and
presentation of scholastic instruction, that was obtained after the person
commenced the doctoral studies.
(d)
In determining whether a licensee meets the requirements to use the
doctoral
designation,
the
board
may
require
additional
information
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including, but not limited to, the licensee's school catalog course descriptions and
documentation of the clinical training and practice of acupuncture.
(e)
A licensee who has earned a doctoral title and who wishes to use a
doctoral designation after September 1, 2000, shall comply with subsection (c) herein.
(f)
A licensee who has been awarded a "Ph.D." in acupuncture or
traditional Oriental medicine shall be considered a non-practitioner and shall be
permitted to use the designation of "Ph.D." in accordance with subsection 436E-13(b),
HRS. [Eff and comp 10/26/00] (Auth: HRS §436E-7) (Imp: HRS §436E-13)
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