LAC 46:XLV.2121. Approval of Acupuncture Schools or Colleges

A. A school or college providing training in acupuncture which is currently accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM), or its predecessor, the National Accreditation Commission for Schools and Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NACSCAOM), shall concurrently be deemed approved by the board. B. A school or college providing training in acupuncture which has been accorded candidacy status by ACAOM, or its predecessor, NACSCAOM, shall concurrently be deemed conditionally approved by the board, provided that board approval shall be automatically withdrawn if accreditation is not awarded by ACAOM within three years of the date on which candidacy status was recognized. C. The board may approve additional schools or programs providing training in acupuncture upon the request of an applicant or application by any such school or program and upon the submission to the board of documentation that such school or program provides training in acupuncture under standards substantially equivalent to those prescribed by ACAOM for accreditation.