Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 32-3-5 - Licensure Qualifications5.1. An applicant for licensure shall:5.1.1. Be free of a felony conviction bearing a rational nexus to the profession pursuant to §30-1-24 of the code and5.1.2. Be at least eighteen (18) years of age.5.2. An applicant for licensure shall demonstrate their age to the Board by providing a certified copy of and official governmental document, passport or birth certificate which indicates the applicant's date of birth.5.3. An applicant for licensure shall demonstrate their competence to perform acupuncture to the Board by providing documentation of training, apprenticeship, qualifying test scores, or licensure in another jurisdiction by submitting with their application: 5.3.1. An official transcript from an accredited school or college of acupuncture or oriental medicine or an equivalent as determined by the Board;5.3.2. An official transcript from the supervising tutor of acupuncture or oriental medicine apprenticeship;5.3.3. An official transcript from the NCCAOM of their qualifying test scores; or5.3.4. An official copy of the applicant's license from the licensing Board of another jurisdiction documenting previous licensure.5.4. Applicants shall attach a current signed passport-size photograph to the application.5.5. The applicant shall demonstrate to the Board proficiency in spoken English by satisfying one of the following requirements: Submitting evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant, in seeking a designation from the NCCAOM as a diplomate of Oriental Medicine, diplomate of acupuncture, or diplomate of Chinese Herbology, has successfully completed in English the examination required for such designation by the NCCAOM or successor organization. Should the applicant have received their acupuncture education or NCCAOM diplomate status in a language other than English, they must also have passed an English language proficiency examination, such as Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or Test of Spoken English (TSE). An applicant must obtain a TOEFL score of 500 or more for the written TOEFL exam and 173 or more for the computer based TOEFL exam, or a TSE score of 200 or more prior to July 1995, and a score of 50 or more after July 1995. Applicants not meeting the requirements of this section are subject to an oral examination requirement from the Board.