Title 5, Title 5 and Professions

(a) No person shall be licensed as a doctor of acupuncture or doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine unless the person has passed the examination by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine or a credentialing body approved by the department.…

The health department may, at its discretion, issue a license without examination to a doctor of acupuncture or doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine who has been licensed, certified, or formally legally recognized as an acupuncturist in any state or territory if the followi…

The health department shall establish, by regulation, mandatory continuing education requirements for a doctor of acupuncture and a doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine licensed in this state, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) Each person licensed under this…

(a) Any doctor of acupuncture validly licensed, certified, or registered under prior law of this state shall be deemed as licensed under the provisions of this chapter. (b) No doctor of acupuncture licensed under this subsection shall accept or perform professional responsibiliti…

(a) Every person holding a license authorizing the person to practice acupuncture and Chinese medicine in this state shall record the person’s license with the city or town hall in the city or town where his or her office and residence are located. Every licensee upon a change of…

The department may either refuse to issue or may suspend or revoke any license for any one or any combination of the following causes: (1) Conviction of a felony, or conviction of a violation of any state or federal law regulating the possession, distribution, or use of any contr…

The department shall not refuse to issue, refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke any license for any of the causes enumerated in § 5-37.2-15, unless the person accused has been given at least twenty (20) days’ notice, in writing, of the charge against him or her and a hearing by the…

This chapter does not prohibit: (1) Gratuitous services of druggists or other persons in cases of emergency; (2) The domestic administration of family remedies; or (3) Any person from assisting any person in the practice of the healing arts licensed under this chapter, except tha…

Doctors of acupuncture and Chinese medicine shall observe and be subject to all state and municipal regulations relative to reporting all births and deaths in all matters pertaining to the public health.

(a) No seminar concerning acupuncture and Chinese medicine may be conducted in this state except in accordance with regulations prescribed by the department for bona fide educational seminars. (b) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the words, phrases, and derivatives employed in this chapter have the meanings ascribed to them in this section: (1) “Acupuncture” means the insertion of needles into the human body for the purpose of regulating physiology. (2) “Acupuncture …

A person who represents himself or herself as a practitioner of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, or any branch of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, and who engages in the practice of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, or any branch of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, in this sta…

(a) The department may maintain in any court of competent jurisdiction a suit for an injunction against any person or persons practicing acupuncture and Chinese medicine, or any branch of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, without a license. (b) This injunction: (1) May be issued …

This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit a physician from practicing acupuncture as authorized under § 5-37-20.

The proceeds of any fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited as general revenues.

When in any law, resolution, document, record, instrument, proceeding, or other place the words “Oriental medicine” as applied in this chapter appear, they shall be construed to mean “Chinese medicine”.

For the purpose of conducting its responsibilities under this chapter, the department shall: (1) Engage persons of established reputation and known ability in acupuncture or Chinese medicine as consultants to the department; the Rhode Island Society of Acupuncture, and any other …

(a) Unless licensed as a doctor of acupuncture or Chinese medicine under this chapter, or exempt from licensure under the provisions of this chapter, no person shall practice or hold himself or herself out as practicing, or engaging in the practice of, acupuncture and Chinese med…

(a) Upon application to the department prior to July 1, 1980, any person who has been an instructor in the art of acupuncture or Chinese medicine at a domestic or foreign college or university satisfactory to the department for a period of two (2) years and who has had at least t…