Type of Application
The documentation that you are required to submit in support of your application depends in part on the type of application you are filing. Use these guidelines to identify the type of application:
- Original Licensure – This type applies when neither of the other types applies.
- Reciprocity – This type applies only to applicants
- who hold a current license to practice acupuncture in another state, and
- that state has licensing requirements that are at least equal to those of Delaware, and
- there are no outstanding or unresolved complaints
Even if you hold a current license in another state, you must choose another type if either of the other requirements is not met.
- Current Practitioner – This type applies only to applicants who
- are currently practicing acupuncture in Delaware, and
- were practicing in Delaware during the 12-month period 6/27/2007 - 6/26/2008 (enactment date of the Delaware law governing the practice of acupuncture).
Even if you are currently practicing in Delaware, you must choose another type if you were not practicing in Delaware during that 12-month period.
Requirements for All Applications
- Enclose processing fee by check or money order made payable to “State of Delaware.”
- If English is not your first language, submit proof that you passed the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 550, or any other method as provided in the rules and regulations.
- You do not have to meet this requirement if you applying as a Current Practitioner.
- Arrange for the Board office to receive verification that you have a Diplomate in Oriental Medicine from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) or an equivalent organization, sent directly from the organization to the Board office.
- For an organization to be considered equivalent, it must be recognized by the Council and approved by the Board.
- If you are applying as a Current Practitioner and do not meet this requirement, see the alternate educational requirement in the Application as Current Practitioner section below.
- Arrange for the Board office to receive a certificate verifying that you have completed a course or passed an examination in clean needle technique (CNT).
- To request this verification from NCCAOM, complete the Clean Needle Technique Certificate/Verification Request Form available on www.ccaom.org.
- If CNT was completed before 1990 as part of the NCCA (predecessor of the NCCAOM) exam in acupuncture, the NCCA certification in acupuncture (achieved in 1990 or before) will be accepted in lieu of the above mentioned course certificate.
- If you have ever been licensed to practice acupuncture in another state, arrange for a “letter of good standing” to be sent to the Board directly from each state where you hold, or have ever held, an acupuncture practitioner license. The state seal must be affixed to the verification. Therefore, internet or faxed verifications will not be accepted.
Application by Reciprocity
In addition to the requirements above, submit copies of the licensing/practice statutes and regulations pertaining to the practice of acupuncture from the jurisdiction(s) where you are licensed. The Council will determine the equivalency of the licensing requirements of the state(s) where you are currently licensed to those of Delaware.
Application as Current Practitioner
In addition to the requirements in Requirements for All Applications above ,
- Submit proof of practice during 6/27/2007- 6/26/2008:
- If you were employed, provide Form W-2.
- If you were self-employed, provide Schedule C of your tax return, business license, or similar documentation acceptable to the Council.
- If you do not have a Diplomate in Oriental Medicine from NCCAOM or an equivalent organization, submit proof that you have graduated from an ACAOM-accredited training course (or its equivalent) consisting of at least 1800 hours, including 300 clinical hours. The Council will determine equivalency of any course that is not ACAOM accredited.
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