| 2.__Scope of practice.__The scope of practice of |
| acupuncturists includes acupuncture and the allied techniques and |
| modalities of the distinct system of health care that use |
| oriental principles to diagnose and treat illness, injury, pain |
| and other conditions by regulating the flow and balance of energy |
| to restore and maintain health.__These allied techniques and |
| modalities include the following, as defined by and used |
| exclusively in accordance with the traditions and formal |
| curricula taught in accredited colleges of acupuncture: oriental |
| diagnostic procedures; electrical and magnetic stimulation; |
| moxibustion and other forms of heat therapy; sound, light and |
| vibrational therapy; cupping techniques and gua sha; |
| recommendation and dispensing of Chinese patent remedies or |
| Chinese premade herbal remedies and lifestyle and dietary |
| counseling; formulation and dispensing of custom-made Chinese |
| herbal formulations, to the extent that an acupuncturist has |
| received additional certification pursuant to subsection 3; |
| sotai; shiatsu; qi gong; zero balancing; tui na; and acupressure.__ |
| These techniques and modalities do not include manipulation or |
| mobilization of the skeletal articulations of the human body. |