| 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. |