43-61-08. Practice of acupuncture.
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1. An acupuncturist may practice acupuncture as a limited practice of the healing arts as
exempted under section 43-17-02. An acupuncturist may not:
a. Prescribe, dispense, or administer any prescription drug; or
b. Claim to practice any licensed health care profession or system of treatment
other than acupuncture unless holding a separate license in that profession.
2. An acupuncturist may prescribe and administer for preventive and therapeutic
purposes the following therapeutic substances and methods:
a. Patient education, botanical medicine, qi gong, and tai qi; and
b. The stimulation of a certain point or points on or below the surface of the body,
including traditional meridian points and ashi trigger points by the insertion of
presterilized, filiform, or disposable needles with or without electronic stimulation
or by utilizing manual or thermal techniques.