Tex. Occ. Code § 205.101 · Subchapter C. POWERS AND DUTIES OF ACUPUNCTURE BOARD AND MEDICAL BOARD
GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF ACUPUNCTURE BOARD.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Subject to the advice and approval of the medical board, the acupuncture board shall:
(1) establish qualifications for an acupuncturist to practice in this state;
(2) establish minimum education and training requirements necessary for the acupuncture board to recommend that the medical board issue a license to practice acupuncture;
(3) administer an examination that is validated by independent testing professionals for a license to practice acupuncture;
(4) develop requirements for licensure by endorsement of other states;
(5) prescribe the application form for a license to practice acupuncture;
(6) recommend rules to establish licensing and other fees;
(7) establish the requirements for a tutorial program for acupuncture students who have completed at least 48 semester hours of college; and
(8) recommend additional rules as are necessary to administer and enforce this chapter.
(b) The acupuncture board does not have independent rulemaking authority. A rule adopted by the acupuncture board is subject to medical board approval.
(c) The acupuncture board shall:
(1) review and approve or reject each application for the issuance or renewal of a license;
(2) issue each license; and
(3) deny, suspend, or revoke a license or otherwise discipline a license holder.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 3.06, eff. September 1, 2005.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.205.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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