Highlights
ASDC has been leading an extensive effort, starting in January 2013, to update D.C.’s acupuncture regulations, which were put into place prior to 1987. We expect to have updated acupuncture regulations in place by 2016.
A leadership team has met multiple times with the D.C. Board of Medicine to address three major areas: (1) to remove incorrect or misleading information from the website and DOH documents. A case in point is the requirement for physician oversight which was rescinded by City Council in 2003; (2) to establish ongoing training requirements for renewing licensees though continuing education requirements; (3) appropriate grandfathering for all practitioners; (4) updated entry requirements for new licensees that are in line with national best practices and still provide some flexibility for those of diverse educational backgrounds, such as avenues to licensing through apprenticeship.
Upcoming Continuing Education
Working with LGBTQ Patients for Acupuncturists
Dates and Details
Available now until November 2023
e-course-at your own pace
2 NCCAOM PDA (NCCAOM Ethics, DC BOM LGBTQ Cultural Sensitivity, DC Public Health Priority)
Course is approved for 2 NCCAOM ethics PDAs as well as Washington DC License requirements listed above. Teaches the language, concepts, and tools you need to make your practice gender inclusive and have sophisticated conversations around sensitive topics with transgender patients.
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LGBTQ e-Learning