NCBAHM Route 4 Pathway & Clinical Supervisor Workgroup

The Oregon Medical Board's (OMB) Acupuncture Advisory Committee has reviewed two requests to amend acupuncture rules and requested that a workgroup be convened to evaluate and provide a recommendation on whether:

1. The National Certification Board for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (NCBAHM) Route 4 Pathway meets the standards required to qualify for acupuncture licensure in Oregon. If applicable, also provide draft rule language for consideration.
2. Acupuncture clinical supervisors may satisfy the experience requirement through a treatment volume standard, a minimum of 5,000 treatments across at least 250 patients, as an alternative to the current five-year experience requirement. If applicable, also provide draft rule language for consideration.
   

Click here to view the Workgroup Charter.

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Workgroup Composition
The Workgroup will include persons with subject matter expertise and individuals who will likely be affected by the proposed rules. OMB staff will ensure the Workgroup includes a diversity of experiences and perspectives and will provide administrative support. The Workgroup may consist of:

• 1-2 members of the OMB's Acupuncture Advisory Committee
• 1 representative of the Oregon Association of Acupuncturists
• 1-2 practicing acupuncturists
• 1 acupuncture educator
• 1-2 current acupuncture students (who may use Route 4)
• 1 current acupuncture clinical supervisor
• 1 consumer member who is not an acupuncturist
  

The Workgroup is advisory, and consensus is not necessary; the OMB retains final decision-making authority.