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Schools, professional associations and individual licensees are the usual providers of CE courses. Currently, there are approximately 180 approved CE providers in California, and approximately 450 CE courses/programs are approved each year.
The content of CE courses must be relevant to the practice of acupuncture and be related to the knowledge and/or technical skills required to practice acupuncture, or be related to direct and/or indirect patient care. Courses in acupuncture-practice management or medical ethics are also acceptable. Courses must include a method by which course participants can evaluate whether the course met its stated objectives; the adequacy of the instructor's knowledge of the course subject, the utilization of appropriate teaching methods, and the applicability or usefulness of the course information.
In order to become an established continuing education provider, the provider application, along with a fee of $150, must be sent to the Acupuncture Board. Requests for course approval, which must be in English, must be submitted on a form provided by the Board or in a similar format that contains the provider's name, provider number, address, telephone number and contact person; course title, date(s), location(s), and number of CE hours; type and method of instruction and educational objectives to be met; a course outline, course description and instructor information and qualifications; and all proposed public advertisements which are intended to be used by the provider to advertise the course.
Copies of the Continuing Education Provider and/or Course Applications are available through our website under Publications and Forms or you can contact the Acupuncture Board office.
