KRS 311.671: Applicability of KRS 311.671 to 311.686.

In order to protect the life, health, and safety of the public, any person practicing or

offering to practice as an acupuncturist shall be licensed as provided in KRS 311.671 to

311.686. It shall be unlawful for any person not licensed under KRS 311.671 to 311.686

to practice acupuncture in this state, or to use any title, sign, card, or device to indicate

that he or she is an acupuncturist. The provisions of KRS 311.671 to 311.686 are not

intended to limit, preclude, or otherwise interfere with the practic e of other health -care

providers, working in any setting and certified or licensed by appropriate agencies or

committees of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, whose practices and training may include

elements of the same nature as the practice of a licensed acupuncturist.