{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-205.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 205.101","heading":"GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF ACUPUNCTURE BOARD.","body":"(a) Subject to the advice and approval of the medical board, the acupuncture board shall:\n(1) establish qualifications for an acupuncturist to practice in this state;\n(2) establish minimum education and training requirements necessary for the acupuncture board to recommend that the medical board issue a license to practice acupuncture;\n(3) administer an examination that is validated by independent testing professionals for a license to practice acupuncture;\n(4) develop requirements for licensure by endorsement of other states;\n(5) prescribe the application form for a license to practice acupuncture;\n(6) recommend rules to establish licensing and other fees;\n(7) establish the requirements for a tutorial program for acupuncture students who have completed at least 48 semester hours of college; and\n(8) recommend additional rules as are necessary to administer and enforce this chapter.\n(b) The acupuncture board does not have independent rulemaking authority. A rule adopted by the acupuncture board is subject to medical board approval.\n(c) The acupuncture board shall:\n(1) review and approve or reject each application for the issuance or renewal of a license;\n(2) issue each license; and\n(3) deny, suspend, or revoke a license or otherwise discipline a license holder.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 3.06, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 205. ACUPUNCTURE","SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES OF ACUPUNCTURE BOARD AND MEDICAL BOARD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.205.htm#205.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"7dd2bbc9d687f2f91f05f3e88c1a14e657bd4d92b5b12ae6be929c40e90dc093","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-205.060","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-205.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}