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08 Feb 2021
The Medical Board of Australia releases a consultation paper on a draft revised registration standard for endorsement of registration for acupuncture for registered medical practitioners.
The Board is inviting feedback on a draft revised registration standard for Endorsement of registration for acupuncture for registered medical practitioners.
Medical practitioners who want to use the protected title ‘acupuncturist’ must have their registration endorsed for acupuncture by the Medical Board of Australia or be registered by the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia.
The registration standard defines the requirements for granting endorsement of registration for acupuncture to registered medical practitioners. The registration standard is due for review and the Board is inviting feedback on draft changes to the standard.
The Board proposes minor changes and is not proposing any additional requirements for granting endorsement of registration for acupuncture.
For more information, see the consultation paper under Current consultations.