{"id":1203,"date":"2024-11-27T12:30:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T17:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-coto.pantheonsite.io\/?post_type=resource&p=1203"},"modified":"2025-01-16T09:42:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T14:42:02","slug":"standard-for-acupuncture-2023","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/resources\/standard-for-acupuncture-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Standard for Acupuncture, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Standard for Acupuncture<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Acupuncture is a controlled act under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991<\/em> (RHPA). This is because it involves a procedure performed on tissue below the dermis. Controlled acts are procedures that pose a risk to clients if not performed by a qualified practitioner. Occupational therapists who are competent to perform acupuncture are permitted to do so (Ontario Regulation 107\/96:<\/em> Controlled Acts<\/em>, s. 8 [2] in the RHPA).
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Occupational therapists are expected to:<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1. Obtain and maintain competence<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Have successfully completed formal acupuncture training with instructional, theoretical, and practical components taught by a qualified acupuncture practitioner or through a recognized acupuncture program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The course of study must include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Introduction to the theories, philosophy, and principles of acupuncture<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Anatomy, acupuncture points, and acupuncture meridians<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Applications of acupuncture, including:\n