If you or your organization is interested in applying to have your continuing acupuncture education course approved by the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners, please download and submit the current application.
If you have at least three continuous years’ experience providing CAE courses in Texas that were approved by the board, and are not a NCAAOM approved Provider, you may be eligible for Approved Provider status. The TSBAE defines three continuous years’ experience as submission and approval of courses for three consecutive years.
Note: CAE Course and Approved Provider applications must be processed by staff and found to be in order at least 30 days prior to the next board meeting to be considered at that meeting.
Continuing Acupuncture Education Approved Provider Application Instructions
The Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners (TSBAE) requires a license holder to complete continuing education approved by the board biennially in order to maintain license registration renewal. Courses offered by approved providers may be used by a licensee to satisfy the CAE requirement. Approved providers do not submit individual courses for approval by the TSBAE. The Board rules regarding Approval of Continuing Education Courses and Providers can be found at http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/, under Laws & Rules, Chapter §184.18, Subchapter B Licensing and Registration.
The following are some of the requirements for Approved Providers:
- The provider cannot be a NCAAOM Approved Provider.
- The provider has three continuous years of experience providing at least one different CAE course in Texas in each of those years that were approved by the board.
- One provider number is issued to an organization, and it is not transferable.
- Approved Provider status is valid for three years.
- Provider has certain responsibilities and duties as outlined in Board rules.
To apply for approved provider status:
- Complete and submit the CAE Provider Approval Application with a $50 fee payable to the TSBAE.
- Include the CAE courses that were approved by the board, with the date of approval for each course, to demonstrate three years’ previous experience providing approved CAE courses in Texas. The TSBAE defines three continuous years’ experience as submission and approval of courses for three consecutive years.
CAE Approved Provider Application
Applications must be processed by staff and found to be in order at least 30 days prior to the next board meeting to be assured consideration at that meeting. The form in this packet must be used.