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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 457
ACUPUNCTURE
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F.S. 457.105
457.105 Licensure qualifications and fees.—
(1) It is unlawful for any person to practice acupuncture in this state unless such person has been licensed by the board, is in a board-approved course of study, or is otherwise exempted by this chapter.
1(2) A person may become licensed to practice acupuncture if the person applies to the department and:
(a) Is 21 years of age or older, has good moral character, and has the ability to communicate in English, which is demonstrated by having passed the national written examination in English or, if such examination was passed in a foreign language, by also having passed a nationally recognized English proficiency examination;
(b) Has completed 60 college credits from an accredited postsecondary institution as a prerequisite to enrollment in an authorized 3-year course of study in acupuncture and oriental medicine, and has completed a 3-year course of study in acupuncture and oriental medicine, and effective July 31, 2001, a 4-year course of study in acupuncture and oriental medicine, which meets standards established by the board by rule, which standards include, but are not limited to, successful completion of academic courses in western anatomy, western physiology, western pathology, western biomedical terminology, first aid, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). However, any person who enrolled in an authorized course of study in acupuncture before August 1, 1997, must have completed only a 2-year course of study which meets standards established by the board by rule, which standards must include, but are not limited to, successful completion of academic courses in western anatomy, western physiology, and western pathology;
(c) Has successfully completed a board-approved national certification process, meets the requirements for licensure by endorsement under s. 456.0145, or passes an examination administered by the department, which examination tests the applicant’s competency and knowledge of the practice of acupuncture and oriental medicine. At the request of any applicant, oriental nomenclature for the points shall be used in the examination. The examination shall include a practical examination of the knowledge and skills required to practice modern and traditional acupuncture and oriental medicine, covering diagnostic and treatment techniques and procedures; and
(d) Pays the required fees set by the board by rule not to exceed the following amounts:
1. Examination fee: $500 plus the actual per applicant cost to the department for purchase of the written and practical portions of the examination from a national organization approved by the board.
2. Application fee: $300.
3. Reexamination fee: $500 plus the actual per applicant cost to the department for purchase of the written and practical portions of the examination from a national organization approved by the board.
4. Initial biennial licensure fee: $400, if licensed in the first half of the biennium, and $200, if licensed in the second half of the biennium.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 80-375; ss. 1, 6, ch. 81-227; s. 334, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 6, ch. 82-172; s. 41, ch. 83-329; ss. 5, 13, 14, ch. 86-265; s. 2, ch. 88-205; s. 16, ch. 89-162; s. 1, ch. 89-318; s. 57, ch. 91-137; s. 4, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 196, ch. 97-103; s. 8, ch. 97-264; s. 3, ch. 98-418; s. 63, ch. 2000-318; s. 8, ch. 2024-243; s. 4, ch. 2024-274.
1Note.—Section 8, ch. 2024-243, amended subsection (2), as amended by s. 4, ch. 2024-274, effective July 1, 2025, to read:

(2) A person may become licensed to practice acupuncture if the person applies to the department and meets all of the following criteria:

(a) Is 21 years of age or older, has good moral character, and has the ability to communicate in English, which is demonstrated by having passed the national written examination in English or, if such examination was passed in a foreign language, by also having passed a nationally recognized English proficiency examination.

(b) Has completed 60 college credits from an accredited postsecondary institution as a prerequisite to enrollment in an authorized 3-year course of study in acupuncture and oriental medicine, and has completed a 3-year course of study in acupuncture and oriental medicine, and effective July 31, 2001, a 4-year course of study in acupuncture and oriental medicine, which meets standards established by the board by rule, which standards include, but are not limited to, successful completion of academic courses in western anatomy, western physiology, western pathology, western biomedical terminology, first aid, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). However, any person who enrolled in an authorized course of study in acupuncture before August 1, 1997, must have completed only a 2-year course of study which meets standards established by the board by rule, which standards must include, but are not limited to, successful completion of academic courses in western anatomy, western physiology, and western pathology.

(c) Has successfully completed a board-approved national certification process, meets the requirements for licensure by endorsement under s. 456.0145, or passes an examination administered by the department, which examination tests the applicant’s competency and knowledge of the practice of acupuncture and oriental medicine. At the request of any applicant, oriental nomenclature for the points must be used in the examination. The examination must include a practical examination of the knowledge and skills required to practice modern and traditional acupuncture and oriental medicine, covering diagnostic and treatment techniques and procedures.

(d) Pays the required fees set by the board by rule not to exceed the following amounts:

1. Examination fee: $500 plus the actual per applicant cost to the department for purchase of the written and practical portions of the examination from a national organization approved by the board.

2. Application fee: $300.

3. Reexamination fee: $500 plus the actual per applicant cost to the department for purchase of the written and practical portions of the examination from a national organization approved by the board.

4. Initial biennial licensure fee: $400, if licensed in the first half of the biennium, and $200, if licensed in the second half of the biennium.

(e) Submits to background screening in accordance with s. 456.0135.

Note.—Former s. 468.323.

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Cases Citing Statute 457.105

Total Results: 20

Paula Minassian v, Rebecca Rachins and Rick Minassian

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-12-03T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 152 So. 3d 719, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 19608

Snippet: quoting Sorrels v. McNally, 89 Fla. 457, 105 So. 106, 109 (1925)). Where the terms of a trust

Morey v. Everbank

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-07-24T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 93 So. 3d 482, 2012 WL 3000608, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 11876

Snippet: construed.’ ” (quoting Sorrels v. McNally, 89 Fla. 457, 105 So. 106, 109 (1925))); Roberts v. Sarros, 920

Darian v. Weymouth

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-11-16T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 76 So. 3d 15, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 18116, 2011 WL 5554786

Snippet: death of the settlor. Sorrels v. McNally, 89 Fla. 457, 105 So. 106, 107 (1925). In this case, no sufficient

Bryan v. Dethlefs

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-05-16T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 959 So. 2d 314

Snippet: 5th DCA 2004)(citing Sorrels v. McNally, 89 Fla. 457, 105 So. 106 (1925)). As this Court stated in Estate

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees v. International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees & Moving Picture Machine Operators Holding Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-06-08T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 902 So. 2d 959, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 9087, 2005 WL 1335367

Snippet: equitable remedy. See Sorrels v. McNally, 89 Fla. 457, 105 So. 106 (1925); Brake v. Murphy, 687 So.2d 842

Davis v. Rex

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2004-06-16T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 876 So. 2d 609

Snippet: necessary."); Sorrels v. McNally, 89 Fla. 457, 105 So. 106, 110 (1925)(stating that devise upon attaining

Lumbert v. Estate of Carter

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2004-02-26T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 867 So. 2d 1175

Snippet: vesting of estates. Sorrels v. McNally, 89 Fla. 457, 105 So. 106 (1925). There is a presumption that a

Diana v. Bentsen

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1996-08-15T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 677 So. 2d 1374, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 8642, 1996 WL 464148

Snippet: 24 So.2d 1 (1945); Sorrels v. McNally, 89 Fla. 457, 105 So. 106 (1925); In re Estate of McGahee, 550 So

Chin v. Department of Professional Regulation, Board of Acupuncture

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1987-12-08T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 516 So. 2d 94, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2747, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 11434, 1987 WL 2300

Snippet: which provides: “Notwithstanding the provisions of 457.-105, Florida Statutes, all candidates who took and

Hulsh v. Hulsh

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1983-05-03T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 431 So. 2d 658

Snippet: Fla. Stat. (1979), Sorrells v. McNally, 89 Fla. 457, 105 So. 106 (1925), our conclusion that the will evinces

In Re Estate of Rice

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1981-09-29T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 406 So. 2d 469

Snippet: case much on point is Sorrels v. McNally, 89 Fla. 457, 105 So. 106 (1925) where that court, in pertinent

Estate of Ganier

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1981-05-27T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 402 So. 2d 418

Snippet: predeceases the testator. Sorrels v. McNally, 89 Fla. 457, 105 So. 106 (1925); 80 Am.Jur.2d Wills § 1661 (1975

In Re Estate of Skinner

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1981-05-06T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 397 So. 2d 1193

Snippet: devise lapsed. See Sorrells v. McNally, 89 Fla. 457, 105 So. 106 (1925). In order to more nearly accomplish

Grapes v. Mitchell

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1963-11-14T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 159 So. 2d 465

Snippet: property transaction. Sorrels v. McNally, 89 Fla. 457, 105 So. 106; Grable v. Nunez, 64 So.2d 154, Fla. (

Drafts v. Drafts

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1959-09-22T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 114 So. 2d 473

Snippet: 454, 6 So.2d 275; Sorrells v. McNally, 89 Fla. 457, 105 So. 106; 57 Am.Jur. 957, Section 1426. The above-stated

Singleton v. Martin

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1959-04-08T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 110 So. 2d 421, 1959 Fla. App. LEXIS 3158

Snippet: claims to his bounty. Sorrells v. McNally, 89 Fla. 457, 105 So. 106, 108. The favor of the law for the vesting

In Re Martin's Estate

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1959-04-07T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 110 So. 2d 421

Snippet: claims to his bounty. Sorrells v. McNally, 89 Fla. 457, 105 So. 106, 108. The favor of the law for the vesting

Binz v. Helvetia Florida Enterprises

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1958-06-30T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 104 So. 2d 124

Snippet: unnamed beneficiary. Sorrels v. McNally, 89 Fla. 457, 105 So. 106; Smith v. Smith, 143 Fla. 159, 196 So.

Wadlington v. Edwards

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1957-02-12T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 92 So. 2d 629

Snippet: unnamed beneficiary. Sorrels v. McNally, 89 Fla. 457, 105 So. 106; Smith v. Smith, 143 Fla. 159, 196 So.

Cartinhour v. Houser

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1953-07-28T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 66 So. 2d 686

Snippet: aside." See also Sorrells v. McNally, 89 Fla. 457, 105 So. 106. With these principles in mind, we now