[§436E-2]  Definitions.  As used in this
chapter:



"Acupuncture practitioner" means a
person engaged in the practice of acupuncture.



"Board" means the board of
acupuncture.



"Department" means the department of
commerce and consumer affairs.



"Director" means the director of
commerce and consumer affairs.



"Earned degree" means an academically
or a clinically obtained degree (not honorary).



"Practice of acupuncture" means
stimulation of a certain acupuncture point or points on the human body for the
purpose of controlling and regulating the flow and balance of energy in the
body.  The practice includes the techniques of piercing the skin by inserting
needles and point stimulation by the use of acupressure, electrical,
mechanical, thermal, or traditional therapeutic means. [L 1985, c 214, pt of
§1]