Guest guest Posted June 6, 2004 Report Share Posted June 6, 2004 Dear Colleagues, I'm wondering if anyone out there knows where I can find information on licensing requirements for acupuncturists and Chinese herbologists in Europe. Information on any or all EU countries would be useful, and greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! Sincerely, Greg Lake Street Greg A. Livingston, L.Ac. Wang Huiyu, BTCM (China) 121-1/2 11th Avenue San Francisco CA 94118 (415)752-3557 shanren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 , " Simon " <s.becker@l...> wrote: > > Dear Colleagues, > > I'm wondering if anyone out there knows where I can find information on > licensing requirements for acupuncturists and Chinese herbologists in > Europe. Information on any or all EU countries would be useful, and > greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! > > Sincerely, > Greg No license is required to practice herbology in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 I teach in Europe several times per year. Here's what information I have gathered over the years. Germany: Acupuncture by licensed MDs or licensed Heilpraktikers (three year " naturopathic " training plus additional acupuncture/Chinese med training) Switzerland: Canton by canton. In some, only by licensed MDs. In others, no license required. Austria: Not sure, but wouldn't be surprised if acupuncture was only by licensed MDs. All the acupunks there I know are MDs. Never met any non-MD acupunks. Italy: Acupuncture by licensed MDs only. Very small underground of non-licensed practitioners. Hey, it's Italy. Anything's possible with the right connections/persuasions. France: Acupuncture by licensed MDs only. Strictly enforced. I know French citizens who've had to move to other countries to continue practicing. Belgium: Acupuncture by licensed MDs only. I know Belgians who live in Belgium but practice in the Netherlands. Netherlands: I know that acupuncture by licensed MDs and physical therapists is legal. I don't know who else. I think it's pretty open with no license required. Stephen Birch practices there and he's not an MD or physical therapist. Spain: In flux and tightening up. Was open to anyone. Now the Federal government is proposing licensing and restrictions which locals are all in a tizzy about. Denmark: Don't know. Never taught there. Never met any Danish acupunks. Norway: Licensed MDs and physical therapists. Not sure about others. There is an acupuncture community. I have taught there. Sweden: Ditto. There is an acupuncture community. Finland: Not sure. One small acupuncture school run by a Brit. Greece: Licensed MDs can do acupuncture. Don't know about anyone else. Turkey: Know licensed MDs can do acupuncture. Don't know about others. Jeffrey Dann teaches acupuncture to MDs there once or twice a year. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 Hi in Norway there is no licensing requierments for acupuncturists or herbologists. Just that they register on a " list " , and are registred Norwegian citisens. Are Are Simeon Thoresen arethore http://home.online.no/~arethore/ - Monday, June 07, 2004 6:13 PM Re: [pa-l] Digest Number 1082 , " Simon " <s.becker@l...> wrote: > > Dear Colleagues, > > I'm wondering if anyone out there knows where I can find information on > licensing requirements for acupuncturists and Chinese herbologists in > Europe. Information on any or all EU countries would be useful, and > greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! > > Sincerely, > Greg No license is required to practice herbology in the UK. Todd Chinese Herbal Medicine offers various professional services, including board approved continuing education classes, an annual conference and a free discussion forum in Chinese Herbal Medicine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 , " Bob Flaws " <pemachophel2001> wrote: > I teach in Europe several times per year. Here's what information I > have gathered over the years. > I wonder about herbology in all these places. Inserting steel into the body is typically more regulated than selling plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 > I wonder about herbology in all these places. Inserting steel into the body is typically > more regulated than selling plants. > One thing I know about selling herbs in Europe is that practitioners are not allowed to sell herbs out of their clinics. They must write an Rx which must be filled from an independent, licensed pharmacy. Some pharmacies in Germany, etc. actually do stock Chinese herbs in various forms. However, most practitioners that I know fax the Rx to a pharmacy and the pharmacy fills the order overnight via FedEx. Even if the pharmacy is in Germany, the Rx is often filled from the Netherlands where the laws are more relaxed. One thing this does is make the price of Chinese medicinals in Europe very steep due to VAT (Value Added Tax) which is compounded every time something is sold. In many cases, makes the prescription of bulk herbs prohibitively expensive. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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