Guest guest Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Hello all, Just a question , how is it with the laws on acupuncture in other country's ? I've heard that in germany only medical doctors may practice acupuncture..... Could it be possible that this law can spread out in the whole world? Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 It is not true that only M.D.'s can practice acupuncture in Germany, there is a category of healer called heilprackter (I may have misspelled this) that can also practice, similar to a naturopathic designation. There are several other countries who do restrict acupuncture largely to M.D.'s, such as France and Italy, but I hardly think that this will spread through the world. On Mar 24, 2005, at 10:02 AM, Rick wrote: > > > Hello all, > Just a question , how is it with the laws on acupuncture in other > country's ? > I've heard that in germany only medical doctors may practice > acupuncture..... > Could it be possible that this law can spread out in the whole world? > > > Rick > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 , " " <zrosenbe@s...> wrote: > There are several other countries who do restrict > acupuncture largely to M.D.'s, such as France and Italy, but I hardly think that this will spread through the world. Isn't it true that Italy will accept an acupuncture degree from the US as sufficient? (This is not just an academic question as my husband has been floating trial baloons about retiring to Italy.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 I dont know about Italy, but an Austrian colleague I met in China said she is restricted to only practicing Tuina because to practice Acupuncture and herbs you need to be an MD. In Australia, only one state (Victoria) has a government registration board with subsequent protection of title for Chinese Medicine, everywhere else in Australia its still a " self regulating industry " , so anyone can hang out a shingle, however things are kind of set up so that you are obligated to join a private, nationwide association which sets academic standards for members. The tax office has set up legislation so that Chinese Med. practitioners are deemed health care providers and dont have to charge tax on consultations and treatment (same as MDs) as long as they are members of a nationwide association. Also, its difficult to get practitioner only products unless you are an association member, and to obtain some things like ethyl alcohol for making tinctures, you need to be a member, and then you have a yearly quota you are allowed. You also need to be a member to give some private health insurance rebates. Most associations have stringent standards, but you can generally find one that will accept most qualifications. (As they are private organizations, they are not necessarily non-profit, and like to have as many members as possible.) As for Germany, they accept some o'seas qualifications, as I know a doctor from China who is now practicing in Australia, and he had been practicing in Germany on the strength of his Chinese degree, he said that he worked in the hospital system but the scope of his practice was restricted to only . , " Karen Vaughan " <creationsgarden1@a...> wrote: > > , " " > <zrosenbe@s...> wrote: > > > There are several other countries who do restrict > > acupuncture largely to M.D.'s, such as France and Italy, but I > hardly think that this will spread through the world. > > > Isn't it true that Italy will accept an acupuncture degree from the > US as sufficient? (This is not just an academic question as my > husband has been floating trial baloons about retiring to Italy.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 , Rick <rick_kamps1973> wrote: > > Hello all, > Just a question , how is it with the laws on acupuncture in other country's ? > I've heard that in germany only medical doctors may practice acupuncture..... > Could it be possible that this law can spread out in the whole world? > > > Rick I have met several acupuncturists from Germany, they were all heilpraktikers and not doctors. Heilpraktikers could perhaps best be compared with PT's. From what I've heard acupuncture is quite popular in Germany, as is CHM. The other tcm just uploaded a file describing the situation of herbal medicine in Europe, btw. In Belgium, one needs to have a paramedical or medical license in order to become a licensed acupuncturist (profession got a legal status after the Colla Law in 1997.) Paramedical could mean PT, nurse, speech therapist, occupational therapist- I think that's it. Of course the MD's don't approve of this, and several law cases have appeared in court. But until now none of these cases (unlawful practice of medicine) has been succesful, as far as I know. Since the demand for Chinese and other complementary medicine is still on the rise, I don't think the medical lobby will succeed in forbidding non-MD's to practice CM. Some of the doctors understand this. Good co-operation between MD's and some acupuncturists also exists: they exchange patients and offer each other advice. That I like. Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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