financially feasible to practice Chinese/licensing/legality

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Acupuncture is legally distinct from practice as an herbalist (TCM or

otherwise). There are ***NO*** requirements for licensure as an

herbalist in any of the 50 U.S. states.

 

See:

http://www.rmhiherbal.org/a/f.ahr3.rights.html

The right to practice herbology, legal history and basis

 

http://www.rmhiherbal.org/a/f.ahr5.summ.html

Herbalists' guidelines for avoiding the practice of medicine

 

These articles have been on our website for over 10 years and have

never been contradicted; I've received comments on them from legal

professionals affirming their accuracy. These principles have been

embodied into several states' Healthy Freedom Acts, but are based on

common law that applies in all the states.

 

This idea that practice as an herbalist requires a license is

disinformation spread by the acupuncture schools to make students

believe that they've got to shell out tens of thousands in tuition

fees to be " legal " . Wrong.

 

Also see:

http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2004-2.html

Herbalist Review, Issue 2004 #2-A: Why TCM Herbology needs to become

an independent profession, separate from acupuncture

 

Since when does having a license equate to competence? This is a

myth. There are many competent, unlicensed herbalists in the U.S.,

many of them quite well known and considered to be authorities.

 

 

---Roger Wicke PhD

Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute

website: http://www.rmhiherbal.org/

email: http://www.rmhiherbal.org/contact/

 

 

 

On 2006.Dec.22, at 09:21, wrote:

 

> 2c. Re: is it financially feasible to study and practice Chinese

> Posted by: " Bill Schoenbart " plantmed2 bill_schoenbart

> Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:52 pm ((PST))

>

> Holly,

>

> To be frank, I don't think a student is ready to treat patients

> after only

> two years. We're barely ready after four years! Besides, it's

> against the

> law and might prevent you from getting a license if somebody

> complains. On

> the other hand, I have never heard of students who don't practice

> needling

> each other outside of class. Regarding herbs, recommending Yin Qiao

> to a

> friend with a cold is no big deal, but starting an herbal practice

> will also

> get you in trouble with the licensing authorities if somebody turns

> you in.

>

> The people who seem to successfully match your model are the massage

> therapists who have a good practice and then go to acupuncture

> school. They

> continue to practice under their massage license while in school,

> introduce

> TCM principles to their clients, and recommend a few simple herb

> formulas.

> When they get their licenses, they often are successful in

> converting many

> of their clients to acupuncture.

>

> - Bill