Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Regulations Governing the Licensure of Athletic Trainers [18 VAC 85 ‑ 120]
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4/30/25  3:07 pm
Commenter: Denise Mercedes Long, Acupuncturist

Only Acupuncturists should be doing acupuncture
 

I went to college for a bachelor degree in nursing and have been a registered nurse for over 40 years, naturopathic medical school and am a board certified naturopathic doctor, and went to acupuncture school and am a board certified acupuncturist. There is no way to provide an informed and safe acupuncture treatment to a patient without attending school to do so. Not only does it boggle my mind that this medicine could be so cheapened, I am most uneasy about the creation of untoward medical affects from a person without sufficient training and information. Please vote this down. This is not a good idea and there can be negative sequelae from the adoption of this practice. 

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