A.Certifications Officer Position is filled on a volunta
ry basis and is not a paid position, however membership dues are waived for their duties totheAssociation.
B.The duties of the position:
- To receive the applications for joining the Association.
- To review said applications for routes of eligibility to become amember of the OKAA.
- When certification is awarded to the OKAA to assign a membershipnumber and printed certification of membership status.
Memberships:
A.Certification Board of the Oklahoma Acupuncture Associatio
n (OKAA)and the membership of the OKAA have adopted the followingrequirements for Certification by this Association.
BE IT RESOLVED:
To receive Oklahoma Acupuncture Association (OKAA) certif
ication topractice acupuncture in Oklahoma:
(1) a person must document current active status as a Di
plomate inAcupuncture of the NCCAOM.
Anyone with said status, after having paid
the appropriate fees and dues, is automatically accepted for certificationby OKAA.
(2) The OKAA shall waive the requirements of subsection (1)
and shallgrant certification to practice acupuncture to a resident
applicant, residingin the State of Oklahoma, who presents evidence satisfactory to theOKAA of completion of one of the following routes to eligibility:
ROUTES TO ELIGIBILITY:
Route of Formal Acupuncture
- Education 850 hours from any NACSACAOM or state licensed vocationaland/or approved acupuncture school in the United States;
- Route of Apprenticeship2000 hours professional practice with an approved preceptor, eitherNCCAOM Board certified or OKAA certified practitioner of acupuncture;
- Route of Previous PracticeTwo (2) years of professional practice with 500 documented patient visitsyearly.
While membership and regular attendance at meetings and workshopsof theOKAA are highly encouraged, this Association has agreed:
1) OKAA membership status is not a requisite for certificatio
n;
2) Certification by the Board and payment of the $50.00 annual
re-certification fee grants automatic membership of the OKAA.
(by motion and avote of the Association currently charges a one-time non-refundable $125.00 application fee for certification. The annual membership will equate to the
$50.00 annual re-certification fee.
B.Other levels of membership to the OKAA include:
General Member:
This level member is a practitioner of natural healing in s
ome way, up to andincluding being an acupuncturist, but elects not to be a certified member. Generalmembers attend regular meeting and have voting privileges.The membership fee
is $50, and remains as $50 annual renewal fee.
Student Members:
Student members are listed only under the school that they
are studying under.Student members attend regular meeting and do not have voting privileges. Themembership fee for students is $35.00.
Friends of Acupuncture:
This level of membership is for private individuals who support
the actions of theOKAA and are invited to its quarterly business and educational meetings. Themembership fee at this level is $15.
C.Renewal of Memberships:
For renewal of Certified Membership level, the requiremen
t is;
i.15 hours of continuing Education hours in that calendar year
ii.A current American Heart Association Health Care Provider
CPR card.
iii.$50 annual renewal fee.
2.For renewal of General Membership level, the requireme
nt is$50 annual fee
3.For renewal of Student Membership level, the requireme
nt is$35 annual fee
4.For renewal of Friends of Acupuncture Membership level,
the requirement is$15 annual fee
Safety Protocols:
A working copy of the Safety Protocols are kept on the Assoc
iationsDrop Box account.
Code of Ethics:
A working copy of the Code of Ethics is kept on the Associ
ations DropBox account.
Standard of Care / Scope of Practice
A working copy of the OKAA Scope of Practice guidelines are ke
pt on the
Associations Drop Box account.
Extra duties for Board Members:
Vice-President:
It was passed by a vote of the members of the Association
that an additional dutyof the Vice-President of the Association will be to keepaccount of the attendance
of members at quarterly meetings. This information is re
quired so as to knowmembers in good standing and thus voting privileges.
Treasurer:
Two signature checks:A motion was passed to make all checks written by the Association to require twosignatures, that of the Treasurer and any other elected board member.
Miscellaneous:
A.Financial / Calendar year
The calendar/financial year for the OKAA shall be January
1st, to December 31st.Any Dues owed the Association after December 31stshall be considereddelinquent.
B.Fee for Hosting Meetings:A fee of $100 will be paid at the conclusion of each quarterly meeting to the hostof that meeting to assist in any charges acquired by the host for cleaning or otherexpenses associated in hosting the meeting.
C.Storage of Old Records:All written copies of meeting minutes, or other records shall be kept in a securelocation; The current location is Natural Health & Wellness Center at 302 N.McKinley Sand Springs, OK. 74063.
D.Sharps Disposal:All OKAA“Certified”members in good standing will have access to Biomedicalwaste removal services provided by the Association. There will be two collection
points for the Biomedical wastes, the first will be located at 302 N. McKinleySand Springs OK. At the Natural Health & Wellness Center. The secondcollection point will be at 3701 NW 62nd St Oklahoma City, OK. At theHarmony Healing Center.
A.Each member will be allowed the equivalent of two, Two-
gallon sized sharps disposal units per calendar year for f
reesharps disposal.
B.Any sharps disposal greater than the above amount will be
charged to the member at a rate of $20 per two-gallon sized
disposal unit/box, or $50 for an eleven-gallon sized
disposal box.
E.Social Media and Online Information Sharing:
The Association will maintain a website located at okacupunc
tureassociation.orgThis website has a private sign in where the minutes ofprevious meetings can beaccessed by all members in good standing.The website will hold information for both members and thegeneral public alike.
The Association also will maintain aDrop Boxsite. This site is for the sharingof larger documents between members.