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This week has marked the beginning of an exciting and new development in Chinese Medicine. <\/p>\n
Hi everyone,This week has marked the beginning of an exciting and new development in Chinese Medicine.The Chinese Medicine profession is finally becoming registered nationwide and is compulsory from July this year, 2012.This means that for a practitioner to be able to practice Chinese Medicine anywhere in Australia they must be registered with the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia (CMBA).The website is http:\/\/www.chinesemedicineboard.gov.auCMBA<\/a> is working under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).This is the same agency that overviews other health professions such as Western Medicine, Psychiatrist, Psychologists, Osteopaths, Dentists, Podiatrists and a few others.The website is http:\/\/www.ahpra.gov.auChinese<\/a> Medicine has only ever been regulated prior to this, in one state and that has been Victoria.What does registration mean?This means that people, who want to practice Chinese Medicine, must apply to register with the board, where registration standards and codes of practice have to be met, setting a professional standard. What are the registration standards?To be eligible to practice Chinese Medicine one has to prove- Identity- Australian citizenship or working Visa- Completion of an approved Bachelor Degree - During 1 July 2012 to 1 July 2015, special transitional provisions, known as grandparenting provisions, are in place. This means that those who dont have the approved Bachelor Degree will still be considered for eligibility of practice provided that they can supply supporting information that proves their ability to practice. This is mainly for those who have been in the field before approved Bachelor Degrees were offered for study.- Professional Indemnity Insurance - Criminal record check- Prove ability to communicate effectively in English - Continual Professional Education known as CPEWhat does this mean for you the client?This means that you can check that a practitioner is registered and hence meeting the professional standards for Chinese Medicine. Hopefully it also means that Chinese medicine would be considered for Medicare. The other professions under AHPRA are all covered by Medicare.This would be a great step for alternative or complementary health practitioners.Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner and counsellor Kim Bookarof promotes physical, mental and spiritual health and wellbeing, while encouraging awareness of health issues in the community. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n More here:<\/p>\n New development in Chinese Medicine<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" March 1, 2012, 3:58 a.m. Continue reading