You need to be registered to practise as a Chinese medicine practitioner. The following are Chinese medicine practitioner protected titles:
- Chinese medicine practitioner
- Chinese herbal dispenser
- Chinese herbal medicine practitioner
- oriental medicine practitioner
- acupuncturist.
You can only use the above protected titles if you have the relevant qualifications and expertise.
The types of activities considered a part of Chinese medicine may be updated or changed from time to time.
Registration as a Chinese medicine practitioner is presently divided into three divisions:
- Chinese herbal dispensing
- Chinese herbal medicine
- acupuncture.
You must make an additional application and pay additional fees to register for more than one division.
There are four different types of registration offered to practitioners:
- general
- limited
- non-practising
- student.
Please use the contact details below to find out more information.