FL S0672

Replaces the term "oriental medicine" with "Eastern medicine" throughout Florida's acupuncture statutes and updates related definitions

Expands the definition of "prescriptive rights" for acupuncturists to include ordering and administering herbs, homeopathics, and nutritional supplements in sterile form, while explicitly excluding controlled substances, antibiotics, corticosteroids, vaccinations, and botulinum toxin

Requires acupuncture licensure applicants to complete a 4-year course of study including 60 hours of injection therapy training, and eliminates the state-administered examination in favor of a board-approved national certification process

Adds a definition of "direct supervision" allowing acupuncturists to supervise other Florida-licensed health care practitioners while assuming legal liability for supervised actions

Permits out-of-state licensed acupuncturists to perform procedures or demonstrate equipment for educational purposes at board-approved continuing education programs in Florida