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Norsk akupunkturforening (NAFO) |
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Norwegian Acupuncture Association
AddressKongensg. 12
0153 Oslo
Norway
T +47 22417888 Contact
Kari Bente Sørlie (secretary general)
ETCMA Representative
Cecilie Brewer (president)
Kari Bente Sørlie (secretary general)
Website
| Members | 822 | | Member categories | -Full
-Student: students of AKHS and NAHS | | Membership fee | -Full: 3,500 NOK (€438)
-Student: 1,000 NOK (€125) | | Required continuing education | none | | Requirements for continuing membership | Payment of annual membership subscription fee | | Becoming a member | -Graduates from Norwegian College of Acupuncture (AKHS) and Nordic Acupuncture Training Centre (NAHS) are automatically members of NAFO. Courses are total 2,500 hours of which 90 ‘study points’ (approximately 900 hours) are western medicine. -By individual application: Fill in an application form and send it with copies of diplomas to the association. For application forms (in Norwegian only) please go to http://www.akupunktur.no/pages/krav_til_medlemskap.php |
Legal situation in Norway
No restrictions concerning use of title. No educational requirements. Strong restrictions concerning advertisement.
Insurance reimbursement
There is no reimbursement in Norway for TCM or other CAM therapies. Patients have to pay for the treatment themselves.
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