28. To obtain a permit for the practice of acupuncture,(1) the diploma of college studies awarded by the Collège de Rosemont in “acupuncture techniques” is recognized as valid if awarded before the date of the coming into force of a regulation of the Government made pursuant to the first paragraph of section 184 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26) and whose object is to make an initial determination of diplomas which give access to a permit issued by the Order;
(2) a diploma in acupuncture awarded outside Québec is recognized as equivalent if awarded by an institution affiliated with a university or recognized as an educational institution by the government authorities of the country in which the institution is located, provided that the training of the holder of the diploma is considered to be equivalent by the Bureau before the date of the coming into force of the first regulation made by the Bureau pursuant to paragraph c of section 93 of the Professional Code the object of which is to fix standards of equivalence of diplomas.