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State
Certification Requirements
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Must submit proof of current active
NCCAOM certification as their only CEU
requirement: |
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State |
*License
Renewal |
Requirements |
Contact Information |
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IN |
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B |
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317-234-2060,
http://www.in.gov/pla/ |
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KY |
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B |
CEUs must be in acupuncture or TCM
subjects. |
502-429-7150,
http://kbml.ky.gov/ah/ac.htm |
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MN |
A |
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Plus 1 hr. of CEU in infection control
required annually. |
612-617-1230,
http://www.bmp.state.mn.us |
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MO |
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B |
Renewal & requirements are same as
required by NCCAOM. |
573-526-1555,
http://www.pr.mo.gov |
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NE |
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B |
50 hours and current, active NCCAOM
certification. Patients must have a
written MD/DO referral to a L.Ac. |
402-471-2115,
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us |
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NH |
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B |
30 hours OR current, active NCCAOM
certification. No practice management
hours accepted. |
603-271-0853,
http://www.nh.gov/acupuncture |
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NM |
A |
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Show proof of NCCAOM certification OR
proof of 15 hours of NCCAOM equivalent
CEU courses. Additional requirements for
doctors licensed at the Extended or
Expanded Prescriptive Authority level. |
505-476-4630,
http://www.rld.state.nm.us/
acupuncture/index.html |
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OH |
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B |
Current active NCCAOM certification in
acupuncture must be maintained. Herbal
medicine not in scope of practice.
Patients must have a written MD/DO
referral to a L.Ac. |
614-466-3934,
http://www.med.ohio.gov |
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SC |
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B |
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803-896-4500,
http://www.llr.state.sc.us |
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TN |
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B |
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615-532-3202,
http://health.state.tn.us |
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VA |
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B |
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804-662-9908,
http://www.dhp.state.va.us |
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*A - Annual / B - Biennial / T -
Triennial |
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States that have their own CEU
requirements: |
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State |
*License
Renewal |
Requirements |
Contact Information |
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AK |
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B |
15 hours. No practice management hours
accepted. |
907-465-2695,
www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/pacu.htm |
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AR |
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B |
24 hours. |
501-687-1396,
www.asbart.org |
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AZ |
A |
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15 hours. |
602-542-3095,
www.azacuboard.az.gov |
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CA |
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B |
50 hours. CA Acupuncture Board must
approve providers and courses. 5 hours
must be in Public Health and Safety. No
more than 5 hours can be in subject
matter "unrelated to clinical matters." |
916-445-3021,
www.acupuncture.ca.gov |
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FL |
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B |
30 hours total - Medical Errors,
2hrs; Laws & Rules, 2hrs; Lab Test
Findings, 5hrs; Imaging Findings, 3hrs;
General Hours, 18hrs |
850-245-4586,
www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/acupunct |
| IA |
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B |
30
hours. |
515-281-6492,
www.docboard.org/ia/acupuncture.htm |
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ID |
A |
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15 hours. |
208-334-3233,
www.ibol.idaho.gov/acu.htm |
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*A - Annual / B - Biennial / T -
Triennial |
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States that allow only MDs,
osteopaths or chiropractors practice
acupuncture: |
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Alabama, Delaware, Kansas, Mississippi,
North Dakota, *Oklahoma and South Dakota |
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There is no practice act for
acupuncturists in Oklahoma. There are no
laws that license, regulate, or prohibit
acupuncture. The practice of acupuncture
is within the scope of a medical doctor
without specific training requirements
or registration. A chiropractor who
practices acupuncture can register with
the board. The board accepts and records
certification from schools but does not
itself certify the practice of
acupuncture. |
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States that have no laws that license,
regulate or prohibit acupuncture: |
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*Oklahoma and **Wyoming |
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* See above for information on Oklahoma.
** Wyoming has no practice act yet and
acupuncture is unregulated at this time,
However, there a statute has been
introduced to the legislation. |
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States that allow acupuncturists to
practice under the supervision of a MD
or osteopath: |
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Kansas, *Louisiana and *Michigan |
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* In Louisiana, you can practice as an
acupuncture assistant and you must be
employed by and work under the physical
direction, control and supervision of a
physician or an "acupuncturist" (a
medical doctor with six months of
traditional Chinese acupuncture
training) certified by the Louisiana
State Board of Medical Examiners to
practice acupuncture.
* In Michigan, there is legislation that
is pending that will allow an
acupuncturist to practice independently
(please refer to
http://www.michigan.gov/mdch) |
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