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State Certification Requirements
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*License |
Contact Information |
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CO |
B |
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www.dora.state.co.us/acupuncturists; 303-894-7429 |
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CT |
B |
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www.dph.state.ct.us; 860-509-8388, oplc.dph@ct.gov |
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D.C. |
B |
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www.dchealth.dc.gov; 202-724-4900, 1-888-204-6193 |
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GA |
B |
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www.medicalboard.georgia.gov; 404-656-3913 |
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HI |
B |
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www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl/boards/acupuncture; 808-586-3000 |
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MT |
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A |
http://mt.gov/dli/bsd/license/bsd_boards/med_board/statutes.asp; 406-841-2364 |
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NY |
B |
T |
www.op.nysed.gov/acupun.htm; 518-474-3817 ext. 100, acupbd@mail.nysed.gov |
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OR |
B |
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http://egov.oregon.gov/BME/acupunct.shtml; 503-229-5770 |
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PA |
B |
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www.dos.state.pa.us; 717-783-4858, st-osteopathic@state.pa.us |
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UT |
B |
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www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/acupuncture.html; 801-530-6767 |
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WA |
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A |
https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/hpqa1/hps3/Acupuncture/default.htm; 360-236-4865, hpqa.csc@doh.wa.gov |
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WI |
B |
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http://drl.wi.gov/boards/rla/index.htm; 608-266-2112, web@drl.state.wi.us |
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*A - Annual / B - Biennial / T - Triennial |
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Must submit proof of current active NCCAOM certification as their only CEU requirement: |
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State |
*License |
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/ |
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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 |
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 |
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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) |
Abbreviations you'll see a lot on this page:
NCCAOM is the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
NCCA stands for the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncturists. This is the old term for what we now call the NCCAOM.
PEPLS stands for Practical Examination of Point Locations Skills.
CNT stands for Clean Needle Technique.
NACSCAOM is The National Accreditation Commission for Schools and Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. This is their old name. Their new name is the ACAOM or Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
D.O. stands for the Doctor of Osteopathy.
If your state doesn't currently allow the practice of acupuncture or Oriental Medicine, we at Acupuncture.Com invite you to write a suggestion letter to either the contact listed or the board if that's all the information we had.
The information that follows may be a little behind the times. It's the most current information we have available at this time, but for more information we urge you to contact the State regulatory agency listed for your state.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Association of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
9650 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Toll-free Phone/Fax: 866-455-7999
Alabama Association of Oriental Medicine
Hidden Creek Professional Park
28311 N. Main St. Ste B-101
Daphne, AL 36526
(866) 606-6866
(251) 626-5066 Fax
Contact:
Department of Commerce and Economic Development
Division of Occupational Licensing - Acupuncture
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0806
(907) 465-2695
(907) 465-2974 Fax
E-mail: p.j._gingras@commerce.state.ak.us
For information on laws/statutes : http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/occ/pacu.htm
Contact:
Arizona Board of Acupuncture Examiners
1400 W. Washington #230
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3095
(602) 542-3093 Fax
Email: petegonzalez@azacupunctureboard.us
For information on laws/statutes:
http://www.azacupunctureboard.us/
Contact:
Arkansas State Board of Acupuncture & Related Techniques
11701 West 36th Street
Little Rock, AR 72211
501-687-1396
501-251-1084 Fax
Email: asbart@cgiresults.com
For information on laws/statutes:
http://www.asbart.org/rules.htm
Contact:
The Acupuncture Board
444 N. 3rd Street, Suite 260
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 445-3021
(916) 445-3015 Fax
For information on laws/statutes: http://www.acupuncture.ca.gov/law_reg/laws.htm
Contact:
Department of Regulatory Agencies
Office of Acupuncturists Registration
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Denver, CO 80202 - 5140
(303) 894-7800
(303) 894-7764 Fax
Email info: http://www.dora.state.co.us/acupuncturists/contact.htm
For information on laws/statutes: http://www.dora.state.co.us/acupuncturists/
Contact:
Department of Public Health, Acupuncturist Licensure
410 Capitol Ave.
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
(860) 509-8000
For more info, click here
Contact:
Division of Professional Regulation
Board of Medical Practice - Acupuncture Advisory Council
Cannon Building
861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Suite 203
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 744-4500
(302) 739-2711 (Fax)
Email: customerservice.dpr@state.de.us
Contact:
Department of Health
Advisory Committee on Acupuncture
899 North Capitol Street, NE
First Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (877) 672-2174
Fax: (202) 727-8471
For information on laws/statutes:
http://doh.dc.gov/node/120382
Contact:
Department of Health
Board of Acupuncture
4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin #C06
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
(850) 245-4161
Fax: (850) 921-6184
Email: MQA_Acupuncture@doh.state.fl.us
For information on laws/statutes:
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/acupunct/acu_statutes.html
Contact:
Composite State Board of Medical Examiners
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 36th Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3465
(404) 656-3913
(404) 656-9723 Fax
E-Mail: medbd@dch.state.ga.us
For information on laws/statutes:
http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/page.cgi?g=GEORGIA_COMPOSITE_MEDICAL_BOARD%2FACUPUNCTURE%2Findex.html&d=1
Contact:
Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Professional and Vocational Licensing Division
Board of Acupuncture
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, Hawaii 96801
(808) 586-2698 or 3000
Email: acupuncture@dcca.hawaii.gov
For information on laws/statutes: http://www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl/boards/
acupuncture/statute_rules/
Contact:
Idaho State Board of Acupuncture
Bureau of Occupational Licenses
700 West State Street
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 334-3233
(208) 334-3945 Fax
http://www.ibol.idaho.gov/IBOL/BoardPage.aspx?Bureau=ACU
Contact:
Technical Assistance Unit
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
320 W. Washington Street, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
(217) 782-8556
(217) 524-2169 Fax
http://www.idfpr.com/profs/info/Acupuncture.asp
For information on laws/statutes:
http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/068/06801140sections.html
Contact:
Professional Licensing Agency
(Attn: Indiana Acupuncture Advisory Committee)
402 W. Washington St., Room W072
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 234-2060
http://www.in.gov/pla/acupuncture.htm
For information on laws/statutes:
http://www.in.gov/pla/2347.htm
Contact:
Iowa Board of Medical Examiners
400 SW 8th Street, Suite C
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-4686
515-281-6641
(515) 242-5908 Fax
http://medicalboard.iowa.gov/licensure/acupuncture.html
For information on laws/statutes:
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/aspx/ACODocs/ruleList.aspx?pubDate=3-25-2009&agency=653&chapter=17
Contact:
Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Regulatory Agency)
800 SW Jackson, Lower Level - Suite A
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-7413 - Toll Free: 1-888-886-7205
(785) 296-0852 Fax
For information on laws/statutes:
http://www.ksbha.org/
For more information, contact the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at:
http://kbml.ky.gov/
Contact:
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
630 Camp Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
(504) 568-6820
For information on laws/statutes:
http://www.lsbme.louisiana.gov/Accupuncturists.htm
Contact:
Maine Dept. of Professional and Financial Regulation
Office of Licensing and Enforcement
# 35 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0035
(207) 624-8600
(207) 624-8637 Fax
http://www.state.me.us/pfr/olr/categories/cat12.htm
or http://www.state.me.us/pfr/olr/
For information on laws/statutes:
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/32/title32ch113-Bsec0.html
Contact:
State Board of Acupuncture
4201 Patterson Avenue, Room 311
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 764-4766
(410) 358-7258 Fax
http://dhmh.state.md.us/bacc/
Contact:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Board of Registration in Medicine
Acupuncture Division
200 Harvard Mill Square, Suite 330
Wakefield, MA 01880
(781) 876-8210
http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/provider/licensing/occupational/acupuncture/
For information on laws/statutes:
http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/provider/licensing/occupational/acupuncture/laws-regulations-and-guidelines.html
Contact:
Michigan Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
7001 Orchard Lake Road – Suite 132
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(517) 381-0299
(517) 381-9950 Fax
E-mail: maaomstaff@gmail.com
For information on standards and training:
http://www.michiganacupuncture.org/
Contact:
Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
University Park Plaza
2829 University Ave. SE - Suite 500
Minneapolis, MN 55414-3246
(612) 617-2130
(612) 617-2166 Fax
http://www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/home.do?agency=BMP
For information on laws/statutes:
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/147B/
Contact:
Mississippi Oriental Medicine Association (MOMA)
Jerusha De Groote Stephens, MSOM
601-850-0970
Website: http://www.mississippiacupuncture.org/
email: mississippiorientalmedicineassoc@yahoo.com
For information on laws/statutes:
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Contact:
Acupuncture Association of Missouri
P.O. Box 51
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 635-6044
Fax: (573) 635-2858
Email: missouriacupuncture@missouriacupuncture.org
www.missouriacupuncture.org
For information on laws/statutes:
http://pr.mo.gov/acupuncturist-statutes.asp
Contact:
Montana Board of Medical Examiners
301 South Park, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513
(406) 841-2360
(406) 841-2305 Fax
E-mail: dlibsdmed@mt.gov
Website: http://bsd.dli.mt.gov/license/bsd_boards/med_board/acu.asp
For information on laws/statutes:
http://bsd.dli.mt.gov/license/bsd_boards/med_board/acu.asp
Contact:
Nebraska Health and Human Services
PO Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
(402) 471-2118
For information on laws/statutes:
http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/default.aspx
http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/crl_profindex1.aspx
Contact:
Nevada State Board of Oriental Medicine
9775 S. Maryland Pkwy., Ste. F-280
Las Vegas, NV 89123
(702) 837-8921
(702) 914-8921 Fax
For information on laws/statutes:
http://oriental_medicine.state.nv.us/
Contact:
NH Board of Acupuncture Licensing
Department of Health and Human Services
Licensing and Regulation Services
129 Pleasant Street, Brown Building
Concord NH 03301-3857
(603) 271-0853
(603) 271-5590 FAX
(800) 735-2964
For information on laws/statutes:
http://www.nh.gov/acupuncture/
Contact:
State of New Jersey
Acupuncture Examining Board
PO Box 46019
Newark, NJ 07101
(973) 273-8092
(973) 273-8075 Fax
http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical.htm#bme5
For more information:
http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical/acupuncture.htm
Contact:
Board of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
2550 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 476-4630
(505) 476-4545 Fax
http://www.rld.state.nm.us/acupuncture/index.html
For information on laws/statutes:
http://www.rld.state.nm.us/acupuncture/ruleslaw.html
Contact:
NY State Education Department
Office of the Professions
Division of Professional Licensing Services
Acupuncture Unit
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12234-1000
(518) 474-3817, ext. 250
(518) 402-5354 Fax
Email: opunit1@mail.nysed.gov
For information on laws and legislation:
http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/acu/acupuncontact.htm
http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/acu/acupunlaw.htm
Contact:
North Carolina Acupuncture Licensing Board
P.O. Box 10686
Raleigh, NC 27605
(919) 821-3008
(919) 833-5743 Fax
Email: paola@recanc.com
For information on laws and legislation:
http://www.ncalb.com
North Dakota State Board of Medical Examiners
418 E. Broadway Ave., Suite 12
Bismarck, ND 58501
(701) 328-6500
(701) 328-6505 (Fax)
According to AOM Alliance, North Dakota is a state in which there is no legislation or rules authorizing the practice by licensed acupuncturists. However, a statute has been introduced.
Contact:
Ohio State Medical Board
30 East Broad Street, 3rd Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-6127
(614) 466-3934
(614) 728-5946 Fax
http://www.med.ohio.gov/index.htm
For information on laws/statutes:
http://www.med.ohio.gov/acu_about_non_physician_acupuncturist.htm
Contact:
Oklahoma Acupuncture Association Licensure for more information
Contact:
Oregon Board of Medical Examiners
1500 SW First Avenue, Suite 620
Portland, Oregon 97201
(971) 673-2700
(971) 673-2670 Fax
http://egov.oregon.gov/BME/
For information on laws/statutes:
http://landru.leg.state.or.us/ors/677.html
Contact:
Board of Osteopathic Examiners/Board of Medical Examiners
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105
(717) 787-8503
http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/site/default.asp
NCCAOM Certification Examination
For examination information contact:
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), 11 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22314. Phone 703-548-9004; FAX 703-548-9097.
Contact:
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Department of Health, Cannon Building
Three Capitol Hill, Room 104
Providence, Rhode Island 02908
(401) 222-2827
(401) 222-1272 Fax
http://www.health.state.ri.us/hsr/professions/acup.php
For information on laws/statutes:
http://www.rules.state.ri.us/dar/regdocs/released/pdf/DOH/DOH_191_.pdf
Contact:
Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
P.O. Box 11289
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 896-4500
(803) 896-4515
For information:
http://www.llronline.com/POL/medical/index.asp?file=AcupunctureInfoPage.htm
South Dakota Board of Medical & Osteopathic Examiners
123 S. Main Ave, Ste. 100
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 367-7781
(605) 367-7786 (FAX)
Website: http://www.sdbmoe.gov/
According to AOM Alliance, South Dakota is a state in which there is no legislation or rules authorizing the practice by licensed acupuncturists.
Contact:
Tennessee Department of Health
425 Fifth Avenue, North
Cordell Hull Building, 3rd Floor
Nashville, TN 37247
(615) 532-4384
(615) 253-4484 Fax
http://www.state.tn.us/health/
For information on rules/regulations:
http://tennessee.gov/sos/rules/0880/0880-12.pdf
Contact:
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
P.O. Box 2018 MC - 231
Austin, TX 78768-2018
(512) 305-7030
(512) 305-9416 Fax
http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/professionals/acupuncturists/acupuncturists.php
For information on statutes/rules:
http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/rules/acu/acurandr.php
Contact:
Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
(801) 530-6628
(801) 530-6511
For information on rules/regulations:
http://www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/acupuncture.html
Contact:
Office of Professional Regulation
26 Terrace Street, Drawer 09
Montpelier, VT 05609-1106
(802) 828-2191
(802) 828-2465 Fax
http://vtprofessionals.org/opr1/acupuncturists/
For information on statutes/laws:
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/fullchapter.cfm?Title=26&Chapter=075
Contact:
Virginia Board Of Medicine
Perimeter Center
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico Virginia 23233-1463
Phone: (804) 367-4600
Website: http://www.dhp.state.va.us/medicine/advisory/lac/
Contact:
Washington Department of Health
Health Professions Quality Assurance
310 Israel Road
Tumwater, WA 98501
(360) 236-4700
Fax: (360) 236-4818
Email: hpqa.csc@doh.wa.gov
http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/Professions/EAMP/
For information on statutes/laws:
http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/Professions/EAMP/
Contact:
West Virginia Acupuncture Board
Suite 711
179 Summers St.
Charleston, WV 25301-2122
304-558-1060
304-558-1061 Fax
For information on statutes/laws:
http://www.wvacupuncture.org/
For information on rules/regulations:
http://www.wvs.state.wv.us/acupuncture/rules.html
Contact:
State of Wisconsin
Dept. of Regulation and Licensure
Bureau of Health Service Professions
Acupuncture Certification
PO Box 8935
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
(608) 266-2811
http://ww2.wisconsin.gov/state/license/app;jsessionid=0001KcWgIEu07sLtBzWlRfA3Xl4:2QEBT7NQ2R?COMMAND=gov.wi.state.cpp.license.command.ShowPermitTypes&selectedLicense=200109071435394271413
Wyoming Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Association (WYAOMA)
1507-C Stillwater
Cheyenne, WY 82009
(307)433-4010
Website: http://wyaoma.org/
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