Please contact your state regulatory agency for current laws. We try to maintain a current listing for each state, but regulations change year to year.
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Wyoming |
Alabama
Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners
http://www.albme.org/acupunct.html
There is no practice act for acupuncturists. Only a medical doctor, osteopath, chiropractor or physician's assistant may practice acupuncture in Alabama. There are no specific training requirements to practice acupuncture.
Alaska
Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic
https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/professionallicensing/acupuncturists.aspx
Arizona
State of Arizona Acupuncture Board of Examiners
https://acupunctureboard.az.gov/
California
California Department of Cunsumer Affairs, Acupuncture Board
http://www.acupuncture.ca.gov/
Colorado
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Acupuncture
Connecticut
Connecticut State Department of Public Health
http://www.portal.ct.gov/DPH/Practitioner-Licensing--Investigations/Acupuncture/Acupuncturist-Licensing-Requirements
Delaware
Delaware Division of Professional Regulation
https://dpr.delaware.gov/infoguide/
District of Columbia
Washington DC Health
https://dchealth.dc.gov/service/professional-license-applications
Florida
Florida Board of Acupuncture
http://floridasacupuncture.gov/
Georgia
Georgia Composite Medical Board
https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/initial-licensure-acupuncture
Hawaii
Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/acupuncture/
Idaho
Idaho Board of Acupuncture
https://ibol.idaho.gov/IBOL/BoardPage.aspx?Bureau=ACU
Illinois
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
https://www.idfpr.com/profs/Acupuncture.asp
Indiana
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency
https://www.in.gov/pla/acupuncture.htm
Iowa
Iowa Board of Medicine
http://medicalboard.iowa.gov/licensure/acupuncture.html
Kansas
Kansas Board of Healing Arts
http://www.ksbha.org/professions/ACC.shtml
Kentucky
Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure
https://kbml.ky.gov/ah/Pages/Acupuncture.aspx
Louisiana
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
http://www.lsbme.la.gov/licensure/acupuncturists
Maine
Maine Professional and Financial Regulation
http://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/complementary/acupuncture.html
Maryland
Maryland Department of Health
https://health.maryland.gov/bacc/Pages/index.aspx
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Health and Human Services
http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/borim/acupuncture/
Michigan
Michigan LARA Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-72600_72603_27529_45354---,00.html
Minnesota
Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/applicants/apply/
Mississippi
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
http://www.msbml.ms.gov/
Missouri
Missouri Dividion of Professional Registration
https://pr.mo.gov/acupuncturist.asp
Montana
Montana Department of Labor and Industry
http://bsd.dli.mt.gov/license
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/crl_profindex1.aspx
Nevada
Nevada State Board of Oriental Medicine
http://orientalmedicine.nv.gov/
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Board of Acupuncture Licensing (NHBAL)
https://www.oplc.nh.gov/acupuncture/index.htm
New Jersey
New Jersey Acupuncture Examining Board
http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/acu/Pages/default.aspx
New Mexico
New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department
http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Acupuncture_and_Oriental_Medicine.aspx
New York
New York Office of the Professions
http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/acu/
North Carolina
North Carolina Acupuncture Licensing Board
http://www.ncalb.com/
North Dakota
North Dakota Board of Integrative Health Care
http://www.ndbihc.org/
Ohio
Ohio State Medical Board
http://www.med.ohio.gov/Apply/Acupuncture-AC
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
No practice act for acupuncturists. Medical doctors are permitted to practice acupuncture.
http://www.okmedicalboard.org/
Oregon
Oregon Medical Board
http://www.oregon.gov/OMB/pages/index.aspx
LicenseDetail: https://apps.oregon.gov/SOS/LicenseDirectory/LicenseDetail/300
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of State
http://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/Pages/default.aspx
Applications: http://www.dos.pa.gov/professionallicensing/boardscommissions/medicine/pages/application-forms.aspx
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Health
http://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=248
South Carolina
South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
http://www.llr.state.sc.us/POL/Medical/index.asp?file=AcupunctureInfoPage.htm
South Dakota
South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
No practice act.
http://www.sdbmoe.gov/
Tennessee
Tennesse Board of Acupuncture
https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/ac-board.html
Texas
Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners (TSBAE)
http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/page/licensing-acupuncture-overview
Utah
Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
https://dopl.utah.gov/licensing/acupuncture.html
Vermont
Vermont Office of Professional Regulation
https://www.sec.state.vt.us/professional-regulation/list-of-professions/acupuncturists.aspx
Virginia
Virginia Department of Health Professions
http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Medicine/medicine_forms.htm
Washington
Washington State Department of Health
https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/EastAsianMedicinePractitioner
West Virginia
West Virginia Board of Acupuncture
http://www.wvacupuncture.org/
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/Acupuncturist/Default.aspx
Wyoming
Wyoming Board of Acupuncture
http://acupuncture.wyo.gov/