Acupuncture Directory

Acupuncture State Licensing Boards

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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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/

Arkansas
Arkansas Board of Acupuncture and Related Techniques
http://www.asbart.org/

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/

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