State Requirements For Chiropractic Acupuncture
***Please consult the individual state licensing board for details on state requirements or click the button below for regularly updated information.***
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Alabama
100 hours + NBCE exam
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Arizona
100 hours
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Arkansas
100 hours
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California
Separate Acupuncture License
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Colorado
100 hours
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Connecticut
No additional training. Can do under chiro license (100 – 300)
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Delaware
100 hours
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Florida
100 hours + NBCE exam
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Georgia
Separate Acupuncture License
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Hawaii
Separate Acupuncture License
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Idaho
200 hours for Acupuncture Certification. Certification is given by the Acupuncture Board
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Illinois
100 hours
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Indiana
200 hours
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Iowa
100 hours
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Kansas
Already under Chiropractor’s Scope of Practice
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Kentucky
Chiropractors are NOT allowed to do under their licenses. Licensed under Medical Board
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Maine
200 hours
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Maryland
“Dry Needling” okay.
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Massachusetts
Can do with “certification”.
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Michigan
Currently working on an acupuncture law.
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Minnesota
100 hours + NBCE exam
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Missouri
100 hours + NBCE exam
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Mississippi
Separate Acupuncture License (MDs need 200 hours)
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Montana
Separate Acupuncture License
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Nebraska
100 hours
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New Hampshire
Okay under chiropractic license to do “dry needling” as an adjunct.
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New Mexico
Okay to do “meridian therapy”; but can’t classify yourself as an “acupuncturist”.
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New Jersey
Separate Acupuncture License
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New York
Separate Acupuncture License
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Nevada
Separate Acupuncture License
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North Carolina
200 hours
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North Dakota
100 hours
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Ohio
300 hours
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Oklahoma
100 hours
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Oregon
Separate Acupuncture License
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Pennsylvania
Separate Acupuncture License
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Rhode Island
Separate Acupuncture License
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South Carolina
Separate Acupuncture License
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South Dakota
100 hours + NBCE exam
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Tennessee
250 hours + NBCE exam
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Texas
100 hours
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Utah
“Complete an approved course” 100 hours
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Virginia
200 hours
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Vermont
300 hours
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Washington
Separate Acupuncture License
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Washington D.C.
250 hours + NBCE exam
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West Virginia
100 hours + NBCE exam or IAMA or equivalent certificate.
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Wisconsin
Separate Acupuncture License
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Wyoming
100 hours + NBCE exam
18 States That Do Not Allow Chiropractic Acupuncture
- Alaska
- California
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
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Requires Separate Acupuncture License.
Dry needling accepted with 60 hours of instruction.
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- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New York
- Nevada
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Washington
- Wisconsin