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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
Alaska
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
Arizona
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/
Arkansas
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
California
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
Colorado
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/
Connecticut
Contact:
Department of Public Health, Acupuncturist Licensure
410 Capitol Ave.
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
(860) 509-8000
For more info, click here
Delaware
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
District of Columbia
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
Florida
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
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
Illinois
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
Indiana
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
Iowa
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
Kansas
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/
Kentucky
For more information, contact the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at:
http://kbml.ky.gov/
Louisiana
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
Maine
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
Maryland
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/
Massachusetts
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
Michigan
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/
Minnesota
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/
Mississippi
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
Missouri
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
Montana
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
Nebraska
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
Nevada
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/
New Hampshire
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/
New Jersey
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
New Mexico
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
New York
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
North Carolina
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
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.
Ohio
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
Oklahoma
Contact:
Oklahoma Acupuncture Association Licensure for more information
Oregon
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
Pennsylvania
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
Rhode Island
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
South Carolina
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
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.
Tennessee
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
Texas
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
Utah
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
Vermont
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
Virginia
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/
Washington
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/
West Virginia
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
Wisconsin
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
Wyoming Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Association (WYAOMA)
1507-C Stillwater
Cheyenne, WY 82009
(307)433-4010
Website: http://wyaoma.org/