Arizona Laws & Details
Practitioner Title
Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.)
Requirements
Formal Education Requirements: Graduation
from or completion of training in a board-approved program of
acupuncture with a minimum of 1,850 hours that includes at least 800
hours of clinical training.
Undergraduate Requirements: None.
Other Eligibility Requirements: Completion of a clean needle technique course approved by the board.
Written Exam: The NCCAOM exam or another examination recognized by the board.
Practical Exam: None specified.
Reciprocity/Endorsement: If an appicant is
licensed by another state with substantially similar standards, and has
not had certification or licensure revoked.
Graduation from or completed training in a board approved program of
acupuncture with a minimum of 1850 hours that includes at least 800
hour of clinical training.
Certification in acupuncture by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) is required.
Practice by Others
Medical doctors and osteopaths and naturopaths may practice acupuncture in Arizona without any specific training.
Chiropractors may practice if they pass the board examination in acupuncture and have 100 hours of study. NOTE: Look for a physician
with formal training in the practice of acupuncture. Acupuncture and
Oriental medicine is an art and a science that takes years to master.
While any licensed physician can stick needles into you, for a positive
experience and results, find an acupuncturist with experience treating a similar condition (with acupuncture) to what you have.
Governmental Body
Arizona Board of Acupuncture Examiners
1400 W. Washington #230
Pheonix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3095
Practice Act: Title 32, Chapter 39
Local Organizations
Arizona Society of Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture
10645 N. Tatum Blvd
Suite 200-169
Phoenix, AZ 85028
(602) 258-5587
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