New Hampshire Laws & Details
Practitioner Title
Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.)
Requirements
Formal Education Requirements: Completion of a postsecondary acupuncture college program that is ACAOM or board approved. All applicants that have graduated from a non-ACAOM
college or apprenticeship program must show proof of successful
completion of a college level course in anatomy and physiology, be
currently licensed in another state, and meet other criteria of
clinical training and didactic instruction and/or prove years of
patient treatment, teaching, supervising clinic, or publishing.
Undergraduate Requirements: Applicant must
have a baccalaureate, registered nurse or physician assistant degree
from an accredited institution. An applicant who possesses a
current, valid license to practice acupuncture from another state, who
meets all other requirements of licensure may have this requirement
waived by the board if certain, specific criteria are met.
Other Eligibility Requiements: Applicant must be 21 years of age or older and of good moral character.
Written Exam: Current, active NCCAOM
certification through examination or Credentials Documentation Review
is required plus completion of a clean needle technique course approved
by the NCCAOM.
Practical Exam: NCCAOM PEPLS.
Reciprocity/Endorsement: None.
Practice by Others
Medical doctors or osteopaths are not required to have any specific training to practice acupuncture.
Chiropractors usually have 100 hours of training, but it is uncertain if this is required by law. 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 postive experience and results, find an acupuncturist with experience treating a similar condition (with acupuncture) to what you have.
Governmental Body
New Hampshire Board of Acupuncture Licensing
129 Pleasant Street, Brown Building
Concord, NH 03301-3857
(603) 271-0853
(603)271-5590 (Fax)
(800) 852-3345 x4814 (Toll-Free Number)
(800) 735-2964 (TDD)
Practice Act: Title XXX, Occupations and Professions, Chapter 328 G
Local Organizations
New Hampshire Association for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
155 Main Dunstable Road, Suite 135
Nashua, NH 03060.
(603) 566-1842
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