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Vermont Laws & Details
Practitioner Title
Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.)
Requirements
Formal Education Requirements:
Completion of a 3 year program in acupuncture and Oriental medicine
with a minimum of 1,750 hours of entry-level acupuncture education,
including 800 hours of clinical practice, 700 hours of Oriental
medicine theory, and 225 hours of biomedical sciences. The
program must be ACAOM accredited or approved by the director of the office.
Training Program:
Applicant may complete a training program in lieu of the above formal
education requirements as follows: A minimum of 40 points in any
one of the following categories or combination of catetories:
(1) apprenticeship (10 points for each
1,000 documented contact hours, up to a maximum of 13.5 points per
year);
(2) completed academic work (5 points
for each half-semester [min. of 250 hours] completed with at
least a "C" or passing
grade in the field of acupuncture and Oriental medicine, up to a
maximum of four periods or 20 points); and
(3) self-directed study (10 points for
study equivalent to one year of full-time academic work
in acupuncture and Oriental medicine, for a maximum
of 20 points.)
Undergraduate Requirements: None.
Other Eligiblity Requirements: Successful completion of the clean needle technique course offered by the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
Written Exam: The NCCAOM exam in acupuncture.
Practical Exam: None.
Reciprocity/Endorsement:
Applicant must be licensed or certified in good standing in another
jurisdiction in which the standards and qualifications required for
regulation in that district are at least equal to those required by
Vermont.
Practice by Others
Medical doctors, osteopaths and chiropractors may practice acupuncture in Vermont without any specific training.
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
Vermont Secretary of State
Redstone Bldg
26 Terrace Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-1101
(802) 828-2191
Practice Act: Vermont Statutes: Title 26, Chapter 75 and Acupuncture Rules
Local Organizations
Vermont Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
39 Timber Lane
S. Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 862-8880
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