ACUPUNCTURE

Summary Overall Rank Education Examination Continuing Education License Fees Table

  Rank Education Examination Continuing Education Fees Reciprocity or Endorsement
State Average Rank Education Examination Fees Continuing Education Reciprocity Adjusted Hours* Academic hours Clinical hours Completion of Acupuncture Program Acupuncture Program Accreditation  NCCAOM Certification NCCAOM Diplomate No. of Exams No. of NCCAOM Exam Parts  State Imposed Exam CE Hours per year Initial License Renewal per year Total Lic Period (yr(s)) Reciprocity or Endorsement
North Carolina 1 3 1 1 1 1 1725     Yes   No   5 5   20 $600 $150 $750 2  
Maryland 2 2 3 2 1 1 1800 1500 300 Yes ACAOM Yes Yes 4 4   20 $450 $263 $713 2  
New Jersey 2 3 1 2 4 1 1725     Yes       6 5 Yes 10 $505 $115 $620 2  
New Mexico 2 1 1 1 3 5 3300 2400 900 Yes ACAOM     6 5 Yes 15 $950 $200 $1,150 1 Yes
California 2 1 5 2 3 1 3800 3000 800   CA No No 2 0 Yes 15 $325 $163 $488 2  
Iowa 2 3 3 2 3 1 1725 1350   Yes ACAOM Yes Yes 4 4   15 $346 $150 $496 2  
Maine 2 3 3 2 3 1 1725 1000 300     Yes Yes 4 4   15 $415 $325 $740 1  
Nevada 2 1 1 1 4 5 3000 3000     NV No   5 4 Yes 10 $1,700 $400 $2,100 1 Yes
Georgia 3 1 3 3 5 1 2080   2080 Yes   Yes Yes 4 4   0 $300 $78 $378 2  
New York 3 1 5 1 5 1 4050 3400 650 Yes   No   3 3   0 $750 $83 $833 3  
Texas 3 2 3 2 1 5 1800 1800   Yes   No   4 4   17 $305 $256 $561 1 Yes
Nebraska 3 3 5 4 1 1 1725 1225 500 Yes   No   3 3   25 $202 $39 $241 2  
Virginia 3 3 3 4 3 1 1725 1225 500 Yes ACAOM Yes Yes 4 4   15 $130 $68 $198 2  
Arizona 3 2 3 2 3 5 1850 1050 800 Yes   No   4 4   15 $425 $275 $700 1 Yes
Arkansas 3 2 1 3 4 5 1800 1000 800 Yes ACAOM Yes Yes 5 5   12 $250 $200 $450 2 Yes
Illinois 3 3 3 1 3 5 1725     Yes ACAOM Yes Yes 4 4   15 $500 $250 $750 2 Yes
Missouri 3 3 1 3 3 5 1725         No Yes 5 5   15 $300 $150 $450 2 Yes
Ohio 3 3 3 5 3 1 1725         Yes Yes 4 4   15 $100 $50 $150 2  
Oregon 3 3 3 3 5 1 1725     Yes ACAOM Yes Yes 4 4   0 $230 $135 $365 2  
Rhode Island 3 1 5 3 1 5 2500 2500   Yes ACAOM Yes Yes 3 3   20 $125 $313 $438 1 Yes
Florida 3 1 5 1 4 5 2728 2728   Yes     Yes 3 3   2 $705 $153 $858 2 Yes
South Carolina 3 3 3 5 4 1 1725     Yes   Yes Yes 4 4   7.5 $125 $0 $125 2  
Tennessee 3 3 3 1 4 5 1725     Yes ACAOM Yes Yes 4 4   7.5 $760 $255 $1,015 2 Yes
Idaho 3 3 5 1 3 5 1725 1225 500 Yes   No   3 3   15 $500 $250 $750 1 Yes
New Hampshire 3 3 3 3 3 5 1725     Yes ACAOM Yes Yes 4 4   15 $275 $113 $388 2 Yes
Connecticut 4 3 5 4 5 1 1725 850 500 Yes ACAOM No   3 3   0 $100 $100 $200 2  
Massachusetts 4 5 5 4 3 1 1350 1250 100 Yes MA     3 3   15 $150 $50 $200 2  
Minnesota 4 3 3 4 3 5 1725         Yes Yes 4 4   15 $150 $150 $300 1 Yes
West Virginia 4 2 5 2 4 5 1800 1500 300 Yes ACAOM No   2 2   12 $500 $213 $713 2 Yes
Alaska 4 3 3 4 4 5 1725     Yes ACAOM Yes Yes 4 4   7.5 $250 $100 $350 2 Yes
Hawaii 4 1 5 3 5 5 2175 1515 660 Yes US DOE No   2 2   0 $295 $110 $405 2 Yes
Utah 4 3 1 5 5 5 1725         Yes Yes 5 4 Yes 0 $110 $32 $142 2 Yes
Washington 4 3 5 5 5 1 1700 1200 500 Yes   No   3 3   0 $50 $81 $131 1  
Indiana 4 3 3 4 5 5 1725 1350     ACAOM Yes Yes 4 4   0 $150 $50 $200 2 Yes
Vermont 4 3 5 4 3 5 1725 925 800 Yes ACAOM No   2 2   15 $100 $88 $188 2 Yes
Colorado 4 3 3 5 5 5 1725     Yes   Yes Yes 4 4   0 $100 $33 $133 2 Yes
Pennsylvania 4 5 5 5 5 1 900 900       No   2 2   0 $70 $20 $90 2  
Wisconsin 4 3 3 5 5 5 1725 900   Yes ACAOM No   4 4   0 $53 $35 $88 2 Yes
Montana 5 5 5 5 5 5 1000 1000       No   2 2   0 $65 $50 $115 1 Yes