ACUPUNCTURE
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 | |||
Hawai‘i | 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 |