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Regulation of the Practice of Acupuncture in the United States

	Certification or licensure for acupuncturists	Within scope of practice for physicians	Within scope of practice for chiropractors	Within scope of practice for dentists	Within scope of practice for podiatrists	Within scope of practice for naturopaths
Alabama	No	Yes	Yes* 100h	+	+	+
Alaska	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Arizona ++	Yes	Yes	Yes* 50h	+	+	Yes
Arkansas	Yes	+	Yes* 100h	+	+	+
California	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	+
Colorado	Yes	Yes	Yes* 100h	+	+	+
Connecticut ++||	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Delaware	No	Yes	+	+	+	+
District of Columbia	Yes	Yes* 250h	No	No	No	+
Florida	Yes	Yes	Yes* 100h	No	No	+
Georgia	No	Yes* 100h	No	No	No	+
Hawaii	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Idaho	+	+	+	+	+	+
Illinois	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	+
Indiana	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	+
Iowa	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	+	+
Kansas ++	No	Yes	Yes	+	+	+
Kentucky	No	Yes	No	+	+	+
Louisiana	Yes $	Yes* 6mo	No	+	No	+
Maine ++||	Yes	Yes	Yes* 100h	+	+	Yes*
Maryland	Yes	Yes* 200h	No	Yes	+	+
Massachusetts	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	+
Michigan ++||	No	Yes	No	+	No	+
Minnesota	Yes	Yes	Yes* 100h	+	+	+
Mississippi	No	Yes	No	Yes	+	+
Missouri	Yes$	Yes	Yes* 100h	+	+	+
Montana	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Nebraska	No	Yes	No	+	No	+
Nevada	Yes	Yes	No	+	Yes	+
New Hampshire	Yes	Yes	Yes	+	+	Yes*
New Jersey	Yes	Yes* 300h	No	Yes* 300h	No	+
New Mexico	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	+
New York	Yes	Yes* 300h	No	Yes* 300h	No	+
North Carolina	Yes	Yes*	Yes* 100h	No	No	+
North Dakota	No	Yes	Yes* 100h	+	+	+
Ohio	No	Yes*	No	No	No	+
Oklahoma	No	Yes	Yes*	+	+	+
Oregon	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes* 200h	No	No	No	+
Rhode Island	Yes	No	No	No	No