Licensing directory · all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

Find your state’s acupuncture licensing path.

Choose a state to find the license, herbal-medicine rules, application steps, renewal requirements and the official places to confirm what applies to you.

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Licensing in

Nebraska

Start with the Nebraska DHHS acupuncture page. Applicants need a full-time program of at least 1,725 hours (1,000 didactic, 500 clinical), a Board-approved exam and a clean needle technique course. Licenses renew by May 1 of odd-numbered years for $121 with 50 hours of continuing education, or NCCAOM recertification. Acupuncturists must refer patients beyond their competence.

State license · DHHS Licensure Unit with the Board of Medicine and Surgery · exam and clean needle course

At a glance

Start with the responsible authority.

Regulatory authoritySource checked: Nebraska DHHS Division of Public Health, Licensure Unit, with the Board of Medicine and Surgery approving programs, exams and clean needle coursesDHHS acupuncture page ↗

Last checked October 10, 2026

Know which credential fits

License types

Licensed acupuncturist

Independent acupuncture practice with a duty to refer

Referral dutySource checked: A licensed acupuncturist must refer a patient to an appropriate practitioner when the problem is beyond their training, experience or competence.DHHS acupuncture page ↗

What to confirm

Getting your first license

EducationSource checked: Graduation from a formal full-time program approved by the Board with at least 1,725 hours, including 1,000 didactic and 500 clinical.DHHS acupuncture page ↗
Examination and clean needleSource checked: A Board-approved acupuncture exam with a comprehensive written part, and a Board-approved clean needle technique course.DHHS acupuncture page ↗
Preliminary conviction reviewSource checked: Applicants with a conviction may request a review for $100 per license type.DHHS acupuncture page ↗
Initial application feeSource checked: The fee depends on the month and year the license is issued: $300 for a license issued from May of an odd-numbered year through October of the next even-numbered year, and $75 for one issued from November of an even-numbered year through April of the next odd-numbered year (licenses expire May 1 of odd-numbered years). The initial license fee is waived for applicants under 26, with low income, or in certain military-related categories, but not the criminal background check fee.Acupuncture initial application ↗

What to confirm

Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine authority: Nebraska's statute and rules (Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-2701 onward, 172 NAC) were not read.Know this? Share an official source
Retail, compounding, and dispensing: Not confirmed yet. We only publish what an official source supports.Know this? Share an official source

What to confirm

Keeping the license active

Cycle and feeSource checked: Renew on or before May 1 of each odd-numbered year with an application, a continuing competency attestation and a $121 fee.DHHS acupuncture page ↗
Continuing competencySource checked: 50 NCCAOM-approved hours or 50 ACCME/AOA Category 1 hours earned in the preceding 24 months (up to 25 carry over), or active NCCAOM certification or recertification earned in that period.DHHS acupuncture page ↗

What to confirm

Rules after you open

Records, display, advertising, and telehealth: Not confirmed yet. We only publish what an official source supports.Know this? Share an official source

Go to the source

Official resources

Board pageSource checked: Nebraska DHHS: acupunctureOpen ↗

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Frequently asked

Licensing questions, answered.

Is this legal or licensing advice?

No. It points you to the responsible state authority and the statutes, rules and forms that apply, and says what to confirm. The board’s own decision controls, so confirm your situation with it before you apply or practice.

What do “Source checked,” “Needs review” and “Help wanted” mean?

Source checked means the claim was read against a named official page. Needs review means we found something but could not fully confirm it, or sources disagree. Help wanted means we have not confirmed it from an official source yet and would welcome one. None of these is a statement that a rule does not exist.

Has every state page been independently verified?

Not yet. Every state has a first research pass from official sources, and a separate verification pass is still under way. Each page shows the date its sources were last opened. Fees and deadlines change, so check the linked board page before relying on them.

Why do Oklahoma and South Dakota have so little?

We did not find a licensing act for either state, only bills that were introduced. That is not proof that practice is unregulated or prohibited, so those pages say what we found and stop there.

A fact on my state’s page is wrong or out of date. What do I do?

Use the correction form on that state’s page. Send the official source link if you have one. We review every report against the controlling source before anything changes; nothing updates automatically. Do not include patient or confidential information.

Does it say whether I can prescribe or sell herbs?

Each state has its own herbal section that separates recommending herbs from dispensing, compounding or selling them, because states treat those differently. Where the rules were not found or not clear, the section says so.

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