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Nevada

Start with the Nevada State Board of Oriental Medicine. Nevada licenses doctors of Oriental medicine, whose defined practice includes herbal medicine as well as acupuncture. Applicants need an accredited four-year program, a bachelor's degree, NCCAOM certification and exams, and a Board-approved law exam. Licenses renew every February 1 with continuing education. The fee schedule was not read.

State license · Board of Oriental Medicine · doctor of Oriental medicine with herbal scope

At a glance

Start with the responsible authority.

Regulatory authoritySource checked: Nevada State Board of Oriental MedicineNRS chapter 634A ↗

Last checked October 10, 2026

Know which credential fits

License types

Doctor of Oriental medicine

Independent practice of acupuncture, herbal medicine and related services

ScopeSource checked: Oriental medicine includes acupuncture, herbal medicine, moxibustion, dry needling and other Board-approved services.NRS 634A.020 ↗
Licensure pathsSource checked: A graduate of an accredited four-year program with a bachelor's degree; a four-year program the Board approves plus four years' practice elsewhere; or a pre-2008 accredited program graduate with six of the last eight years' practice. All need NCCAOM certification in Oriental medicine.NRS 634A.140 ↗
Acupuncture point injection endorsementSource checked: A licensee may apply for an endorsement to practice acupuncture point injection therapy.NRS 634A.142 ↗

What to confirm

Getting your first license

ExaminationsSource checked: Each NCCAOM exam for Oriental medicine certification, plus a Board-approved exam on Nevada health and safety law.NRS 634A.120 ↗
BackgroundSource checked: A Board investigation of background and personal history is required.NRS 634A.140 ↗
FeesSource checked: NAC 634A.165 lists $900 for the original application for licensure as a doctor of Oriental medicine and $900 for the original state examination, with $500 for reexamination. An unrelated search summary quoted $1,000; the published NAC text (history through R024-24, 2024) says $900.NAC 634A.165 ↗
Renewal feesSource checked: Renewal of an active license before February 1 is $600; inactive license $500; a late renewal within 90 days after February 1 carries a $100 penalty; replacement of a license is $200; approval of a continuing-education course is $100.NAC 634A.165 ↗

What to confirm

Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine authoritySource checked: Herbal medicine means suggesting, recommending, prescribing or directing the use of herbs; it is part of Oriental medicine practice.NRS 634A.020(5)–(7) ↗
Dispensing and retail rulesNeeds review: Board regulations on herb dispensing and record keeping were not read; the Board's quick links mention a record-retention statute and scope-of-practice page.Board website ↗Know this? Share an official source

What to confirm

Keeping the license active

Renewal date and fee ceilingSource checked: Renew each February 1 with continuing education evidence; the annual fee may not exceed $1,000. A license expires automatically if late and may be reinstated within 90 days.NRS 634A.167 ↗
Continuing educationSource checked: At least 10 Board-approved hours in the 365 days before the annual renewal application, with up to 10 excess hours carried forward.NAC 634A.135 ↗

What to confirm

Rules after you open

Safe injection practicesSource checked: The Board may not issue or renew a license without the applicant's attestation of safe injection practices.NRS 634A.144 ↗
Regulations effective 9/24/2026Needs review: The Board posts a revised NAC 634A effective September 24, 2026; this pass read the version dated 8/26/2026.Board website ↗Know this? Share an official source

Go to the source

Official resources

Board pageSource checked: Nevada State Board of Oriental MedicineOpen ↗
LawSource checked: NRS chapter 634A, Oriental medicineOpen ↗
RulesSource checked: NAC chapter 634AOpen ↗

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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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