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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.

Pick your state.

Claims link to primary sources where we found them. Gaps and open questions stay labeled so you can tell what has, and has not, been confirmed.

Licensing in

South Dakota

No South Dakota acupuncturist license was found in the codified laws. Bills to create an Acupuncture Licensing Board (for example 2020 HB 1136) were introduced, and the chapter they proposed, SDCL 36-39, is not in the code. Do not read this page as saying acupuncture is unregulated or allowed: the medical practice laws were not checked, so confirm with the Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners before practicing.

No acupuncturist practice act confirmed · licensing bills introduced

At a glance

Start with the responsible authority.

Regulatory authorityWe haven’t confirmed this from an official source yet. If you know the statute, rule or board page that answers it, share it and we’ll check it.
No acupuncture licensing authority was identified.Know this? Share an official source

Last checked October 10, 2026

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Know which credential fits

License types

No state acupuncturist license confirmed

Unknown

2020 licensing proposalSource checked
HB 1136 (2020) proposed an Acupuncture Licensing Board, two-year licenses, NCCAOM-based requirements and exemptions for physicians, osteopaths and chiropractors, effective January 1, 2022. The text is a bill, not law.2020 House Bill 1136 ↗
Codified lawSource checked
SDCL 36-2-1.1, a section an earlier acupuncture bill would have added, is shown as repealed by 1978 session law; the proposed chapter 36-39 returns not found in the codified laws.Codified Law 36-2-1.1 ↗
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What to confirm

Getting your first license

Licensing pathWe haven’t confirmed this from an official source yet. If you know the statute, rule or board page that answers it, share it and we’ll check it.
No application process was found.Know this? Share an official source
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What to confirm

Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine authorityWe haven’t confirmed this from an official source yet. If you know the statute, rule or board page that answers it, share it and we’ll check it.
Not confirmed yet. We only publish what an official source supports.Know this? Share an official source
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What to confirm

Keeping the license active

Renewal and continuing educationWe haven’t confirmed this from an official source yet. If you know the statute, rule or board page that answers it, share it and we’ll check it.
Not confirmed yet. We only publish what an official source supports.Know this? Share an official source
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What to confirm

Rules after you open

Medical practice and other rulesWe haven’t confirmed this from an official source yet. If you know the statute, rule or board page that answers it, share it and we’ll check it.
SDCL chapter 36-4 and related rules were not checked for whether needling falls inside the practice of medicine.Know this? Share an official source
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Go to the source

Official resources

Proposed billSource checked
2020 House Bill 1136 (introduced)Open ↗

Community review

Help improve the South Dakota page.

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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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