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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

Utah

Start with the Utah Division of Professional Licensing. Licensure needs current NCBAHM certification, a division-set exam and informed-consent procedures. The practice definition lets acupuncturists recommend, administer or provision herbs and supplements according to their training, and includes injection therapy for those with extra coursework. Licenses run two years.

State license · Division of Professional Licensing · NCBAHM (NCCAOM) certification

At a glance

Start with the responsible authority.

Regulatory authoritySource checked: Division of Professional Licensing with the Board of Massage Therapy and AcupunctureUtah Code §58-72-102, -301 ↗

Last checked October 10, 2026

Know which credential fits

License types

Licensed acupuncturist

Independent acupuncture practice

License requiredSource checked: A license is required to practice acupuncture, except for physicians, military physicians and chiropractors, who may not claim to be licensed acupuncturists.Utah Code §§58-72-301, -304 ↗
Acupuncture aideSource checked: Unlicensed aides with clean needle technique training may give supportive services under a licensee's supervision, but not diagnose, locate points or insert needles.Utah Code §58-72-102(1), (6) ↗
Injection therapySource checked: Licensees with division-set coursework and supervised experience may inject listed substances such as nutritional substances, local anesthetic and sterile saline.Utah Code §58-72-102(3) ↗

What to confirm

Getting your first license

QualificationsSource checked: Application and fee, current NCBAHM certification in acupuncture (the statute's name for NCCAOM), the division's required exam, informed-consent procedures, and a board meeting if requested.Utah Code §58-72-302 ↗
EndorsementNeeds review: A 2020 division sheet says applicants must have held an equivalent license for one year; the sheet predates the 2026 statute amendments.Division endorsement sheet ↗Know this? Share an official source
Fees: The fee schedule and application form were not found on the division site.Know this? Share an official source

What to confirm

Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine authoritySource checked: Practice may include recommending, administering or provisioning dietary guidelines, herbs, supplements and homeopathics according to practitioner training.Utah Code §58-72-102(5)(b)(ii) ↗
Dispensing and retail rulesNeeds review: Division rules on provisioning herbs were not read.Utah Code §58-72-102 ↗Know this? Share an official source

What to confirm

Keeping the license active

Renewal cycleSource checked: Two-year cycle set by rule; renewal needs current NCCAOM certification or the same professional development requirements as other licensees.Utah Code §58-72-303 ↗
Renewal fee and continuing education hours: Not confirmed yet. We only publish what an official source supports.Know this? Share an official source

What to confirm

Rules after you open

Rules not readNeeds review: Division rules (R156-72) on informed consent, supervision and records were not read.Utah Code §58-72-302(5) ↗Know this? Share an official source

Go to the source

Official resources

Board pageSource checked: Utah Division of Professional Licensing: acupunctureOpen ↗
LawSource checked: Utah Code chapter 58-72, Acupuncture Licensing ActOpen ↗

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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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