Massachusetts Acupuncture CEU/PDA Requirements

Massachusetts Acupuncture Continuing Education Requirements

Massachusetts Acupuncture Continuing Education CEUs

Requirements:

Massachusetts Acupuncture License Renewal Requirements: 30 Hours every 2 years, Massachusetts accepts NCCAOM approved PDAs/CEUs. The NCCAOM is a COA-approved organization. 

For NCCAOM Approved Courses, please visit the NCCAOM PDA or CEU Course page.

 

Per 243 CMR 5.10: Mandatory Continuing Acupuncture Education:

Condition of Renewal: A full licensee is required to complete 30 hours of continuing acupuncture education per renewal period as a condition of renewal of his/her license. The renewal period is each two year period that begins on the date that a license is issued or renewed by the Committee and ends on the following renewal date. At the time of renewal, each licensee will be required to submit a signed, notarized statement, on a form provided by the Committee, attesting to completion of the continuing education requirements set forth in 243 CMR 5.10. Failure to comply with the continuing education requirements of 243 CMR 5.10 will result in the non-renewal of the license.

Herbal Therapy Distinction: A licensee seeking Committee approval to employ herbal therapy as part of his/her acupuncture practice must complete 30 hours of continuing education per renewal cycle, and at least ten hours of those 30 hours shall be directly related to Herbology. Pursuant to 243 CMR 5.10, the licensee must also have at least 15 hours of continuing education credits directly related to acupuncture, and at least five hours directly or indirectly related to acupuncture or herbology.

 

**An applicant who plans to employ herbal therapy (patent or raw) in his or her practice must submit evidence of completion of one of the following:

  1.  1) Completion of an Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) accredited or candidate status oriental medicine program with a minimum of 1,905 hours of clinical/didactic training, of which at least 660 hours were training hours in herbs and at least 210 of those were clinical hours in acupuncture and herbs; and

  2. 2) Certification by NCCAOM in Chinese Herbology. To maintain the herbology distinction, a licensee must have a total of 30 hours of continuing acupuncture credits needed for biennial license renewal, of which at least 10 hours of training must be directly related to Herbology, of which 15 hours must be directly related to acupuncture and of which 5 hours may be indirectly related to acupuncture or herbology.

 

While this is a general overview, you can find additional details on the requirements to practice acupuncture in the state of Massachusetts Acupuncture website.

CEU courses at ACE are approved for NCCAOM PDAs. You can find different categories such as: Bio-Medicine, Ethics, Safety, and Practice management courses. Required core NCCAOM PDAs are safety, ethics, and Bio-Medicine. These courses are accepted by the NCCAOM for your diplomate recertification.

The process of getting continuing education credits is simple, convenient, and easy: Download the course, finish the online quiz, and receive a certificate of completion immediately online. You can finish all your continuing education requirements on you desktop, mobile phone, or I-Pad. Reading material are printable. Courses are either in Written format or in a Live webinar. Visit our Acupuncture CEUs page to find out about any other state requirements.

 Our courses are NCCAOM approved For:
Diplomate of Acupuncture (Dipl. Ac.)
Diplomate in Oriental Medicine (Dipl. O.M.)
Diplomate in Chinese Herbology (Dipl. C.H.)

Your license number, name, and date will appear on your certificate automatically.

 

 

Updated 10/17/2024

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