North Carolina Acupuncture Continuing Education Requirements

Requirement: 25 CEUs by July 1st biennially.

North Carolina requires acupuncturists to complete 25 CEUs related to the scope of the practice of acupuncture. ACE provides NCCAOM approved PDA courses that may be used toward your acupuncture continuing education requirements for North Carolina. Please verify the course category is labelled as “AOM-AC, AOM-CH, or AOM-OM”.

**The North Carolina Acupuncture Licensing Board does not accept AOM-BIO or Biomedicine acupuncture CEUs/PDAs**

• 15 of the 25 hours shall contain course content related to the insertion of acupuncture needles and the application of moxibustion to the human body.

• (A) 15 CEUs related to any of the content contained in Subparagraph (b)(1) of this Rule; (B) up to 10 CEUs for acupuncture or Chinese medicine research studies in hospitals or institutions as set forth in Paragraph (e) of this Rule; (C) up to 10 CEUs for teaching of Chinese medicine in a formally organized course as set forth in Paragraph (c)(2) of this Rule; (D) up to 10 CEUs for published work in peer-reviewed journals as set forth in Paragraph (g) of this Rule; or (E) two CEUs for obtaining or maintaining CPR certification.

• The remaining 10 hours of CEUs may be from courses related to adjunctive therapies including massage, mechanical, thermal, electrical, and electromagnetic treatment and the recommendation of herbs, dietary guidelines, and therapeutic exercise.

For detailed information about North Carolina acupuncture licensing laws and rules, please click here.

Updated 10/29/2024