West Virginia Acupuncture CEU/PDA Requirements

The State of West Virginia does not require NCCAOM Certification for license renewal. *The board accepts courses offered by the NCCAOM as approved courses for continuing education in West Virginia.

Requirements:

• License renewal requires a minimum of 30 hours of continuing education units or continuing medical education units from the following categories;

• For each renewal period of two years, a licensee shall have a minimum of 15 hours of instruction in the area of acupuncture or oriental medicine from an approved provider

•  For each renewal period of two years, a licensee may have up to 15 hours of instruction in western clinical sciences, medical practices, medical ethics, or medical research which are sponsored or accredited by, but not limited to, the following organizations, or their successor organizations

• For each renewal period, a licensee may have no more than 6 hours of training in accredited programs which will assist the licensee to carry out his or her professional management responsibilities.

For more detailed continuing education requirements for West Virginia, please visit the board website, here. Also, you may view the update on continuing education in 2023, here.

ACE courses may be used towards your acupuncture continuing education requirements for West Virginia. 

If you are an NCCAOM Diplomate of Acupuncture and are seeking courses for your license renewal, please visit the NCCAOM PDA or CEU course page for current listings.

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.