Licensure Requirements - Applicant Information

It is unlawful for any person to practice acupuncture in Florida unless such person has been licensed by the board or is otherwise exempted by Chapter 457, Florida Statutes.

Basic Licensure Requirements

• at least 21 years of age

• Completion of a National Certification Process
• Passage of an Examination offered by the NCCAOM or State Examination approved by the Board as Substantially Equivalent
• Proof of English Proficiency (only for applicants that have passed the national written examination in any language other than English)
• Fee
• Proof of Professional Liability Coverage
• Completion of a Training Program*
• 2 hours - Medical Errors

Application and Examination Information

Fees

Applications

The application and instructions are available for you to print directly from your computer using the link below.

• Application and Instructions (pdf - 115kb)

The files are in a PDF file format, which will require software such as the Adobe PDF Reader to download. 

Tips for Expediting the Licensure Process

• Please read all application instructions, and the laws and rules governing the practice of Acupuncture, before completing your application. Errors & Omissions on the application increase processing time.

• Once your application and fees are received and validated, you will be sent a postcard giving the date of receipt of the application to the mailing address given in your application.
• Within 30 days of this date, you will be sent a written application status notice or your eligibility letter, as applicable.
• No application is complete until all required documentation and fees are received.
• Applications are reviewed and processed in the order in which they are received in the board office.
• All transcripts must be the final official school copy and submitted directly from the school (school seal much be embossed on the transcript).
• Address all correspndence with your name, and put to the attention of the Board of Acupuncture.
• Send a copy of the CCAOM CNT course completion certificate OR the school can place the 15 hours on the transcript or complete the form attached to the application.
• Remember to have your insurance company send proof of insurance or proof of exemption.
• Request the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) to send a copy of your Certified Diplomat Status form to the Board of Acupuncture. You may send a request to the NCCAOM, 76 South Laura Street, Suite 1290
  Jacksonville, FL 32202 or call 904-598-1005.
  

* Training Programs must contain the following criteria:

Acupuncture