As a prerequisite for acupuncturist registration, practitioners are required to complete continuing acupuncture education.
As of September 2018 Acupuncturist Registration/Renewal will begin the process of renewing biennially (every 2 years).
In order to stagger the roll out of the biennial renewals, all licensed Acupuncturists are being separated out into 2 groups. Licenses ending with an even number will register for 2 years in 2018. Licenses ending with an odd number will register for one year in 2018 and then register for two years in 2019. Once the roll out is complete, even license numbers will continue to renew in even years, and odd license numbers will renew in odd years.
For those who renew for one year in 2018:
- Acupuncturists need to complete at least 17 hours of continuing acupuncture education every 12 months. CAE hours should be counted from December 1 - November 30. The Approved Courses List gives five types of courses: General, Herbal, Ethics, Biomedicine and Practice Management/Business Administration as well as whether the course is offered as a live lecture, distance learning or the internet.
For those who renew for 2 years in 2018 (first round of biennial renewals):
- Moving forward acupuncturists will need to complete at least 34 hours of continuing acupuncture education every 24 months. CAE hours should be counted from December 1 2018 - November 30 2020. The Approved Courses List gives five types of courses: General, Herbal, Ethics, Biomedicine and Practice Management/Business Administration as well as whether the course is offered as a live lecture, distance learning or the internet.
Documentation of CE courses shall be made available to the Board upon request, but should not be submitted with the registration. Random audits will be made to assure compliance.
If you have any questions regarding continuing education requirements, please email us at registrations@tmb.state.tx.us .
The required hours shall be from courses that meet at least one of the qualifications listed below:
- designated or otherwise approved for credit by the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners based on a review and recommendation of the course content by the Education Committee of the board (see “Board Approved CAE Courses” tab below),
- are offered by Approved Providers (see “Board Approved CAE Providers” tab below),
- have been approved for CAE credit for a minimum of 3 years by another state acupuncture board after having gone through a formal approval process,
- approved by the NCCAOM for professional development activity credit, OR
- provided outside the United States by a provider of continuing acupuncture education that are acceptable to the Board.
Acupuncturists
Texas Acupuncture Schools
All three are accredited acupuncture schools in Texas.
AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine
4701 West Gate Blvd.
Austin, Texas 78745
Phone: (512) 454-1188
Fax: (512) 454-7001
www.aoma.edu
American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
9100 Park West Drive
Houston, Texas 77063
Phone: (713) 780-9777
Fax: (713) 781-5781
www.acaom.edu
Texas Health and Science University
4005 Manchaca Road, Suite 200
Austin, Texas 78704
Phone: (512) 444-8082
www.thsu.edu
Certifying Organizations
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (formerly NCCA) http://www.nccaom.org/
11 Canal Center Plaza Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 548-9004
The Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CCAOM) http://www.ccaom.org/
3909 National Drive, Suite 125
Burtonsville, MD 20866
301-476-7790 (ph)
301-476-7792 (fax)
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (formerly NACSCAOM) http://www.acaom.org/
Maryland Trade Center #3
7501 Greenway Center Court
Suite 820
Greenbelt, MD 20770
(301) 313-0855
Board Rules require the posting of a notice of complaint procedure in English and Spanish. The signs must be displayed prominently, supplied with all bills for services, and/or placed on all registration forms, applications or contracts.