How are acupuncturists licensed in California?
The State of California leads the nation in the field of acupuncture. In 1978, we became the first state to license qualified practitioners as primary care providers. Following graduation from a CAB approved school, qualifying candidates must pass a comprehensive state-licensing exam. The acupuncturist is required to post a current valid license in a conspicuous location in their office. The status of an acupuncturist’s license can be obtained from the California Acupuncture Board website at: www.acupuncture.ca.gov. As of 2004, California has licensed more than 9,000 acupuncturists (L.Ac.’s). Our state constitutes nearly half of the licensed acupuncturists in the country, and exceeds by more than four times the number of licensed acupuncturists in the state of New York. (As of July of 2003, New York had 2089 licensed acupuncturists, representing the second largest state in their number of licensed acupuncturists.[4]) As of the date of this report, the total of all licensees from other
The State of California leads the nation in the field of acupuncture. In 1978, we became the first state to license qualified practitioners as primary care providers. Following graduation from a CAB approved school, qualifying candidates must pass a comprehensive state-licensing exam. The acupuncturist is required to post a current valid license in a conspicuous location in their office. The status of an acupuncturist’s license can be obtained from the California Acupuncture Board website at: www.acupuncture.ca.gov. As of 2004, California has licensed more than 9,000 acupuncturists (L.Ac.’s). Our state constitutes nearly half of the licensed acupuncturists in the country, and exceeds by more than four times the number of licensed acupuncturists in the state of New York. (As of July of 2003, New York had 2089 licensed acupuncturists, representing the second largest state in their number of licensed acupuncturists.[4]) As of the date of this report, the total of all licensees from other
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