| State | Name and State Licensing Board | MSAc/DAc | MSOM/DAcHM |
| Alabama* | No Practice Act | Undetermined | Undetermined |
| Alaska | Division of Corporation, Business and Professional Licensing - Acupuncture Division | Meets | Meets |
| Arizona | Arizona Acupuncture Board of Examiners | Meets | Meets |
| Arkansas | Arkansas State Board of Acupuncture & Related Techniques | N/A | Meets |
| California | Department of Consumer Affairs - Acupuncture Board | N/A | Meets |
| Colorado | Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) - Office of Acupuncture Licensure | Meets | Meets |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Department of Public Health - Acupuncturist Licensure | Meets | Meets |
| D.C | DC Health - Acupuncture Licensing | Meets | Meets (MSOM required to practice herbs) |
| Delaware | Division of Professional Regulation - Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline - Acupuncture or Eastern Medicine Practitioner | Meets | Meets |
| Florida | Department of Health - Board of Acupuncture | Requires Additional Training | Requires Additional Training |
| Georgia | Georgia Composite Medical Board - Acupuncture Division | Meets | Meets |
| Hawaii | Hawaii State Board of Acupuncture | Meets | Meets |
| Idaho | Idaho Board of Acupuncture | Meets | Meets |
| Illinois | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) | Meets | Does Not Meet |
| Indiana | Indiana Professional Licensing Agency - Medical Licensing Board | Meets | Meets |
| Iowa | Iowa Board of Medicine | Meets | Meets |
| Kansas | Kansas State Board of Healing Arts | Meets | Meets |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure | Meets | Meets |
| Louisiana | Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners | Meets | Meets |
| Maine | Department of Professional & Financial Regulation - Board of Complementary Health Care Providers | Meets | Meets (MSOM required to practice herbs) |
| Maryland | Maryland Department of Health - State Board of Acupuncture | Meets | Meets |
| Massachusetts | Board of Registration in Medicine - Committee on Acupuncture | Meets | Meets (MSOM required to practice herbs) |
| Michigan | Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) - Michigan Board of Acupuncture | Meets | Meets |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Board of Medical Practice - Acupuncture Registration | Meets | Meets |
| Mississippi | Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure - Acupuncturist Registration | Meets | Meets |
| Missouri | Missouri Division of Professional Registration - Missouri Acupuncturist Advisory Committee | Meets | Meets |
| Montana | Montana Board of Medical Examiners - Acupuncturist Registration | Meets | Meets |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services - Acupuncture Licensure | Meets | Meets |
| Nevada | Nevada State Board of Oriental Medicine | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| New Hampshire | Office of Professional Licensure & Certification - Board of Acupuncture | Meets | Meets |
| New Jersey | New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners - Acupuncture Examining Board | Meets | Meets (MSOM required to practice herbs) |
| New Mexico |
New Mexico Board of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| New York | New York State Education Department - Office of the Professions - Acupuncture | Meets | Meets |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Acupuncture Licensing Board | Meets | Meets |
| North Dakota | North Dakota Board of Integrative Health Care | Meets | Meets |
| Ohio | State Medical Board of Ohio - Acupuncture Registration | Meets | Meets (MSOM required to practice herbs) |
| Oklahoma* | No Practice Act | Undetermined | Undetermined |
| Oregon | Oregon Medical Board - Acupuncture Licensing | Meets | Meets |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine | Meets | Meets (MSOM required to practice herbs) |
| Puerto Rico* | No Practice Act | Undetermined | Undetermined |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Department of Health - Acupuncture Licensing | Meets | Meets (MSOM required to practice herbs) |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners - Acupuncture Registration | Meets | |
| South Dakota* | No Practice Act | Undetermined | Undetermined |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Health Professional Boards - Board of Acupuncture | Meets | Meets |
| Texas | Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners | N/A | Meets |
| Utah | Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing | Meets | Meets |
| Vermont | Vermont Office of Professional Regulation (OPR) - Acupuncturists | Meets | Meets |
| Virginia | Virginia Board of Medicine | Meets | Meets |
| Washington | Washington State Department of Health - Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine Practitioner Licensing | Meets | Meets |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Board of Acupuncture | Meets | Meets |
| Wisconsin | Department of Safety and Professional Services - Acupuncturist | Meets | Meets |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Board of Acupuncture | Meets | Meets |
