New HampshireOne acupuncture license route accepts comparable out-of-state licenses without separate degrees
Applicants licensed in states with comparable acupuncture rules can use one New Hampshire license route without a separate listed degree.
What it does
For one New Hampshire acupuncture license route, applicants need a current license from another state with comparable rules. They do not need a separate bachelor's, nursing, or physician associate degree.
New Hampshire's acupuncture board has seats for three acupuncturists and one certified acupuncture detoxification specialist. The governor fills those seats with the council's approval.
Under New Hampshire's acupuncture law, “NADA training” means the standard ear acupuncture method developed by NADA. The definition names no fixed version date.
Argument forAcupuncturists licensed in states with comparable rules could use this route without also holding one of the listed degrees.
Argument againstPatients may worry that this license route does not separately require a bachelor's, nursing, or physician associate degree.
More detail
Applicants may use a current out-of-state acupuncture license for one New Hampshire license route without a separate listed degree. This is one route to a New Hampshire acupuncture license. The other state's licensing rules must be roughly as strict as New Hampshire's or stricter. This provision took effect August 31, 2026.
The governor appoints three acupuncturists and one certified acupuncture detoxification specialist to the acupuncture board. These four seats are on New Hampshire's acupuncture board. The governor's council must approve the appointments. This provision took effect August 31, 2026.
New Hampshire defines NADA training as the standard ear acupuncture method developed by NADA. This definition applies to NADA training under New Hampshire's acupuncture law. The definition names no fixed version date. This definition took effect August 31, 2026.
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jul 10Signed by Governor Kelly Ayotte Ayotte 07/02/2026; Chapter 223; eff. 8/31/2026Became Law
- Jun 23Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 52To Governor
- Jun 23Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 14Minor
- May 21House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1651s (Rep. Layon): MA VV 05/21/2026 HJ 14 P. 11
- May 7Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1651s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/07/2026; SJ 11Passed Senate
- May 7Committee Amendment # 2026-1651s, AA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
- Apr 27Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1651s, 05/07/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17Minor
- Mar 25Hearing: 04/01/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:10 am; SC 12
- Mar 17Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 7Minor
- Mar 11Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0795h: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 41Passed House
- Mar 11Amendment # 2026-0795h: AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 41
- Feb 27Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0795h 02/18/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 10 P. 19Minor
- Feb 27Executive Session: 02/18/2026 01:30 pm GP 153
- Jan 14Public Hearing: 01/22/2026 01:30 pm GP 153
- 2025
- Dec 1Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 1 P. 13Introduced
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