New Hampshire HB 1269: relative to qualifications to practice acupuncture.

Bill Text

HB 1269 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

11Mar2026... 0795h

05/07/2026 1651s

2026 SESSION

 26-2519

 05/09

HOUSE BILL 1269

AN ACT relative to qualifications to practice acupuncture.

SPONSORS: Rep. Schmidt, Straf. 14; Rep. Warden, Hills. 39

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 This bill modifies requirements for acupuncture licensure; adds an acupuncture detoxification specialist to the acupuncture board; and updates the name of the certification commission from the NCCAOM to the NCBAHM.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

 Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

11Mar2026... 0795h

05/07/2026 1651s 26-2519

 05/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to qualifications to practice acupuncture.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 Definition of NADA Training. Amend RSA 328-G:2, XII to read as follows: 

 XII. "NADA training" means the standardized auricular acupuncture protocol developed by NADA [that is in effect on July 1, 2017]. 

 2 Acupuncture; Board Membership. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 328-G:3, I(a) to read as follows: 

 (a) [Four] Three acupuncturists, and one certified acupuncture detoxification specialist, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the council, who shall:

 3 Acupuncture. Amend RSA 328-G:9, II(e)(1) to read as follows: 

 (e)(1) Has earned [a baccalaureate, registered nurse, or physician associate degree from an accredited institution, and has] a current, valid license to practice acupuncture from another state whose requirements are substantially equal to or exceed the requirements of RSA 328-G:9, II; or 

 4 Definition of NCBAHM. RSA 328-G:2, VII is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: 

 VII. "NCBAHM" means the National Certification Board of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, including its predecessors and successors. 

 5 Change from NCCAOM to NCBAHM. Amend the following RSA provisions by replacing NCCAOM with NCBAHM: RSA 328-G:9, II and X. 

 6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.