National Certification Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental

AS A PART OF ITS MISSION, THE NCCAOM IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING NATIONALLY ACCREDITED CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND CERTIFIED PRACTITIONERS (DIPLOMATES) TO CONSUMERS AND THE PUBLIC. NCCAOM ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY ADVOCATING FOR DIPLOMATES AND BY CONTINUOUSLY OFFERING CUSTOMIZED SERVICES FOR DIPLOMATES TO PROMOTE THEIR CERTIFICATION, SUCH AS MARKETING AND CONSUMER BROCHURES, PRESS PACKETS, STATISTICS ABOUT THE PROFESSION AND ONLINE CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES. THESE TOOLS EMPOWER DIPLOMATES TO BETTER INFORM CONSUMERS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF CHOOSING AN NCCAOM CERTIFIED PRACTITIONER. IN RECENT YEARS, THE NCCAOM HAS ALSO WORKED DIRECTLY WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ESTABLISH RECOGNITION OF ITS CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND ITS DIPLOMATES IN THE FEDERAL (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) AREA, A VERY IMPORTANT ASPECT OF ITS MISSION. THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING SUPPORTING DATA TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR AND STATISTICS FOR THE CREATION OF A DISTINCT JOB CLASSIFICATION CODE FOR ACUPUNCTURISTS IN THE OCCUPATION OUTLOOK HANDBOOK. NCCAOM IS THE ONLY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES ENTRY CERTIFICATION FOR THE PRACTICE OF ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE. NCCAOM CERTIFICATION AND/OR THE PASSING OF THE NCCAOM CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION(S) ARE RECOGNIZED FOR LICENSURE BY 47 STATES, INCLUDING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, (WHICH REPRESENTS 98 PERCENT OF THE STATES THAT REGULATE ACUPUNCTURE). THE NCCAOM ISSUES CERTIFICATES IN ACUPUNCTURE, ORIENTAL MEDICINE, CHINESE HERBOLOGY AND ASIAN BODYWORK THERAPY.