Editing Acupuncture (section)

==Regulation==
{{Main|Regulation of acupuncture}}
There are various government and trade association regulatory bodies for acupuncture in the United Kingdom, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Canada, and in European countries and elsewhere. The [[World Health Organization]] recommends that an acupuncturist receive 200 hours of specialized training if they are a physician and 2,500 hours for non-physicians before being licensed or certified; many governments have adopted similar standards.

In Hong Kong, the practice of acupuncture is regulated by the Chinese Medicine Council, which was formed in 1999 by the Legislative Council. It includes a licensing exam, registration, and degree courses approved by the board.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hong Kong's traditional Chinese medicine laws 'putting public at risk'|date=23 July 2007|first=Mark|last=O'Neill|url=http://www.scmp.com/article/601500/hong-kongs-traditional-chinese-medicine-laws-putting-public-risk|newspaper=South China Morning Post|access-date=14 May 2015|archive-date=19 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519083803/http://www.scmp.com/article/601500/hong-kongs-traditional-chinese-medicine-laws-putting-public-risk|url-status=live}}</ref> Canada has acupuncture licensing programs in the provinces of British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta and Quebec; standards set by the Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Association of Canada are used in provinces without government regulation.<ref name="Ramsay2009">{{cite book|first=Cynthia|last=Ramsay|name-list-style=vanc|title=Unnatural Regulation: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy in Canada|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Y5oPvK4QVwC&pg=PA43|year=2009|publisher=The Fraser Institute|page=43|id=GGKEY:0KK0XUSQASK|access-date=27 January 2016|archive-date=15 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415012412/https://books.google.com/books?id=4Y5oPvK4QVwC&pg=PA43|url-status=live}}</ref> Regulation in the US began in the 1970s in California, which was eventually followed by every state but Wyoming and Idaho. Licensing requirements vary greatly from state to state. The needles used in acupuncture are regulated in the US by the [[Food and Drug Administration]].<ref name="ChanLee2001">{{cite book | first1 = Kevin | last1 = Chan | first2 = Henry | last2 = Lee | name-list-style = vanc |title=The Way Forward for Chinese Medicine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x5EIubrfg6wC&pg=PA349|year= 2001|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=978-1-4200-2423-4|page=349}}</ref> In some states acupuncture is regulated by a board of medical examiners, while in others by the board of licensing, health or education.

In Japan, acupuncturists are licensed by the [[Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare|Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare]] after passing an examination and graduating from a technical school or university.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title = WHO Global Atlas of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine|publisher = World Health Organization|year = 2005|isbn = 978-92-4-156286-7|page = 195|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=VO8K9h9GvaoC&pg=PA195}}</ref> In Australia, the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia regulates acupuncture, among other Chinese medical traditions, and restricts the use of titles like 'acupuncturist' to registered practitioners only.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chinesemedicineboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines/FAQ/Registration.aspx|title=Chinese Medicine Board of Australia – Registration and how to apply|website=www.chinesemedicineboard.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2020-02-07|archive-date=26 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226065209/https://www.chinesemedicineboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines/FAQ/Registration.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>  The practice of Acupuncture in New Zealand in 1990 acupuncture was included into the Governmental [[Accident Compensation Corporation]] (ACC) Act. This inclusion granted qualified and professionally registered acupuncturists the ability to provide subsidised care and treatment to citizens, residents, and temporary visitors for work- or sports-related injuries that occurred within the country of New Zealand. The two bodies for the regulation of acupuncture and attainment of ACC treatment provider status in New Zealand are Acupuncture NZ,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.acupuncture.org.nz/|access-date=2020-11-13|website=Acupuncture NZ|archive-date=19 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119203419/https://www.acupuncture.org.nz/|url-status=live}}</ref> and The New Zealand Acupuncture Standards Authority.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NZASA - Home|url=https://nzasa.org/|access-date=2020-12-24|website=nzasa.org|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414013230/https://nzasa.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2001/0049/latest/DLM99494.html|title=Accident Compensation Act 2001 No 49 (As at 30 March 2021), Public Act Contents – New Zealand Legislation|access-date=24 December 2020|archive-date=23 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123043453/https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2001/0049/latest/DLM99494.html|url-status=live}}</ref> At least 28 countries in Europe have professional associations for acupuncturists.<ref name=":0"/> In France, the [[Académie Nationale de Médecine]] (National Academy of Medicine) has regulated acupuncture since 1955.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Bossy|first=Jean|title=Acupuncture in France|journal=Acupuncture in Medicine|publisher=Sage Journals|date=January 1, 1988|volume=5|pages=6–8|doi=10.1136/aim.5.1.6|s2cid=70372649|quote=Since 1955, the French Academy of Medicine accepted and included Acupuncture as a part of medicine because it includes both diagnosis and therapeutic treatment|doi-access=free}}</ref>