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When acupuncturing you must focus your qi and spirit as if facing an abyss one thousand feet deep.

Nei Jing Su Wen/Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine, Chapter 25

Verify Practitioner License

The Office of the Professions, which includes the State Boards for the Professions, ensures public health and safety by setting and upholding high standards of professional practice. The practice of any profession which is under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Professions is a criminal act punishable as a Class E Felony.

Consumers can confirm that a practitioner is licensed to practice acupuncture by contacting the Office of the Professions at the following:

Web: www.op.nysed.gov/opsearches.htm

E-mail: op4info@mail.nysed.gov

Phone: 518.474.3817

The OP Web page allows consumers to verify licenses and search for any disciplinary actions taken against licensees since 1994.

 

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