NCCAOM Renewal Requirements

60 PDA (also called CEU) required every 4 years for renewal.

Mandatory recertification requirements include:

  • CPR certificate: Only one accepted per recertification cycle - 4 PDA points awarded. CPR Article
  • Safety (SA): minimum 2 PDA points/hours. Live Webinars, Videos, Audio
  • Ethics (ET): minimum 2 PDA points/hours. Live Webinars, Videos, Audio
  • Core Competency subject areas [AOM-AC (Acupuncture), AOM-BIO (Biomedicine), AOM-CH (Chinese Herbology), or AOM-OM (Oriental Medicine)]: minimum 22 PDA points/hours. Live Webinars, Videos, Audio, Articles
  • The remaining 30 hours can continue to be earned in the Core Competencies section OR the Diplomate has the option to submit PDA points in the Professional Enhancement section under coursework in adjunctive therapies (PE-CW) or participation in professional activities (PE-AT).

*Please note: Most boards accept NCCAOM approved courses for license renewal. Please check with your board if you are uncertain what the requirements are.

The above CEU information is current as of August 2021. Check the board for the most current requirement prior to purchasing a course or renewing your license.

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Titlesort icon Date Unit Price
Straight to the Point: Ashi Acupuncture for Back Pain from 50+ Years of Experience

Kai-Fong Tiu 刁啟芳
Live CEU Webinar
01/19/2026

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
4

CEUs
$ 75

Straight to the Point: Ashi Acupuncture for Neck and Shoulder from 50+ Years of Experience

Kai-Fong Tiu 刁啟芳
Live CEU Webinar
03/30/2026

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
4

CEUs
$ 75

The Missing Link in Chronic Illness: TCM & Functional Medicine for SIBO, POTS, Parasites & Toxicity, Part I

Emily Rowe
Live CEU Webinar
01/10/2026

8:00 am - 5:00 pm
8

CEUs
$ 169

The Missing Link in Chronic Illness: Western & Functional Medicine for SIBO, POTS Parasites & Toxicity, Part II

Christopher Estes
Live CEU Webinar
01/11/2026

8:00 am - 5:00 pm
8

CEUs
$ 169

Tongue Diagnosis Made Simple: What Every Practitioner Must Know

Ying Wang 王鹰
Live CEU Webinar
02/12/2026

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
4

CEUs
$ 75

Top 10 Master Tung Sports Medicine Treatment Protocols, Part I

Brad Whisnant
Live CEU Webinar
03/08/2026

8:00 am - 5:00 pm
8

CEUs
$ 169

Understanding De Qi in the Neijing: Clinical Applications of Dao Ma and Point Combination Principles

Henry McCann
Live CEU Webinar
03/24/2026

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
4

CEUs
$ 95

Virtual Internship 3

Jimmy Wei-Yen Chang 張蔚炎
Live CEU Webinar
02/16/2022

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
2

CEUs
$ 60

皮膚病的根治療法 - 30 年臨床傳授

Weng-Ching Sung 宋文靖
Live CEU Webinar
12/13/2025

9:00 am - 6:00 pm
8

CEUs
$ 145