Wyoming Board of Acupuncture

The Wyoming Board of Acupuncture (Board) is authorized to adopt rules and regulations to implement the Board’s practice act. The Board regularly reviews its rules to correct inconsistencies, eliminate any repetition with its practice act, correct grammatical errors, remove unnecessary requirements, and maintain alignment with national standards in order to prevent unnecessary barriers to licensure.

The Wyoming Board of Acupuncture is seeking public comment on the proposed rule changes to the following Chapters. Comments can be sent via email to chelsea.cortez2@wyo.gov or mailed to the Board office at 2001 Capitol Ave., Room 127, Cheyenne, WY 82002. The public comment period will close on May 14, 2025.

A brief explanation of the proposed changes are below. For the full text, CLICK HERE. Deselect the 'Current Rules' box and select 'Proposed Rules' to view the strike and underscore versions.

Chapters 1, 3, 4, and 5: The proposed change adds authority language as suggested by the Attorney General's (AG) office.

Chapter 2: In addition to the authority language suggested by the AGs office, the exam requirement is clarified.

Chapter 7: In addition to the authority language suggested by the AGs office, there is a proposed fee reduction.

Chapters 8, 9, 10: Chapter 8 is repealed and replaced with Chapters 9 and 10 which are the model discipline and application review rules as suggested by the AGs office.