Florida is a special place for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

Please help us keep it that way!

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It’s True: Florida practitioners of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (“AP’s”) and Florida citizens arguably enjoy the best regulatory environment for the practice of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in the entire country.

Our practice and profession is regulated and protected in Florida Statute 457 and Florida Administrative Code 64B1 (together, our “Practice Act”). Florida AP’s are considered primary care physicians. Committed FSOMA members who came before us worked with legislators to establish and maintain our strong and broad legal status codified in our Practice Act. Because of their passion and hard work, we can legally practice for the benefit of all Floridians with freedom and integrity, using a very broad range of tools.

Practitioners in most other states do not enjoy this freedom and legal protection!

How do we maintain our advantageous position in the Florida medical community as well as continue to serve Florida citizens?  

Through ongoing advocacy for the AOM profession.

FSOMA’s Advocacy Committee works on various issues related to our profession and the public to ensure both are served. See below (Advocacy Victory!) for an important victory and example of FSOMA’s Advocacy at work!

Most recent Advocacy project: 

The Advocacy Committee organizes the annual Acupuncture Education Day at the Florida State Capital in Tallahassee.

This is a fun volunteer opportunity and a wonderful way to support the profession! Learn more about it and register here.

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During this special annual event, practitioners from all over Florida travel to the State Capitol and spend the day educating our lawmakers and their staff about the benefits of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AOM). We provide treatments in the Capitol and introduce ourselves to our local Senators and Representatives and their aids. In this way, Florida lawmakers come to understand the benefits of AOM for Floridians and hopefully become more inclined to help us protect those benefits if challenged. As a result of the annual Acupuncture Education Days since 1997, Florida lawmakers look to FSOMA for information and advice about AOM. Some of the Capitol members look forward to their treatment every year. It’s a fun and important event and includes the chance to connect with fellow practitioners from around the state. 

The Advocacy Committee monitors current issues that impact Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

For over 15 years, FSOMA has retained Rutledge & Ecenia, an experienced advocacy firm based in Tallahassee. The firm keeps the Advocacy Committee and FSOMA leadership aware of proposed legislation and other events that do or could affect Florida AP’s and the public.

Current and Ongoing Initiatives:

1. 2025 Acupuncture Education Day is being held at the Florida State Capital in Tallahassee | on March 11,  2025.

2. FSOMA has declared July as Acupuncture Awareness Month every year. 
   
   
3. FSOMA supports the national initiative to put acupuncturists as providers in the Social Security Statute. Click Here for More

Please join us and help keep AOM strong in Florida! 

FSOMA Advocacy Committee Chairperson:

How can you get more involved in advocacy for your profession?

Register for the upcoming meeting: Details coming soon

1. Educate. Inform yourself about the current policies and problems affecting your profession.
2. Evaluate. Evaluate and examine whether current programs involve advocacy as a means to address problems or grievances in the profession.

3. Collaborate. Join FSOMA or the ASA. Together, pooling resources, all parties involved in the collaborative efforts to take on campaigns and work for change.