Sections
15 entriesSection 4925Establishes the chapter as the Acupuncture Licensure Act and requires statutory references to that Act to mean this chapter. Defines older references…Section 4926Establishes legislative intent only to create a framework for Asian medicine through acupuncture, encourage more effective use of acupuncturists by Californians seeking…Section 4927Defines unless the context otherwise requires: (a)Board as the Acupuncture Board. (b)Person means any individual, organization, or corporate body, except that only…Section 4927.5Defines an approved acupuncture education and training program as a qualifying school or college with at least 3,000 curriculum hours, including at…Section 4928Requires the following: (a)The Acupuncture Board, which consists of seven members, must enforce and administer this chapter. (b)This section shall remain in…Section 4928.1Establishes that repeal of the referenced provision makes the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature, notwithstanding…Section 4928.2Requires protection of the public to be the Acupuncture Board's highest priority in licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever public protection conflicts…Section 4929Requires the board to have three acupuncturist members with at least five years’ experience and four public members who are not licensed…Section 4930Sets each board member’s appointment term at four years. Every member appointed to the board serves a four-year term under this provision,…Section 4931Requires every board member to receive the per diem and expenses provided under Section 103. The compensation rule applies to each person…Section 4933Requires the Acupuncture Board to administer the chapter and allows it to adopt necessary regulations under the Administrative Procedure Act. Four members,…Section 4933.5Allows the board, with the director’s approval, to employ personnel necessary to administer the chapter. The authority is limited by the requirement…Section 4934Allows the Acupuncture Board, with the director's approval, to appoint an executive officer who is exempt from the State Civil Service Act.…Section 4934.1Requires the board to pay all costs of the requested Little Hoover Commission analysis of acupuncture scope, education, examination, and approval processes.…Section 4934.2Requires the Acupuncture Board to study unlicensed acupuncture assistants and course-auditing practices and report findings and recommendations to the department and Joint…