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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4925
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4925
(a) This chapter constitutes the chapter on acupuncture of the Business and Professions Code. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Acupuncture Licensure Act. Whenever a reference is made to the Acupuncture Licensure Act by the provisions of any statute, it is to be
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4926
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4926
In its concern with the need to eliminate the fundamental causes of illness, not simply to remove symptoms, and with the need to treat the whole person, the Legislature intends to establish in this article, a framework for the practice of the art and science of Asian medicine thr
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4927
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4927
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Board” means the Acupuncture Board. (b) “Person” means any individual, organization, or corporate body, except that only individuals may be licensed under this chapter. (c) “Acupuncturist” means an individual to
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4927.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4927.5
(a) For purposes of this chapter, “approved educational and training program” means a school or college offering education and training in the practice of an acupuncturist that meets all of the following requirements: (1) Offers curriculum that includes at least 3,000 hours of wh
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4928
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4928
(a) The Acupuncture Board, which consists of seven members, shall enforce and administer this chapter. (b) This section shall remain in effect until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4928.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4928.1
Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 4928 renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4928.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4928.2
Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Acupuncture Board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public sha
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4929
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4929
Three members of the board shall be acupuncturists with at least five years of experience in acupuncture and four members shall be public members who do not hold a license or certificate as a physician and surgeon or acupuncturist. The acupuncturist members shall be appointed to
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 493
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 493
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, in a proceeding conducted by a board within the department pursuant to law to deny an application for a license or to suspend or revoke a license or otherwise take disciplinary action against a person who holds a license, upon the ground that th
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4930
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4930
Each member of the board shall be appointed for a term of four years.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4931
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4931
Each member of the board shall receive per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4933
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4933
(a) The board shall administer this chapter. (b) The board may adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), regulations as may be necessary to
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4933.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4933.5
The board, by and with the approval of the director, may employ personnel necessary for the administration of this chapter.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4934
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4934
(a) The board, by and with the approval of the director, may appoint an executive officer who is exempt from the State Civil Service Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code). (b) This section shall remain in effect until January
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4934.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4934.1
(a) The Legislature requests the Milton Marks “Little Hoover” Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy to conduct a comprehensive analysis consisting of the following reviews and evaluations and shall report their findings and recommendations to the Legi
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4934.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4934.2
The board shall conduct the following studies and reviews, and shall report its findings and recommendations to the department and the Joint Committee on Boards, Commissions, and Consumer Protection no later that September 1, 2004: (a) The board shall conduct a comprehensive stud
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4935
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4935
(a) (1) It is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment, for any person who does n
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4936
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4936
(a) It is unprofessional conduct for an acupuncturist to use the title “Doctor” or the abbreviation “Dr.” in connection with the practice of acupuncture unless he or she possesses a license that authorizes the use or possesses an earned doctorate degree from an accredited, approv
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4937
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4937
An acupuncturist’s license authorizes the holder thereof: (a) To engage in the practice of acupuncture. (b) To perform or prescribe the use of Asian massage, acupressure, breathing techniques, exercise, heat, cold, magnets, nutrition, diet, herbs, plant, animal, and mineral produ
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4938
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4938
(a) The board shall issue a license to practice acupuncture to any person who makes an application and meets the following requirements: (1) Is at least 18 years of age. (2) Furnishes satisfactory evidence of completion of one of the following: (A) (i) An approved educational and
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4939
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4939
(a) For purposes of this chapter, “approved credential evaluation service” means an agency or organization that is approved by the board to evaluate education completed outside the United States and identify the equivalency of that education to education completed within the Unit
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 494
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 494
(a) A board or an administrative law judge sitting alone, as provided in subdivision (h), may, upon petition, issue an interim order suspending any licentiate or imposing license restrictions, including, but not limited to, mandatory biological fluid testing, supervision, or reme
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 494.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 494.5
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), a state governmental licensing entity shall refuse to issue, reactivate, reinstate, or renew a license and shall suspend a license if a licensee’s name is included on a certified list. (2) The Department of Motor Vehicle
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 494.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 494.6
(a) A business license regulated by this code may be subject to suspension or revocation if the licensee has been determined by the Labor Commissioner or the court to have violated subdivision (b) of Section 244 of the Labor Code and the court or Labor Commissioner has taken into
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4940
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4940
(a) The board shall establish standards for the approval of tutorial programs for education and training in the practice of acupuncture, that satisfy the requirements of Section 4938. The board shall also establish standards for the approved supervising acupuncturists. (b) An acu