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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4941
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4941
In reviewing applications for licensure based upon the completion of a tutorial program in acupuncture, the board may provide that credit is granted for relevant prior training and experience when that training or experience otherwise meets the standards set by the board.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4944
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4944
(a) The board shall have the authority to investigate and evaluate each and every applicant applying for a license to practice acupuncture and to make the final determination of the admission of the applicant to the examination, or for the issuance of a license, in conformance wi
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4945
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4945
(a) The board shall establish standards for continuing education for acupuncturists. (b) The board shall require each acupuncturist to complete 50 hours of continuing education every two years as a condition for renewal of his or her license. No more than five hours of continuing
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4947
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4947
(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the practice of acupuncture by a person licensed as a dentist or a podiatrist, within the scope of their respective licenses, if the licensee has received a course of instruction in acupuncture. This course material shall
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4948
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4948
The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to make unlawful the activities of persons involved in research pursuant to Section 2075.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4949
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4949
The provisions of this chapter shall not prohibit an acupuncturist from another state or country, who is not a licensed acupuncturist in this state, who is the invited guest of a professional acupuncture association or scientific acupuncture foundation, an approved educational an
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 495
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 495
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any entity authorized to issue a license or certificate pursuant to this code may publicly reprove a licentiate or certificate holder thereof, for any act that would constitute grounds to suspend or revoke a license or certificate. Any
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4955
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4955
The board may deny, suspend, or revoke, or impose probationary conditions upon, the license of any acupuncturist who is guilty of unprofessional conduct. Unprofessional conduct shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Using or possessing any controlled substance,
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4955.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4955.1
The board may deny, suspend, revoke, or impose probationary conditions upon the license of any acupuncturist if he or she is guilty of committing a fraudulent act including, but not be limited to, any of the following: (a) Securing a license by fraud or deceit. (b) Committing a f
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4955.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4955.2
The board may deny, suspend, revoke, or impose probationary conditions upon the license of any acupuncturist if he or she is guilty of committing any one of the following: (a) Gross negligence. (b) Repeated negligent acts. (c) Incompetence.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4956
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4956
A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge which is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of an acupuncturist is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this chapter. The board may order a l
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4959
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4959
(a) The board may request the administrative law judge, under his or her proposed decision in resolution of a disciplinary proceeding before the board, to direct any licensee found guilty of unprofessional conduct to pay to the board a sum not to exceed actual and reasonable cost
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 496
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 496
A board may deny, suspend, revoke, or otherwise restrict a license on the ground that an applicant or licensee has violated Section 123 pertaining to subversion of licensing examinations.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4960
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4960
Disciplinary proceedings under this article shall be conducted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4960.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4960.2
The board in all cases of revocation shall certify the fact of the revocation, under the seal of the board, to the business licensing entity of the cities or counties in which the license of the acupuncturist has been revoked. The record of the revocation made by the county or ci
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4960.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4960.5
(a) A person whose license or registration has been revoked, suspended, or surrendered, or who has been placed on probation, may petition the board for reinstatement or modification of penalty, including modification or termination of probation, after a period of not less than th
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4961
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4961
(a) (1) Every person who is licensed to practice acupuncture in this state shall register, on forms prescribed by the board that may include an application for an initial license or for renewal of a license, each place of practice and apply to the board to obtain a wall license
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4961.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4961.1
(a) The board, or its designee, may, upon complaint, inspect any of the following: (1) Any premise in which acupuncture services, as defined in Section 4937, are provided or reasonably suspected of being provided. (2) Any place of practice registered with the board for which a wa
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4962
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4962
(a) On and after July 1, 2019, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), the board shall require a licensee to provide a separate disclosure that includes the licensee’s probation status, the length of the probation, the probation end date, all practice restrictions placed
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4963
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4963
Whenever any person has engaged in an act or practice which constitutes an offense against this chapter, a superior court of a county on application of the board may issue an injunction or other appropriate order restraining that conduct. Proceedings under this section shall be g
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4964
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4964
The provisions of this article insofar as they are substantially the same as provisions relating to the same subject matter of any previous acupuncture licensure law shall be construed as a restatement and continuation thereof, and not as a new enactment.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4965
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4965
(a) Licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire on the last day of the birth month of the licensee during the second year of a two-year term, if not renewed. (b) The board shall establish and administer a birth date renewal program. (c) To renew an unexpired license, th
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4966
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4966
Except as provided in Section 4969, a license that has expired may be renewed at any time within three years after its expiration by filing of an application for renewal on a form provided by the board, paying all accrued and unpaid renewal fees, and providing proof of completing
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4967
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4967
A person who fails to renew his or her license within three years after its expiration may not renew it, and it may not be restored, reissued, or reinstated thereafter, but that person may apply for and obtain a new license if he or she meets all of the following requirements: (a
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4969
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4969
(a) A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but the renewal does not entitle the acupuncturist, while the license remains suspended, and until it is reinstated, to engage in the practice of acupuncture, or in any other activi