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CA Bus & Prof Code § 4956 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 4 - Enforcement|Section 4956.

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 license suspended or revoked, or may deny a license, or may impose probationary conditions upon a license, when the time for appeal has elapsed, or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal, or when an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of sentence irrespective of a subsequent order under the provisions of Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code allowing the person to withdraw his or her pleas of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside the verdict of guilty, or dismissing the accusation, complaint, information, or indictment.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 655, Sec. 70. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4959 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 4 - Enforcement|Section 4959.

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 costs of the investigation and prosecution of the case.(b) The costs to be assessed shall be fixed by the administrative law judge and shall not in any event be increased by the board. When the board does not adopt a proposed decision and remands the case to an administrative law judge, the administrative law judge shall not increase the amount of any costs assessed in the proposed decision.(c) When the payment directed in the board’s order for payment of costs is not made by the licensee, the board may enforce the order for payment in the superior court in the county where the administrative hearing was held. This right of enforcement shall be in addition to any other rights the board may have as to any licensee directed to pay costs.(d) In any judicial action for the recovery of costs, proof of the board’s decision shall be conclusive proof of the validity of the order of payment and the terms for payment.(e) All costs recovered under this section shall be considered a reimbursement for costs incurred and shall be deposited in the Acupuncture Fund.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 655, Sec. 71. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4960 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 4 - Enforcement|Section 4960.

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).(Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1313, Sec. 11.5. Section operative July 1, 1982, pursuant to former Section 4974.5.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4960.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 4 - Enforcement|Section 4960.2.

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 city clerk shall be sufficient evidence of the revocation, and of the regularity of all proceedings of the board in the matter of the revocation.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 714, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4960.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 4 - Enforcement|Section 4960.5.

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 the following minimum periods has elapsed from the effective date of the decision ordering that disciplinary action:(1) At least three years for reinstatement of a license revoked or surrendered.(2) At least two years for early termination of probation of three years or more.(3) At least two years for modification of a condition of probation.(4) At least one year for early termination of probation of less than three years.(b) The board may require an examination for that reinstatement.(c) Notwithstanding Section 489, a person whose application for a license or registration has been denied by the board, for violations of Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475) of this chapter, may reapply to the board for a license or registration only after a period of three years has elapsed from the date of the denial.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 655, Sec. 72. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4962 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 4 - Enforcement|Section 4962.

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 on the licensee by the board, the board’s telephone number, and an explanation of how the patient can find further information on the licensee’s probation on the licensee’s profile page on the board’s online license information Internet Web site, to a patient or the patient’s guardian or health care surrogate before the patient’s first visit following the probationary order while the licensee is on probation pursuant to a probationary order made on and after July 1, 2019.(b) A licensee required to provide a disclosure pursuant to subdivision (a) shall obtain from the patient, or the patient’s guardian or health care surrogate, a separate, signed copy of that disclosure.(c) A licensee shall not be required to provide a disclosure pursuant to subdivision (a) if any of the following applies:(1) The patient is unconscious or otherwise unable to comprehend the disclosure and sign the copy of the disclosure pursuant to subdivision (b) and a guardian or health care surrogate is unavailable to comprehend the disclosure and sign the copy.(2) The visit occurs in an emergency room or an urgent care facility or the visit is unscheduled, including consultations in inpatient facilities.(3) The licensee who will be treating the patient during the visit is not known to the patient until immediately prior to the start of the visit.(4) The licensee does not have a direct treatment relationship with the patient.(d) On and after July 1, 2019, the board shall provide the following information, with respect to licensees on probation and licensees practicing under probationary licenses, in plain view on the licensee’s profile page on the board’s online license information Internet Web site.(1) For probation imposed pursuant to a stipulated settlement, the causes alleged in the operative accusation along with a designation identifying those causes by which the licensee has expressly admitted guilt and a statement that acceptance of the settlement is not an admission of guilt.(2) For probation imposed by an adjudicated decision of the board, the causes for probation stated in the final probationary order.(3) For a licensee granted a probationary license, the causes by which the probationary license was imposed.(4) The length of the probation and end date.(5) All practice restrictions placed on the license by the board.(e) A violation of this section shall not be punishable as a crime.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 570, Sec. 7. (SB 1448) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4963 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 4 - Enforcement|Section 4963.

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 governed by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The board may commence action in such superior court under the provisions of this section on its own motion and no undertaking shall be required in any action commenced by the board.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 655, Sec. 74. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4964 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 4 - Enforcement|Section 4964.

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.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 655, Sec. 75. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4965 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 5 - Renewal|Section 4965.

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, the holder shall apply for renewal on a form provided by the board and pay the renewal fee fixed by the board.(Amended (as added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 983, Sec. 19) by Stats. 1999, Ch. 655, Sec. 77. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4966 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 5 - Renewal|Section 4966.

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 continuing education requirements. If the license is not renewed prior to its expiration, the acupuncturist, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the prescribed delinquency fee. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee is paid, or on the date the delinquency fee is paid, whichever occurs last. If so renewed, the license shall continue in effect through the expiration date provided in Section 4965, after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire and become invalid if it is not again renewed.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 655, Sec. 78. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4967 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 5 - Renewal|Section 4967.

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) Has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475).(b) Takes and passes the examination, if any, which would be required of him or her if an initial application for licensure was being made, or otherwise establishes to the satisfaction of the board that, with due regard for the public interest, he or she is qualified to practice as an acupuncturist.(c) Pays all of the fees that would be required if an initial application for licensure was being made. The board may provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of an examination fee in those cases in which a license is issued without an examination pursuant to this section.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 655, Sec. 79. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4969 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 5 - Renewal|Section 4969.

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 activity or conduct in violation of the order or judgment by which the license was suspended.(b) A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed. If it is reinstated after its expiration, the former licensee, as a condition to reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which the license was reinstated, plus the delinquency fee, if any, accrued at the time of its expiration.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 26, Sec. 181. Effective March 30, 1994.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4970 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4970.

4970.  The amount of fees prescribed for licensed acupuncturists shall be those set forth in this section unless a lower fee is fixed by the board in accordance with Section 4972:(a) The application fee shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and may be increased to not more than three hundred fifty dollars ($350).(b) The application fee for foreign applicants shall be three hundred fifty dollars ($350) and may be increased to not more than five hundred dollars ($500).(c) The examination and reexamination fees shall be eight hundred dollars ($800).(d) The initial license fee shall be five hundred dollars ($500), except that if the license will expire less than one year after its issuance, then the initial license fee shall be an amount equal to 50 percent of the initial license fee. The initial license fee shall include one wall license registration if a place of practice is specified in the application.(e) The renewal fee shall be five hundred dollars ($500) and may be increased to not more than seven hundred seventy-five dollars ($775) and, if a lower fee is fixed by the board, shall be an amount sufficient to support the functions of the board in the administration of this chapter. The board shall assess the renewal fee biennially.(f) The delinquency fee shall be set in accordance with Section 163.5.(g) The wall license fee shall be fifty dollars ($50).(h) The wall license renewal fee shall be fifty dollars ($50).(i) If a pocket license is lost or destroyed, the pocket license replacement fee is fifty dollars ($50).(j) The endorsement fee is one hundred dollars ($100).(k) If a wall license is lost or destroyed, the wall license replacement fee is fifty dollars ($50).(l) The approval fee for each provider of continuing education shall be five hundred dollars ($500) and may be increased to not more than seven hundred dollars ($700).(m) The biennial renewal approval fee for each provider of continuing education shall be five hundred dollars ($500) and may be increased to not more than seven hundred dollars ($700).(n) (1) Fees for continuing education course applications shall be assessed to the continuing education provider at a floor of ten dollars ($10) per hour of continuing education requested to offer, and a cap of twenty dollars ($20) per hour of continuing education requested to offer, allowing up to a maximum of 50 hours to be approved per course application.(2) Fees for course hours shall be prorated in one-half hour increments.(3) An approved course may be offered for a period of one year from the date of board course approval.(o) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2021.(Amended (as added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 308, Sec. 4) by Stats. 2020, Ch. 359, Sec. 5. (AB 3330) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4971 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4971.

4971.  (a) The amount of fees prescribed for acupuncture tutorial programs shall be as follows:(1) The application and registration fee to supervise an acupuncture trainee shall be one hundred dollars ($100) and may be increased to not more than two hundred dollars ($200).(2) The annual renewal fee for approval to supervise an acupuncture trainee shall be two hundred ($200) and may be increased to not more than five hundred dollars ($500).(3) The application fee for an acupuncture trainee shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000) and may be increased to not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).(4) The annual renewal fee for an acupuncture trainee shall be five hundred dollars ($500) and may be increased to not more than six hundred dollars ($600).(5) The delinquency fee for a supervisor shall be set in accordance with Section 163.5.(6) The delinquency fee for an acupuncture trainee shall be one hundred dollars ($100) and may be increased to not more than two hundred dollars ($200).(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2021.(Repealed (in Sec. 6) and added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 359, Sec. 7. (AB 3330) Effective January 1, 2021. Section operative January 1, 2021, by it s own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4972 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4972.

4972.  Fees fixed by the board shall be set forth in regulations duly adopted by the board.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 655, Sec. 80. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4974 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4974.

4974.  The board shall report to the Controller at the beginning of each month for the month preceding the amount and source of all revenue received by it pursuant to this chapter, and shall pay the entire amount thereof to the Treasurer for deposit in the Acupuncture Fund, which fund is created to carry out the provisions of this chapter, upon appropriation by the Legislature.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 667, Sec. 7. (AB 2190) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4975 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 7 - Acupuncture Corporations|Section 4975.

4975.  An acupuncture corporation is a corporation which is authorized to render professional services, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, so long as that corporation and its shareholders, officers, directors, and employees rendering professional services who are acupuncturists are in compliance with the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, this article and all other statutes and regulations now or hereafter enacted or adopted pertaining to that corporation and the conduct of its affairs.With respect to an acupuncture corporation, the governmental agency referred to in the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act is the Acupuncture Board.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 655, Sec. 82. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4976 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 7 - Acupuncture Corporations|Section 4976.

4976.  It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for any person licensed under this chapter to violate, attempt to violate, directly or indirectly, or assist in or abet the violation of, or conspire to violate, any provision or term of this article, the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, or any regulations duly adopted under those laws.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1314, Sec. 2.2. Operative July 1, 1982, by Sec. 19 of Ch. 1314.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4977 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 7 - Acupuncture Corporations|Section 4977.

4977.  An acupuncture corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or the failure to do which would constitute unprofessional conduct under Article 4 (commencing with Section 4955). In the conduct of its practice, it shall observe and be bound by statutes and regulations to the same extent as a person holding a license under this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 655, Sec. 83. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4977.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 7 - Acupuncture Corporations|Section 4977.1.

4977.1.  The income of an acupuncture corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareholder is a disqualified person (as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code) shall not in any manner accrue to the benefit of such shareholder or his or her shares in the acupuncture corporation.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1314, Sec. 2.2. Operative July 1, 1982, by Sec. 19 of Ch. 1314.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4977.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 7 - Acupuncture Corporations|Section 4977.2.

4977.2.  Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and officer of an acupuncture corporation, except an assistant secretary and an assistant treasurer, shall be a licensed person as defined by Section 13401 of the Corporations Code.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 714, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4978 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 7 - Acupuncture Corporations|Section 4978.

4978.  The name of an acupuncture corporation and any name or names under which it may render professional services shall contain words “acupuncture” or “acupuncturist” and wording or abbreviations denoting corporate existence.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1314, Sec. 2.2. Operative July 1, 1982, by Sec. 19 of Ch. 1314.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4979 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 12 - Acupuncture|ARTICLE 7 - Acupuncture Corporations|Section 4979.

4979.  The board may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article, including, but not limited to, regulations requiring (a) that the bylaws of an acupuncture corporation shall include a provision whereby the capital stock of the corporation owned by a disqualified person (as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code), or a deceased person, shall be sold to the corporation or to the remaining shareholders of the corporation within the time the regulations may provide, and (b) that an acupuncture corporation shall provide adequate security by insurance or otherwise for claims against it by its patients arising out of the rendering of professional services.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 655, Sec. 84. Effective January 1, 2000.)