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California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 3 - Acupuncture Tutorials › Section 1399.422 - Prior Approval to Practice as an Acupuncture Trainee

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
No person shall practice acupuncture in tutorial without the
				  prior approval of the Board.
1. Amendment
				  of NOTE filed 8-5-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No.
				  32).
2. Amendment filed 10-14-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 83, No. 42).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending
				  section filed 2-17-99 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 8).
4. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending section and NOTE filed 4-22-2022 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2022, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 4940,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 3 - Acupuncture Tutorials › Section 1399.423 - Prior Approval to Supervise an Acupuncture Trainee

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
No acupuncturist shall supervise any person in an acupuncture
				  tutorial without the prior approval of the Board.
1. Amendment
				  of NOTE filed 8-5-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No.
				  32).
2. Amendment filed 10-14-83, effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 83, No. 42).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending
				  section filed 2-17-99 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 8).
4. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending section and NOTE filed 4-22-2022 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2022, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 4940,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 3 - Acupuncture Tutorials › Section 1399.424 - Filing of Applications; Credit for Prior Training

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Applications for approval as an
				acupuncture trainee shall be filed on a form provided by the Board at its
				Sacramento office and accompanied by the application fee required in Section
				1399.461.
(b) Applications for approval to supervise an
				acupuncture trainee shall be filed on a form provided by the Board at its
				Sacramento office and accompanied by any necessary documents, including the
				training agreement, and the application fee required in Section
				1399.461.
(c) Any prior training and experience already
				obtained within 10 years of the date of the application by the trainee, which
				meets the standards of the Board may be considered when developing a training
				plan between a supervisor and trainee, and specifically the required hours of
				theoretical and clinical training may be reduced on account of such prior
				training and experience. Evidence of such prior training and experience should
				be submitted to the Board for its review with the applications for registration
				of the supervising acupuncturist and trainee.
1. Amendment
				  of NOTE filed 8-5-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No.
				  32).
2. Amendment filed 10-14-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 83, No. 42).
3. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 4-4-94;
				  operative 5-4-94 (Register 94, No. 14).
4. Amendment of subsection
				  (c) filed 1-4-99; operative 1-4-99 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 99, No. 2).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending
				  section filed 2-17-99 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 8).
6. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending section and NOTE filed 4-22-2022 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2022, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 4940
					 and
					 4941,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 3 - Acupuncture Tutorials › Section 1399.425 - Requirements for Approval of an Acupuncture Tutorial

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) An acupuncture tutorial shall provide a
				trainee with a structured learning experience in all the basic skills and
				knowledge necessary for the independent practice of acupuncture.
(b) An acupuncture tutorial which is in the
				nature of on-the-job training may be full time or part time employment
				relationship, however, the training plan and proposed supervision shall be
				contained in a written agreement between the supervisor and trainee. There
				shall be no tuition fees charged to the trainee by the supervising
				acupuncturist.
(c) An acupuncture
				tutorial shall provide formal clinical training with supplemental theoretical
				and didactic instruction. The theoretical and didactic training required in
				subsections (e)(8) through (e)(20) shall be obtained in an approved acupuncture
				school or another postsecondary educational institution which is accredited or
				approved under Chapter 8 (commencing with Section
				94800) of Part 59 of Division 10
				of Title 3 of the Education Code or is accredited by a regional accrediting
				agency authorized by the U.S. Department of Education.
(d) The clinical training shall consist of a
				minimum of 2250 hours in the following areas:
(1) Practice observation.
(2) History and physical
				examination.
(3) Therapeutic
				treatment planning.
(4) Preparation
				of the patient.
(5) Sterilization,
				use, and maintenance of equipment.
(6) Moxibustion.
(7) Electroacupuncture (AC and DC
				voltages).
(8) Body and auricular
				acupuncture.
(9) Treatment of
				emergencies, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(10) Pre- and post-treatment instructions to
				the patient.
(11) Contraindications
				and precautions.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 3 - Acupuncture Tutorials › Section 1399.427 - Trainee's Responsibilities

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Each acupuncture trainee shall have the following duties and
				  responsibilities.
(a) The trainee
				shall not provide acupuncture services without the required supervision or
				autonomously, and shall not provide any services for which the trainee is not
				trained or competent to perform.
(b) The trainee shall satisfactorily meet the
				objectives of the training plan submitted to the Board, including the necessary
				theoretical training.
(c) The
				trainee shall comply with the standards of practice in Article 5 of the
				Acupuncture Regulations.
(d) The
				trainee shall always identify themself as an acupuncture trainee when rendering
				services or otherwise engaging in professional activity and shall wear at such
				times an identification badge on an outer garment and in plain view which
				states the trainee's name and the title "Acupuncture Trainee."
(e) The trainee shall report to the Board any
				delay, interruption, or termination of the acupuncture tutorial not reported by
				the supervisor.
(f) The trainee
				shall maintain a written log of the patients whom the trainee has seen during
				the clinical training. The log shall contain the date and time of the patient
				visit and a description of the acupuncture services provided by the trainee to
				the patient. The log shall be made available to the Board upon
				request.
1. Amendment
				  of subsection (c) filed 8-5-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register
				  81, No. 32).
2. Amendment filed 10-14-83; effective thirtieth day
				  thereafter (Register 83, No. 42).
3. Amendment of subsection (b) and
				  new subsection (f) filed 1-4-99; operative 1-4-99 pursuant to Government Code
				  section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 99, No. 2).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending
				  subsection (e) filed 2-17-99 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 8).
5. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending subsection (b) filed 9-30-99 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 40).
6. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending section and NOTE filed 4-22-2022 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2022, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 4940,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 3 - Acupuncture Tutorials › Section 1399.428 - Termination or Modification of Tutorial

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The Board shall be notified in writing
				within 10 calendar days of the termination of any acupuncture tutorial for any
				reason. At the time of such notification the registration of both the
				supervisor and trainee shall be cancelled. If the supervisor or trainee
				subsequently participates in an acupuncture tutorial, a new application for
				registration shall be filed with the Board as set forth in Section
				1399.424.
(b) If the training plan of the acupuncture
				tutorial is substantially modified, then a report of such modifications shall
				be filed with the Board. There shall be no charge for filing such a
				report.
1. Amendment
				  of NOTE filed 8-5-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No.
				  32).
2. Amendment filed 10-14-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 83, No. 42).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 1-4-99;
				  operative 1-4-99 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 99, No. 2).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending
				  section filed 2-17-99 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 8).
5. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending section and NOTE filed 4-22-2022 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2022, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 4940,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 3 - Acupuncture Tutorials › Section 1399.429 - Application for Examination

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
At the completion of the tutorial the trainee may file an
				  application for examination.
1. Amendment
				  of NOTE filed 8-5-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No.
				  32).
2. Amendment filed 10-14-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 83, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 4939
					 and
					 4940,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 3 - Acupuncture Tutorials › Section 1399.430 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Registration as a Supervisor

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Board may deny, issue subject to terms and conditions,
				  suspend, revoke, or place on probation a registration to supervise a trainee in
				  an acupuncture tutorial for the following causes:
(a) Failure to comply with the provisions of
				Section 4940 of the Code or the
				Acupuncture Tutorial Regulations for approval of an acupuncture
				tutorial.
(b) Violation of the
				Acupuncture Licensure Act or the Acupuncture Regulations.
(c) The supervisor is the subject of a
				successful disciplinary action or has had charges in a disciplinary action
				filed against the supervisor.
(d)
				The registration was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation or false or
				misleading information was presented to the Board with respect to an
				acupuncture tutorial.
(e) Failure
				of the supervisor or the trainee to comply with the regulations relating to
				supervision, patient care, or informed consent.
(f) The trainee has rendered acupuncture
				services in violation of the Acupuncture Licensure Act within the setting of
				the acupuncture tutorial regardless of whether the supervising acupuncturist
				has knowledge of the acts performed.
1. Amendment
				  of subsections (a) and (e) filed 8-5-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 81, No. 32).
2. Amendment filed 10-14-83; effective
				  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 42).
3. Amendment of
				  subsection (c) and amendment of NOTE filed 7-25-97; operative 8-24-97 (Register
				  97, No. 30).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending first
				  paragraph and NOTE filed 2-17-99 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 8).
5. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending section and NOTE filed 4-22-2022 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2022, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 4933,
					 4940,
					 4955
					 and
					 4955.1,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 3 - Acupuncture Tutorials › Section 1399.431 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Registration as a Trainee

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Board may deny, issue, subject to terms and conditions,
				  suspend, revoke, or place on probation a registration as a trainee in an
				  acupuncture tutorial for the following causes:
(a) Failure to comply with the Acupuncture
				Tutorial Regulations for approval and registration as a trainee.
(b) Violation of the Acupuncture Licensure
				Act or the Acupuncture Regulations.
(c) The registration was obtained by fraud or
				misrepresentation or false or misleading information was presented to the Board
				with respect to the acupuncture tutorial.
(d) Failure to comply with the regulations
				relating to supervision, patient care, or informed consent.
(e) The rendering of acupuncture services
				outside the approved acupuncture tutorial.
(f) Failure to identify oneself as an
				acupuncture trainee or failure to wear an appropriate identification badge when
				rendering acupuncture services.
(g)
				Rendering acupuncture services under a supervising acupuncturist who is not
				approved as a supervisor by the Board or whose registration as a supervisor has
				been disciplined under Section
				1399.430.
1. Amendment
				  of subsections (a), (b) and (d) filed 8-5-81; effective thirtieth day
				  thereafter (Register 81, No. 32).
2. Amendment filed 10-14-83;
				  effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 42).
3.
				  Amendment of subsection (b) and amendment of NOTE filed 7-25-97; operative
				  8-24-97 (Register 97, No. 30).
4. Change without regulatory effect
				  amending first paragraph and subsection (g) filed 2-17-99 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 8).
5. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending first paragraph and subsections (c)-(d) and (g) and amending
				  NOTE filed 4-22-2022 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2022, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 4933,
					 4940,
					 4955
					 and
					 4955.1,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 3 - Acupuncture Tutorials › Section 1399.432 - Proceedings

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Any proceedings to suspend or revoke the registration of a
				  supervising acupuncturist or trainee or to deny such registration on grounds of
				  unprofessional conduct shall be conducted pursuant to the Administrative
				  Procedure Act (Section
				  11500 et seq. of the Government
				  Code).
1. Amendment
				  of NOTE filed 8-5-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No.
				  32).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 4939
					 and
					 4960,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 3.5 - Approved Educational and Training Programs › Section 1399.434 - Criteria for Approval of Acupuncture and Asian Medicine Curriculum

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
To be approved by the Board, an acupuncture and Asian
				  medicine educational and training curriculum shall consist of at least 2,050
				  hours of didactic and laboratory training and at least 950 hours of supervised
				  clinical instruction. The curriculum shall include the following coursework
				  that contains the following criteria:
(a) Basic Sciences
				..........................350 hours
The curriculum in basic sciences shall prepare students to
				  enter postsecondary upper division biomedical and clinical science courses and
				  shall consist of at least 350 hours of didactic and laboratory instruction in
				  the following basic science courses:
(1) General biology;
(2) Chemistry, including organic and
				biochemistry;
(3) General physics,
				including a general survey of biophysics;
(4) General psychology, including counseling
				skills;
(5) Anatomy--a survey of
				microscopic, gross anatomy and neuroanatomy;
(6) Physiology--a survey of basic physiology,
				including neurophysiology, endocrinology, and neurochemistry;
(7) Pathology and Pathophysiology--a survey
				of the nature of disease and illness, including microbiology, immunology,
				psychopathology, and epidemiology;
(8) Nutrition and
				vitamins;
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 3.5 - Approved Educational and Training Programs › Section 1399.437 - Requirements for Board Approval of Curriculum

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Each educational and training program
				seeking Board approval of its curriculum shall submit an "Application for Board
				Approval of Curriculum" (rev 4/15), hereby incorporated by reference. The
				application shall be accompanied by the following information and
				documentation:
(1) Educational and training
				program legal name, current address, phone number, website, contact person, and
				program(s) requested for Board curriculum approval;
(2) A completed course-by-course list for
				each course that meets the Board required coursework with course number, clock
				hour, and course unit to document that the curriculum meets the requirements
				for Section
				1399.434;
(3) A list of all courses in the program
				requested for Board approval of curriculum with course hours, course units,
				course number, and course title;
(4) A copy of all course syllabi for
				program(s) requested for Board curriculum approval; and
(5) A copy of the current course catalog.
All information and documentation submitted under this
				  section shall be in English.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 3.5 - Approved Educational and Training Programs › Section 1399.438 - Suspension or Revocation of Approval

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Board may deny, place on probation, suspend, or revoke
				  the curriculum approval granted to any approved educational and training
				  program for any failure to comply with the regulations in this article, the
				  Acupuncture Regulations, or the Acupuncture Licensure Act.
Note: Authority cited: Section 4933, Business and
					 Professions Code. Reference: Sections 4927.5 and 4933, Business and Professions
					 Code.
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 4927.5
					 and
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 3.5 - Approved Educational and Training Programs › Section 1399.439 - School Monitoring; Records; Reporting

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Every approved acupuncture school shall
				be required to submit to the Board within 60 days after the close of the
				school's fiscal year a current course catalog with a letter outlining the
				following:
1) any courses added/deleted or
				significantly changed from the previous year's curriculum;
2) any changes in faculty, administration, or
				governing body;
3) any major changes
				in the school facility; and
4) a
				statement regarding the school's financial condition, which enables the Board
				to evaluate whether the school has sufficient resources to ensure the
				capability of the program for enrolled students.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 4 - Examinations and Demonstrations of Competency › Section 1399.440 - Location

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Examinations shall be administered at times and locations to
				  be determined by the Board. If the same examination is administered in more
				  than one location, it shall be administered concurrently in each
				  location.
1. Amendment
				  filed 7-28-77 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 77, No.
				  31).
2. Certificate of Compliance transmitted to OAH 11-23-77; filed
				  12-30-77 (Register 77, No. 48).
3. Amendment of NOTE filed 4-26-79;
				  effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 17).
4.
				  Amendment of NOTE filed 8-5-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register
				  81, No. 32).
5. Amendment filed 10-14-83; effective thirtieth day
				  thereafter (Register 83, No. 42).
6. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending section filed 2-17-99 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 8).
7. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending section filed 4-22-2022 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2022, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 4938,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 4 - Examinations and Demonstrations of Competency › Section 1399.441 - Languages

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Examinations shall be administered in English, Chinese, and
				  Korean. An applicant shall notify the Board of the desired language where
				  provided for in the Application for Examination/Licensure. Translations and
				  translators, when necessary for other languages, shall be provided in any
				  language for which a translation is formally requested as provided above by a
				  minimum of five percent (5%) of the total number of approved applications.
				  Otherwise, such applicants shall take the examination in one of the languages
				  listed above.
1. Amendment
				  filed 10-14-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No.
				  42).
2. Amendment filed 3-8-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 85, No. 10).
3. Amendment filed 6-23-94; operative 7-25-94
				  (Register 94, No. 25).
4. Amendment of section and NOTE filed
				  3-19-96; operative 3-19-96 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 96, No. 12).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending
				  section filed 2-17-99 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 8).
6. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending section and NOTE filed 4-22-2022 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2022, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 4938
					 and
					 4944,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 4 - Examinations and Demonstrations of Competency › Section 1399.442 - Examination Commissioners. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Amendment
				  filed 8-22-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No.
				  35).
2. Repealer filed 5-5-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 81, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 4 - Examinations and Demonstrations of Competency › Section 1399.443 - Examination Content

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				examination shall test the applicant's knowledge and competency in the practice
				of Asian medicine through acupuncture.
(b) In order to pass an examination an
				applicant shall be required to obtain a passing score as determined by a
				criterion-referenced method of establishing the passing point on each part of
				the examination.
1. Amendment
				  filed 8-22-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No.
				  35).
2. Renumbering from section
				  1399.432 to section
				  1399.443 and amendment filed
				  10-27-78 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 78, No.
				  43).
3. Editorial correction to HISTORY 2 (Register 78, No.
				  45).
4. Certificate of Compliance filed 12-20-78 (Register 78, No.
				  51). 5. Amendment of NOTE filed 4-26-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 79, No. 17).
5. Amendment of NOTE filed 8-5-81; effective
				  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 32).
6. Amendment of
				  subsection (b) filed 10-19-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82,
				  No. 43).
7. Amendment filed 10-14-83; effective thirtieth day
				  thereafter (Register 83, No. 42).
8. Amendment of subsection (b)(10)
				  and new subsection (e) filed 7-2-92; operative 7-2-92 pursuant to Government
				  Code section
				  11346.2(d)
				  (Register 92, No. 28).
9. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 2-3-94;
				  operative 3-5-94 (Register 94, No. 5).
10. Amendment of subsection
				  (a), repealer of subsections (b)-(b)(12), new subsection (b), repealer of
				  subsection (c) and subsection relettering, amendment of newly designated
				  subsection (e) and amendment of NOTE filed 3-19-96; operative 3-19-96 pursuant
				  to Government Code section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 96, No. 12).
11. Change without regulatory effect
				  repealing subsections (a) and (d) and relettering subsections filed 6-20-2001
				  pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2001, No. 25).
12. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending subsection (a) and NOTE filed 4-22-2022 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2022, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 4937,
					 4938
					 and
					 4944,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 4 - Examinations and Demonstrations of Competency › Section 1399.444 - Lapsed Licenses; Examination

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Any acupuncturist whose license has been expired for more
				  than three (3) years and who is applying for a new license under Section
				  4967 of the Code shall be required
				  to take and pass the written examination before a new license may be
				  issued.
1. New section
				  filed 2-3-94; operative 3-5-94 (Register 94, No. 5).
2. Amendment of
				  section and NOTE filed 3-19-96; operative 3-19-96 pursuant to Government Code
				  section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 96, No. 12).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending
				  section filed 6-20-2001 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2001, No. 25).
4. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending section and NOTE filed 4-22-2022 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2022, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 4938,
					 4944
					 and
					 4967,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 4 - Examinations and Demonstrations of Competency › Section 1399.445 - Reconsideration of Clinical Examination. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New section
				  filed 7-2-92; operative 7-2-92 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11346.2(d)
				  (Register 92, No. 28).
2. Amendment of section heading and
				  subsections (a)-(d) filed 4-4-94; operative 5-4-94 (Register 94, No.
				  14).
3. Amendment of section heading and subsections (a), (b) and
				  (d) filed 7-29-98; operative 8-28-98 (Register 98, No. 31).
4.
				  Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 2-17-99 pursuant to
				  section 100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 8).
5. Change without regulatory
				  effect repealing section filed 6-20-2001 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2001, No. 25).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 4938
					 and
					 4944,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 5 - Standards of Practice › Section 1399.450 - Condition of Office

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Every acupuncture office shall be maintained in a clean and
				  sanitary condition at all times, and shall have a readily accessible bathroom
				  facility in accordance with Title 24, Part 2, Building Standards Code Sections
				  494 A.1 and 1994 Uniform Building
				  Code Section
				  2902.3.
1. New article
				  5 (sections
				  1399.450,
				  1399.455) filed 8-22-77; effective
				  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 35).
2. Amendment of NOTE
				  filed 4-26-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No.
				  17).
3. Amendment of NOTE filed 8-5-81; effective thirtieth day
				  thereafter (Register 81, No. 32).
4. Change without regulatory
				  effect (Register 88, No. 17).
5. Lettering of first paragraph to
				  subsection (a) and new subsection (b) filed 9-8-89; operative 10-8-89 (Register
				  89, No. 37).
6. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 4-4-94; operative
				  5-4-94 (Register 94, No. 14).
7. Amendment of subsection (a) and
				  NOTE filed 7-29-98; operative 8-28-98 (Register 98, No. 31).
8.
				  Repealer of subsection (a) designator and subsection (b) and amendment of NOTE
				  filed 7-5-2005 as an emergency; operative 7-5-2005 (Register 2005, No. 27). A
				  Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-2-2005 or emergency
				  language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
9. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-5-2005 order transmitted
				  to OAL 11-2-2005 and filed 12-15-2005 (Register 2005, No.
				  50).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 4955,
					 Business and Professions Code; Section
					 494 A.1, Building Standards Code;
					 and Section
					 2902.3 of the 1994 Uniform
					 Building Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 5 - Standards of Practice › Section 1399.451 - Treatment Procedures

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
In treating a patient, an acupuncturist shall adhere to the
				  following procedures:
(a) The
				acupuncturist's hands shall be brush-scrubbed with soap and warm water
				immediately before examining patients or handling acupuncture needles and other
				instruments, and between patients.
(b) All instruments shall be sterilized
				before and between uses in a manner that destroys all microorganisms. All
				needle trays that contain sterile needles shall also be sterile. Each time
				instruments are sterilized, the acupuncturist shall use a tape or strip
				indicator that shows that sterilization is complete.
(c) Acupuncture points, where needles are to
				be inserted, shall be cleaned with an appropriate antiseptic before insertion
				of the needle.
(d) In the event an
				acupuncture needle inserted in a patient breaks subcutaneously, the treating
				acupuncturist shall immediately consult a physician. An acupuncturist shall not
				sever or penetrate the tissues in order to excise such a needle.
(e) Any complication, including but not
				limited to, hematoma, peritonitis, or pneumothorax arising out of acupuncture
				treatment shall be referred immediately to a physician, dentist, or podiatrist,
				if appropriate, if immediate medical treatment is required.
(f) Acupuncture shall not be performed using
				hypodermic needles.
(g) All
				instruments to be discarded shall be disposed of safely.
(h) Needles shall be disposed of by placing
				them in a sealed, unbreakable container marked "Hazardous Waste" and disposed
				of in accordance with state and local law.
1. Amendment
				  of subsection (e) filed 10-14-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register
				  83, No. 42).
2. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 12-11-84;
				  effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 50).
3.
				  Amendment of subsections (a)-(c) and new subsections (f) and (g) filed 9-8-89;
				  operative 10-8-89 (Register 89, No. 37).
4. Amendment of subsections
				  (b) and (g), repealer of subsections (g)(1)-(2) and new subsection (h) filed
				  7-5-2005 as an emergency; operative 7-5-2005 (Register 2005, No. 27). A
				  Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-2-2005 or emergency
				  language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-5-2005 order transmitted
				  to OAL 11-2-2005 and filed 12-15-2005 (Register 2005, No. 50).
6.
				  Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b) and (e) filed
				  4-22-2022 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2022, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 4955,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 5 - Standards of Practice › Section 1399.452 - Treatments Outside the Office

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Any acupuncturist who provides
				acupuncture treatment outside the office shall carry the required sterile
				needles and other instruments in a sterile airtight container.
(b) All standards of practice applicable to
				treatment outside the office shall be adhered to by the acupuncturist providing
				such treatment.
1. Amendment
				  filed 10-14-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No.
				  42).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 4955,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 5 - Standards of Practice › Section 1399.453 - Recordkeeping

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
An acupuncturist shall keep complete and accurate records on
				  each patient who is given acupuncture treatment, including but not limited to,
				  treatments given and progress made as a result of the acupuncture
				  treatments.
1. New NOTE
				  filed 10-14-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No.
				  42).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 4955,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 5 - Standards of Practice › Section 1399.454 - Single Use Needles

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
An acupuncturist shall use needles labeled for single use
				  only that meet the requirements of federal regulations 21 CFR Part 880.5580 (61
				  FR 64617, December 6, 1996). It shall constitute unprofessional conduct for an
				  acupuncturist to use a needle more than once.
1. New section
				  filed 7-5-2005 as an emergency; operative 7-5-2005 (Register 2005, No. 27). A
				  Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-2-2005 or emergency
				  language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day. For prior
				  history, see Register 80, No. 6.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to
				  7-5-2005 order transmitted to OAL 11-2-2005 and filed 12-15-2005 (Register
				  2005, No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 4955,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 5 - Standards of Practice › Section 1399.455 - Advertising

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A licensed
				acupuncturist may advertise the provision of any acupuncture services
				authorized to be provided by such licensure in a manner authorized by Section
				651 of the Code so long as such
				advertising does not promote the excessive or unnecessary use of such
				services.
(b) It is improper
				advertising as provided in Section
				4955 of the Code to disseminate
				any advertising that represents in any manner that the acupuncturist can cure
				any type of disease, condition, or symptom.
(c) It is improper advertising as provided in
				Section 4955 of the Code to disseminate
				any advertising of a practice, technique, or procedure that is not within the
				scope of the practice of acupuncture as defined in Sections
				4927 and
				4937 of the Code and that is the
				unlawful practice of medicine.
1. Amendment
				  filed 4-11-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No.
				  15).
2. Amendment of subsections (b) and (c) filed 8-5-81; effective
				  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 32).
3. Amendment of NOTE
				  filed 10-14-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No.
				  42).
4. Amendment of subsection (a) and NOTE filed 7-29-98;
				  operative 8-28-98 (Register 98, No. 31).
5. Change without
				  regulatory effect amending section and NOTE filed 4-22-2022 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2022, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 651
					 and
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 651,
					 2052,
					 4937
					 and
					 4955,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 5 - Standards of Practice › Section 1399.456 - Use of Title "Doctor." [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New section
				  filed 2-10-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No.
				  6).
2. Amendment of NOTE filed 8-5-81; effective thirtieth day
				  thereafter (Register 81, No. 32).
3. Amendment filed 7-26-85;
				  effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 30).
4.
				  Amendment of first paragraph filed 7-25-97; operative 8-24-97 (Register 97, No.
				  30).
5. Change without regulatory effect repealing section filed
				  4-22-2022 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2022, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 2054
					 and
					 4955,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 1399.461 - Acupuncture Tutorials

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The annual renewal fees shall be due within 30 days of
				  completion of one (1) year of an approved acupuncture tutorial.
(a) The application and registration fee to
				supervise an acupuncture trainee shall be one hundred dollars ($100).
(b) The annual renewal fee for approval to
				supervise an acupuncture trainee shall be two hundred dollars ($200).
(c) The application fee for an acupuncture
				trainee shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(d) The annual renewal fee for an acupuncture
				trainee shall be five hundred dollars ($500).
(e) The delinquency fee to supervise an
				acupuncture trainee shall be one hundred dollars ($100).
(f) The delinquency fee for an acupuncture
				trainee shall be one hundred dollars ($100).
1. New section
				  filed 2-8-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 6). For
				  history of former section, see Register 79, No. 17.
2. Amendment of
				  NOTE filed 8-5-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No.
				  32).
3. Amendment filed 8-4-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 86, No. 32).
4. Change without regulatory effect adopting
				  new subsections (a)-(f) filed 5-24-2021 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2021, No. 22). Filing deadline specified in Government
				  Code section
				  11349.3(a)
				  extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
				  60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
				  N-71-20.
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 4971,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 1399.462 - Continuing Education Fee

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The approval fee for each provider of
				continuing education shall be five hundred dollars ($500).
(b) The biennial renewal approval fee for
				each provider of continuing education shall be five hundred dollars
				($500).
1. New section
				  filed 9-8-89; operative 10-8-89 (Register 89, No. 37). For prior history of
				  former section
				  1399.462, see Registers 86, No. 32
				  and 81, No. 32.
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section
				  heading, section and NOTE filed 5-24-2021 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2021, No. 22). Filing deadline specified in Government
				  Code section
				  11349.3(a)
				  extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
				  60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
				  N-71-20.
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 4945
					 and
					 4970,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 1399.463 - Authority to Issue Citations and Fines

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The executive officer of the Board is
				authorized to issue a citation which may contain an order of abatement or an
				administrative fine for violations by a licensee of the statutes contained in
				the Acupuncture Licensure Act or the regulations adopted by the Board. For
				purposes of this section and sections
				1399.464,
				1399.466,
				1399.467, and
				1399.468, the term "licensee"
				refers to either a California licensed acupuncturist or a Board-approved
				continuing education provider.
(b)
				Each citation shall be in writing and shall describe with particularity the
				nature and facts of the violation, including a reference to the statute or
				regulation alleged to have been violated. The citation shall be served upon the
				licensee personally or by certified mail.
1. New section
				  filed 2-1-84; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section
				  11346.2(d).
2.
				  Repealer filed 8-4-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No.
				  32).
3. New section filed 6-14-95; operative 7-14-95 (Register 95,
				  No. 24).
4. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 7-25-97; operative
				  8-24-97 (Register 97, No. 30).
5. Change without regulatory effect
				  amending subsection (a) filed 2-17-99 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 8).
6. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending subsection (a) and NOTE filed 4-22-2022 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2022, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 125.9,
					 148
					 and
					 4933,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 125.9
					 and
					 148,
					 Business and Professions Code.