California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.7 - Acupuncture › Article 2 - Applications Generally › Section 1399.419 - Review and Processing of Exam Applications

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Within 45 calendar days after receipt of
				an application for examination, the Board shall inform the applicant whether
				the application is complete and accepted for filing or that it is deficient and
				what specific information or documentation is required to complete the
				application.
(b) Within 45 calendar
				days of receipt of a completed application, the applicant will be notified as
				to the applicant's eligibility for the written examination.
(c) Within 30 calendar days from the date the
				written examination is administered, candidates will be notified of their
				results, and if passed, will be offered, upon payment of the specified fee, a
				license to practice acupuncture.
(d) The minimum, median, and maximum
				processing times for examination results from the time of receipt of a complete
				application until the Board makes a decision are set forth below.
Minimum -- 130 calendar days
Median -- 155 calendar days
Maximum -- 180 calendar days
These processing times apply to those candidates who take and
				  pass the first available examination and who submit a complete application by
				  the first available application deadline.
(e) In addition to any other requirements for
				licensure, whenever it appears that an applicant for a license may be unable to
				perform as an acupuncturist safely because the applicant's ability to perform
				may be impaired due to mental illness, or physical illness affecting
				competency, the Board may require the applicant to be examined by one or more
				physicians and surgeons or psychologists designated by the Board. The Board
				shall pay the full cost of such examination. An applicant's failure to comply
				with the requirement shall render the applicant's application incomplete.
The report of the evaluation shall be made available to the
				  applicant.
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 and NOTE filed
				  7-29-98; operative 8-28-98 (Register 98, No. 31).
3. Change without
				  regulatory effect amending subsections (a) and (e) filed 2-17-99 pursuant to
				  section 100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 8).
4. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending subsection (c), repealing subsection (d) and relettering
				  subsections filed 6-20-2001 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2001, No. 25).
5. New subsection (e) and
				  amendment of NOTE filed 6-2-2015; operative 10-1-2015 (Register 2015, No.
				  23).
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
					 820,
					 4938
					 and
					 4944,
					 Business and Professions Code.