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| ASSEMBLY BILL 1943 |
| AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 5, 2002 |
| AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 17, 2002 |
| AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2002 |
| AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2002 |
| INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Chu |
| (Assembly Coauthors: Assembly Members Alquist, Cardenas, Chan, Diaz, Firebaugh, Frommer, Havice, Keeley, Koretz, Maddox, Migden, Mountjoy, Robert Pacheco, Pavley, Shelley, Strom-Martin, and Wyman) |
| (Senate Coauthors: Senators Burton, Karnette, Kuehl, Romero, and Scott) |
| FEBRUARY 14, 2002 |
| An act to amend Section 4939 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts. |
| LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST |
| AB 1943, as amended, Chu. Acupuncture. |
| Existing law, the Acupuncture Licensure Act, regulates the |
| practice and licensure of acupuncture and establishes the Acupuncture |
| Board to enforce and administer these provisions. |
| Existing provisions of the act require the board to establish |
| standards for the approval of schools and colleges offering education |
| and training in the practice of an acupuncturist. |
| This bill would require that those standards include a minimum of |
| 3,000 hours of study in curriculum pertaining to the practice of an |
| acupuncturist and would require |
| that the revised standards be established by the board on or before |
| January 1, 2004. The bill would provide that the standards would |
| apply to all students entering programs on or after January 1, |
| 2005 . |
| This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature, if SB 1951 |
| of the Statutes of 2002 is passed, to consider for implementation |
| recommendations to increase curriculum hours for the licensure of |
| acupuncturists in excess of 3,000 hours up to 4,000 hours. The bill |
| would also declare the intent of the Legislature that the commission |
| provide recommendations for reviewing the competence of certain |
| licensed acupuncturists and recommendations for training, testing, or |
| continuing education of those acupuncturists. |
| Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. |
| State-mandated local program: no. |
| THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: |
| SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature: |
| (a) In the event that Senate Bill 1951 is enacted in the Statutes |
| of 2002, to consider for implementation the recommendations of the |
| Milton Marks "Little Hoover" Commission on California State |
| Government Organization and Economy to increase curriculum hours for |
| the licensure of acupuncturists in excess of 3,000 hours up to 4,000 |
| hours to fully and effectively provide health services under their |
| scope of practice. |
| (b) That the commission shall provide recommendations for |
| reviewing the competence of licensed acupuncturists who are not |
| subject to the 3,000 hour minimum curriculum requirement, and shall |
| provide recommendations for training, testing, or continuing |
| education that would be required for these individuals to meet the |
| standards for continued licensure. |
| SEC. 2. Section 4939 of the Business and Professions Code is |
| amended to read: |
| 4939. (a) On or before January 1, |
| 2004, the board shall establish standards for the approval of |
| schools and colleges offering education and training in the practice |
| of an acupuncturist, including standards for the faculty in those |
| schools and colleges , and tutorial programs, |
| completion of which will satisfy the requirements of Section 4938. |
| (b) Standards for the approval of training programs shall include |
| a minimum of 3,000 hours of study in curriculum pertaining to the |
| practice of an acupuncturist. This subdivision shall apply to all |
| students entering programs on or after January 1, |
| 2005 . |
| (c) Within three years of initial approval by the board, each |
| program so approved by the board shall receive full institutional |
| approval under Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 94760) of Chapter |
| 7 of Part 59 of the Education Code in the field of traditional |
| oriental medicine, or in the case of institutions located outside of |
| this state, approval by the appropriate governmental educational |
| authority using standards equivalent to those of Article 3.5 |
| (commencing with Section 94760) of Chapter 7 of Part 59 of the |
| Education Code, or the board's approval of the program shall |
| automatically lapse. |