California Business and Professions Code 4925 – (a) This chapter constitutes the chapter on acupuncture of the …
(a) This chapter constitutes the chapter on acupuncture of the Business and Professions Code.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Acupuncture Licensure Act. Whenever a reference is made to the Acupuncture Licensure Act by the provisions of any statute, it is to be construed as referring to the provisions of this chapter.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 4925
- Acupuncture: means the stimulation of a certain point or points on or near the surface of the body by the insertion of needles to prevent or modify the perception of pain or to normalize physiological functions, including pain control for the treatment of certain diseases or dysfunctions of the body, and includes the techniques of electroacupuncture, cupping, and moxibustion. See California Business and Professions Code 4927
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(b) Any reference in this chapter, or to the regulations pertaining thereto, to “certificate” or “certification” shall hereafter mean “license” or “licensure.” Any reference to the term “certifying” means “licensing,” and the term “certificate holder” means “licensee.” Any reference to the “Acupuncture Committee” or “committee” means the “Acupuncture Board” or “board.”
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 991, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 1999.)