California Business and Professions Code 4934.1 – (a) The Legislature requests the Milton Marks “Little Hoover” …
(a) The Legislature requests the Milton Marks “Little Hoover” Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy to conduct a comprehensive analysis consisting of the following reviews and evaluations and shall report their findings and recommendations to the Legislature by September 1, 2004:
(1) Review and make recommendations on the scope of practice for acupuncturists.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 4934.1
- 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
- Board: means the Acupuncture Board. See California Business and Professions Code 4927
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
(2) Review and make recommendations on the educational requirements for acupuncturists.
(3) Evaluate the national examination, administered by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and make recommendations as to whether or not the national examination should be offered in California in lieu of, or as part of, the state examination.
(4) Evaluate and make recommendations on the approval process of the Accreditation Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, the approval process of the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, and the board‘s approval process.
(b) The board shall pay for all of the costs associated with the comprehensive analysis. An amount to pay for all of the costs associated with the comprehensive analysis, up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), is hereby appropriated to the board from the Acupuncture Fund.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 714, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2003.)