AB 2190 — Acupuncture Board: executive officer: education.

Summary

Existing law, the Acupuncture Licensure Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of acupuncture by the Acupuncture Board, within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law authorizes the board, with the approval of the Director of Consumer Affairs, to appoint an executive officer who is exempt from civil service. Existing law repeals the provisions establishing the board and authority for it to appoint an executive officer on January 1, 2017. The bill would extend the operation of the board and the board's authority to appoint an executive officer until January 1, 2019. Existing law requires, among other things, the completion of an approved educational and training program in order to be issued a license to practice acupuncture. For purposes of the act, beginning January 1, 2017, existing law defines "approved educational and training program" as a school or college offering education and training in the practice of an acupuncturist who meets various requirements, including offering curriculum that includes specified hours of didactic and laboratory training and supervised clinical instruction. Existing law requires these programs to submit that curriculum to the board and to receive board approval of the curriculum. This bill would provide that any school or college offering education and training in the practice of acupuncture that was approved by the board prior to January 1, 2017, is deemed to have had its curriculum approved by the board if its approval has not been revoked and it has not changed its curriculum since receiving board approval. Beginning January 1, 2017, existing law requires the board to establish standards for the approval of educational training and clinical experience received outside the United States. This bill would repeal that board requirement. The bill would instead require an applicant completing education outside of the United States to submit documentation of his or her education to a board approved credential evaluation service for evaluation and to have the results of the evaluation sent directly from the credential evaluation service to the board. The bill would require the board to examine the received results to determine if an applicant meets requirements for licensure and, if the evaluated education is not sufficient, would authorize the board to offer the applicant additional education, training, or testing, as specified. The bill would require the board to establish, by regulation, an application process, criteria, and procedures for approval of a credential evaluation service. The bill would require the regulations to, at a minimum, require the credential evaluation service to meet specified requirements. The bill would define, for these purposes, an "approved credential evaluation service" as an agency or organization that is approved by the board to evaluate education completed outside the United States and identify the equivalency of that education to education completed within the United States. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 09/26/16 - Chaptered Current pdf September 26, 2016
• Enrolled 08/25/16 - Enrolled pdf August 25, 2016
• Amended 08/16/16 - Amended Senate pdf August 16, 2016
• Amended 06/22/16 - Amended Senate pdf June 22, 2016
• Amended 04/05/16 - Amended Assembly pdf April 05, 2016
• Introduced 02/18/16 - Introduced pdf February 18, 2016
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Action History

1. September 26, 2016

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 667, Statutes of 2016.

2. September 26, 2016

   Approved by the Governor.

3. August 31, 2016

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

4. August 24, 2016

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 1. Page 6208.).

5. August 19, 2016

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. August 19, 2016

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5162.).

7. August 16, 2016

   Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

8. August 15, 2016

   From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 11).

9. August 01, 2016

   In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

10. June 28, 2016

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

11. June 22, 2016

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

12. June 09, 2016

    Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

13. June 01, 2016

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

14. May 31, 2016

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 5028.)

15. May 27, 2016

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

16. May 27, 2016

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 27).

17. April 20, 2016

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

18. April 12, 2016

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

19. April 06, 2016

    Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

20. April 05, 2016

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.

21. March 03, 2016

    Referred to Com. on B. & P.

22. February 19, 2016

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

23. February 18, 2016

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Brough · Cosponsor
• Salas · Primary
• Hill · Cosponsor

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