Acupuncture: place of practice: wall license.

Existing law, the Acupuncture Licensure Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of acupuncture by the Acupuncture Board. Existing law requires a licensee, within 30 days of licensure, to register each of the licensee's places of practice or notify the board if the licensee does not have a place of practice. Existing law requires an acupuncturist to post a wall license at their place of practice and, if the acupuncturist has more than one place of practice, to obtain and post a duplicate wall license at each place of practice. This bill would require a licensee to apply to the board to obtain a wall license for each place of practice and to renew each wall license biennially. The bill would require a licensee to carry a pocket license during treatments outside of the licensee's place of practice and to make the pocket license available upon request. The bill would require a licensee to return a former wall license to the board if the licensee obtains a new wall license for a location. The bill would specify that an acupuncturist shall be responsible for the services rendered pursuant to the acupuncturist's license at each of licensee's places of practice and ensuring that each place of practice is in compliance with standards of practice. The bill would revise specified fees associated with acupuncture practice, including specifying that an initial license fee shall include one wall license registration if a place of practice is specified in the application, and establish a wall license renewal fee, a wall license replacement fee, and a pocket license replacement fee. The bill would make these provisions operative on January 1, 2021.