Acupuncture Licensure Act - Section 4970-4974
California Acupuncture Laws
CALIFORNIA BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE: SECTION 4970-4974
4970.
The amount of fees prescribed for licensed acupuncturists shall be those set forth in this section unless a lower fee is fixed by the board in accordance with Section 4972:
- The application fee shall be seventy-five dollars ($75).
- The examination and reexamination fees shall be the actual cost to the Acupuncture Board for the development and writing of, grading, and administering of each examination.
- The initial license fee shall be three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325), except that if the license will expire less than one year after its issuance, then the initial license fee shall be an amount equal to 50 percent of the initial license fee.
- The renewal fee shall be three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325) and in the event a lower fee is fixed by the board, shall be an amount sufficient to support the functions of the board in the administration of this chapter. The renewal fee shall be assessed on an annual basis until January 1, 1996, and on and after that date the board shall assess the renewal fee biennially.
- The delinquency fee shall be set in accordance with Section 163.5.
- The application fee for the approval of a school or college under Section 4939 shall be three thousand dollars ($3,000).
- The duplicate wall license fee is an amount equal to the cost to the board for the issuance of the duplicate license.
- The duplicate renewal receipt fee is ten dollars ($10).
- The endorsement fee is ten dollars ($10).
- The fee for a duplicate license for an additional office location as required under Section 4961 shall be fifteen dollars ($15).
4971.
The amount of fees prescribed for acupuncture tutorial programs shall be as follows:
- The application and registration fee to supervise an acupuncture trainee is two hundred dollars ($200).
- The annual renewal fee for approval to supervise an acupuncture trainee is fifty dollars ($50).
- The application fee for an acupuncture trainee is twenty-five dollars ($25).
- The annual renewal fee for an acupuncture trainee is ten dollars ($10).
- The delinquency fee is 50 percent of the renewal fee.
4972.
Fees fixed by the board shall be set forth in regulations duly adopted by the board.
4973.
A fee for the inspection or reinspection of a school or college of acupuncture for purposes of approval or continued approval shall be charged at an amount to recover the direct costs incurred by the board in conducting that inspection and evaluation of the school or college.
4974.
The board shall report to the Controller at the beginning of each month for the month preceding the amount and source of all revenue received by it pursuant to this chapter, and shall pay the entire amount thereof to the Treasurer for deposit in the Acupuncture Fund, which fund is created to carry out the provisions of this chapter.