California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 13.7 - Acupuncture
Article 8 - Continuing Education
Section 1399.489 - Continuing Education Compliance
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) With the exception of those holding an inactive license, when renewing an initial license that has been issued for less than two (2) years, licensees shall complete the following hours of Board-approved continuing education:
| Period of Initial Licensure | Required Continuing Education Hours |
| 13-16 Months.......................... | 35 |
| 17-20 Months.......................... | 40 |
| 21-23 Months.......................... | 45 |
Thereafter, all licensees shall complete 50 hours every two (2) years as a condition of renewal. No more than five (5) hours of continuing education in each two-year period may be obtained in Category 2.
(b) Licensees are limited to 50% of the required continuing education hours every two (2) years for independent or home study courses.
(c) Each licensee at the time of license renewal shall sign a statement under penalty of perjury that the licensee has or has not complied with the continuing education requirements. It shall constitute unprofessional conduct for any licensee to misrepresent completion of the required continuing education.
(d) The Board may audit a random sample of licensees who have reported compliance with the continuing education requirement.
(e) Any licensee selected for audit shall be required to submit documentation or records of continuing education coursework that the licensee has taken and completed.
(f) Each licensee shall retain for a minimum of four (4) years records of all continuing education programs that the licensee has attended that indicate the provider's name, title of the course or program, date(s) and location of course, and number of continuing education hours awarded.
(g) Instructors of approved continuing education courses may receive one (1) hour of continuing education credit for each classroom hour completed as an instructor, up to a maximum of six (6) hours of continuing education credit per year, regardless of how many hours or courses are taught. Participation as a member of a panel presentation for an approved course shall not entitle the participant to earn continuing education hours equal to the actual panel presentation time within the appropriate category.
(h) Any licensee who participates in the development of an occupational analysis, examination development session, item review session, or passing score workshop, shall receive one (1) hour of continuing education for every two (2) hours of participation.
1. Renumbering
and amendment of former section
1399.482 to section
1399.489 filed 4-3-95; operative
5-3-95 (Register 95, No. 14).
2. Amendment of subsection (f) filed
7-25-97; operative 8-24-97 (Register 97, No. 30).
3. Amendment of
section heading, new subsection (a), and amendment of NOTE filed 7-29-98;
operative 8-28-98 (Register 98, No. 31).
4. Change without
regulatory effect amending subsections (a) and (c) filed 2-17-99 pursuant to
section 100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 99, No. 8).
5. Editorial correction of
subsection (f) (Register 2004, No. 46).
6. Amendment filed
8-25-2008; operative 9-24-2008 (Register 2008, No. 35).
7. Change
without regulatory effect amending section and NOTE filed 4-22-2022 pursuant to
section 100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2022, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Section 4933, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 4945 and 4955, Business and Professions Code.
