BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    



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          Date of Hearing:   January 21, 2010

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Kevin De Leon, Chair

                      AB 1391 (Eng) - As Amended:  April 2, 2009

          Policy Committee:                              Business &  
          Professions  Vote:                            13-1

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill extends the sunset of the State of California  
          Acupuncture Board (Board) from January 1, 2011 to January 1,  
          2017. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Annual fee-supported special fund costs of $1.5 million to $2  
          million until 2017 to extend the Board sunset date and continue  
          oversight of professionals practicing acupuncture. The Board  
          provides oversight of scope of practice, licensure, and  
          educational accreditation. 
           
          COMMENTS  

           1)Rationale  . This bill is sponsored by the Council of  
            Acupuncture and Oriental Medical Associations (CAOMA) to  
            continue support and oversight of the practice of acupuncture.  
            CAOMA is a collection of eastern medicine professional  
            membership organizations emphasizing acupuncture and other  
            non-western treatments as primary care. This bill extends the  
            sunset date of the Board from January 2011 to January 2017.  
            The sunset extension will allow the Board to continue the  
            licensing and oversight of more than 9,000 licensed  
            acupuncture professionals statewide. 

          2)  Related Legislation  . SB 963 (Ridley-Thomas), Chapter 385,  
            Statutes of 2008 extended the sunset on eight boards under the  
            jurisdiction of the Department of Consumer Affairs, including  
            the Acupuncture Board. 









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           Analysis Prepared by  :    Mary Ader / APPR. / (916) 319-2081