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1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum for Day One (Dr. Amy Matecki, Board President)

2. President’s Remarks (Dr. Matecki)

   • Welcoming message and meeting information

3. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda (Dr. Matecki)

   The Board may not discuss or take action on any matter raised during the Public Comment section that is not included on this agenda, except whether to decide to place the matter on the agenda of a future meeting. (Gov. Code, §§ 11125, 11125.7(a).)

4. Update from the DCA (DCA Representative)

5. Discussion and Possible Action on the Waiver for Clinical Distance Education (Herdt)

6. Discussion and Possible Action on the Regulatory Language for Licensed Acupuncturist Practice of Telehealth (Herdt)

7. Review and Possible Approval of the August 27, 2020 Board Meeting Minutes (Dr. Matecki)

8. Discussion and Possible Action regarding Regulations as a result of AB 2138 Licensing Boards to Amend 16 CCR §§ 1399.469.4, 1399.469.5, and 1399.469.6: Denial of Application: Revocation or Suspension of Licensure: Criminal Conviction

9. Discussion and Possible Action to Initiate a Rulemaking to Amend Title 16, CCR § 1399.469 (Disciplinary Guidelines and Uniform Standards Related to Substance Abusing Licensees and the Incorporation of SB 1448 and AB 2138)

10. Establishment of the 2021 Board Meeting Calendar (Bodea)

11. Future Agenda Items (Dr. Matecki)

12. CLOSED SESSION

13. Pursuant to Government Code Section 11126 (a) (1), the Board will Meet in Closed Session to conduct an Evaluation of the Executive Officer

14. Return to OPEN SESSION

15. Adjournment of Day One

     

    ACUPUNCTURE BOARD MEETING

    Day Two

    FRIDAY, December 18, 2020

    9:30 a.m.

    TO 5:00 p.m.

    (OR UPON COMPLETION OF BUSINESS) LOCATION:

    Web Ex Teleconference

    https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca- meetings/onstage/g.php?MTID=e8c75656436d450bb9858188c7cec675c

    
    
16. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum for Day Two (Dr. Amy Matecki, Board President)
17. President’s Remarks (Dr. Matecki)
    • Welcoming message and meeting information
18. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda (Dr. Matecki)

    The Board may not discuss or take action on any matter raised during the Public Comment section that is not included on this agenda, except whether to decide to place the matter on the agenda of a future meeting. (Gov. Code, §§ 11125, 11125.7(a).)

19. Executive Officer’s Report (Ben Bodea, Executive Officer)

    1. Budget Update - Fund Condition

    2. Staffing Update

    3. Business Modernization Update

20. Enforcement Report – Q1, FY 20-21 (Bodea)
21. Licensing Report – Q1, FY 20-21 (Jay Herdt, Licensing Manager)
22. Legislative Report of 2020 Legislative Bills of Interest to the Board (Kristine Brothers, Policy Coordinator)
    1. AB 2113 (Low) Refugees, asylees, and immigrants: Professional licensing
    2. AB 3330 (Calderon) Department of Consumer Affairs: boards: licensees: regulatory fees.
    3. SB 878 (Jones) Department of Consumer Affairs Licensing: Applications: Wait times

    4. AB 778 (Low) Acupuncture: Continuing education

    5. AB 888 (Low) Opioid prescriptions: Information: Nonpharmacological treatment for pain

    6. AB 1263 (Low) Contracts: Consumer services: Consumer complaints

    7. AB 1616 (Low) Department of Consumer Affairs: Boards: Expunged Convictions

    8. AB 1665 (Bonta) Athletic trainers

    9. AB 1850 (Gonzalez) Worker classification: employees and independent contractors

    10. AB 1909 (Gonzalez) Healing arts licensees: Virginity examinations or tests

    11. AB 2028 (Aguiar-Curry) State agencies: Meetings

    12. AB 2185 (Patterson) Professions and vocations: Applicants licensed in other states: reciprocity

    13. AB 2214 (Carrillo) Administrative Procedure Act: notice of proposed action

    14. AB 2411 (Nazarian) Healing arts licensees: Remuneration: Drug or device companies: disclosure

    15. AB 2631 (Cunningham) License fees: Military partners and spouses

    16. AB 2704 (Ting) Healing arts: Licensees: Data collection

    17. AB 2978 (Ting) Department of Justice: arrest and conviction records: review

    18. AB 3045 (Gray) Department of Consumer Affairs: Boards: Veterans: military spouses: Licenses

    19. AB 3298 (Brough) Frauds of medical credentials: penalty

    20. SB 937 (Hill) State agencies: Web accessibility

    21. SB 1097 (Durazo) Medical services: Credit or loan

    22. SB 1432 (Glazer) Clinical laboratories

23. Regulations Update (Brothers)
    1. Review of the Board’s Submitted 2020 Rulemaking Calendar
       1. Substantial Relationship and Rehabilitation Criteria

          (Title 16 CCR sections 1399.469.4, 1399.469.5, 1399.469.6)

       2. Disciplinary Guidelines; Uniform Standards for Substance Abusing Licensees; Probation Disclosure

          (Title 16 CCR section 1399.469)

       3. Align Curriculum Standards and Approval Related Regulations with Statute

          (Title 16 CCR sections 1399.415, 1399.416, 1399.434, 1399.435, 1399.437,

          1399.438, 1399.439)

       4. Application Process, Criteria, and Procedures for Approval of a Credential Evaluation Service

          (Title 16 CCR sections 1399.411, 1399.413, 1399.414, 1399.415, 1399.416,

          1399.416.1, 1399.416.2)

       5. Board Fee Schedule

          (Title 16 CCR sections 1399.460, 1399.461, 1399.462)

       6. Application for Retired Status; Retired Status (Title 16 CCR section 1399.419.3)

       7. Continuing Education Requirements

          (Title 16 CCR sections 1399.483, 1399.489)

    2. Board Regulations Progress Tracker
24. Discussion of 2021 Implementation of the requirement for Wall Licenses (Brothers)
25. Discussion of 2021 Implementation of the New Acupuncture Board Fees (Bodea)
26. Consumer and Professional Associations Reports
27. Future Agenda Items (Dr. Matecki)
28. Adjournment of Day Two (Dr. Matecki)

Informational Notes:

Discussion and action may be taken on any item on the full board meeting agenda. The agenda, as well as any available Board meeting minutes and materials, can be found on the California Acupuncture Board website: www.acupuncture.ca.gov.

The time and order of agenda items are approximate and subject to change at the discretion of the Board President; agenda items scheduled for a particular day may be moved or continued to an earlier or later noticed meeting day to facilitate the effective transaction of business.

In accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, all meetings of the Board are open to the public. The Board plans to webcast this meeting at: https://thedcapage.wordpress.com/webcasts/.

Webcast availability cannot, however, be guaranteed due to limitations on resources or other technical difficulties that may arise. If you wish to participate or to have a guaranteed opportunity to observe, please follow the log-in instruction listed above. Adjournment, if it is the only item that occurs after a closed session, may not be webcast.

Government Code section 11125.7 provides the opportunity for the public to address each agenda item during discussion or consideration by the Board or prior to the Board taking any action on said item. Members of the public will be provided appropriate opportunities to comment on any issues before the Board, but the Board President may, at his or her discretion, apportion available time among those who wish to speak. Individuals may appear before the Board to discuss items not on the agenda; however, the Board can neither discuss nor take official action on these items at the time for the same meeting. (Gov. Code, §§ 11125, 11125.7(a).)

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