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California Acupuncture Board committee debates raising education and science prerequisites for entry programs
Summary
At a Licensing Committee meeting, board members, school representatives and practitioners debated raising prerequisite credit and science requirements for acupuncture training, weighing public protection against cost and enrollment impacts.
The California Acupuncture Board Licensing Committee and stakeholders discussed whether to raise prerequisite and science-course requirements for acupuncture training programs, including proposals to increase entry-level credits from the current 60 semester units.
Board members opened the discussion by citing the Business and Professions Code and the California Code of Regulations that govern education prerequisites. Member Liang said the board "wants to work with everyone" and emphasized public protection, saying, "To protect the general public, we need higher education and high standard, but there is a data driven" approach needed.
The discussion centered on three…
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