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Committee hears call for clarity on lasers, light, sound and other devices used in acupuncture care
Summary
Stakeholders told the board many clinics already use lasers, red light, sound therapy and other devices and asked for guidance; board staff said statutory scope is set by the Legislature and encouraged profession-led proposals and documentation of safety and training.
The California Acupuncture Board licensing committee opened discussion on modern adjunctive devices used in acupuncture — including therapeutic lasers, red/infrared light, magnets, sound therapy and therapeutic ultrasound — after multiple public commenters said the modalities are increasingly used in clinical practice but exist in a regulatory gray area.
Stakeholders said practitioners and continuing-education providers are already teaching the devices, and they asked the board for guidance so clinicians do not inadvertently violate…
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