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Board hears requests for guidance on lasers, ultrasound, light and sound therapies; staff urges stakeholder proposals
Summary
Practitioners asked the board for clarity or support in recognizing newer modalities—cold lasers, therapeutic ultrasound, light and sound therapies and magnet/heat devices—while staff reiterated that statutory scope is set by the legislature and recommended the profession submit safety and training proposals.
Practitioners and association representatives urged the California Acupuncture Board to clarify whether newer adjunctive modalities—low‑level lasers, therapeutic ultrasound, photobiomodulation, electromagnetic devices, sound therapies and similar technologies—fit within the existing acupuncture scope.
Stakeholders said many practitioners already use these modalities in California and other states; some continuing-education courses teach…
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