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Enforcement Committee reviews draft consumer guide, asks profession for evidence‑based language
Summary
The California Acupuncture Board’s Enforcement Committee reviewed a draft consumer brochure, heard public commenters urging evidence‑based, modern language, and directed staff to solicit professional association input by Jan. 31 before returning a revised draft to the committee.
At a meeting of the Enforcement Committee of the California Acupuncture Board, members reviewed a new draft of a consumer guide and agreed to solicit written input from professional associations and alumni groups to refine language by Jan. 31, staff said.
The committee’s staff presented a text‑only draft and repeatedly warned the committee against crossing into professional advocacy. "Our primary mandate is protection of the public," a staff member said, urging that the guide focus on what consumers need to know rather than endorsing treatments.
Public commenters and practitioners called for clearer, evidence‑based wording. Ann York Lee, an online commenter, asked the committee to "be neutral, use the evidence base" and suggested including links to…
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