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Senator Robert Blendu, Chairman LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH ANALYST
HEALTI I COMMIT I'bE
Representative John Nelson, Cochair .~- e~ ep~ io( n60e2 ) 926- 3 17I
Facsimile: ( 602) 926- 3833
DATE: December 3,2007
SUBJECT: Sunset Review of the Acupuncturc Board of Examiners
Attached is the final report of the sunset review of the Acupuncture Board of Examiners, which
was conducted by the Senate IHealth and House of Representatives Health Committee of Reference.
This report has been distributed to the following individuals and agencies:
Governor of the State of Arizona
The Honorable Janet Napolitano
President of the Senate
Senator Tim Bee
Senate Members
Senator Tom O'Halleran, Cochairman
Senator Barbara Leff
Senator Paula Aboud
Senator Thayer Verschoor
Senator Amanda Aguirre
Acupuncture Board of Examiners
Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records
Office of the Auditor General
Senate Ma- jority Staff
Senate Research Staff
Senate Minority Staff
Senate Resource Center
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Representative Jarnes Weiers
House Members
Representative Bob Stump, Cochairman
Representative Nancy Barto
Representative Rick Murphy
Representative David Bradley
Representative Linda Lopez
I- Iousc Majority Staff
House Research Staff
House Minority Staff
Chief Clerk .
Senate Health and House oJRepresentatives Health
Comn~ itteeo f Ref krence Report
Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes ( A. R. S.) fj 41 - 2953, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee
( JLAC) assigned thc sunset review of the Acupuncture Board of Examiners ( Board) to the Senate
I- lealth and House of Representatives Health Comlnittee of Rcfercncc.
The Board was established in 1998 to regulate the practice of acupuncture. Statute defines
acupuncture as puncturing the skin by thin solid needles to reach subcutaneous structures and
stimulating the needles to affect a positive therapeutic response at a distant site. The Board's duties
include evaluating license and certilicatc applications, issuing licenses and certificates, establishing
fccs, adopting rules, initiating investigations and taking disciplinary actions as necessary.
Pursuant to A. R. S. 5 32- 3905, the State Treasurer collects all nlonies received by the Board and
deposits ten percent of the monies and all civil penalties imposed on licensees into the state General
Fund. The remaining 90 percent of monies received are deposited in the Acupuncture Board of'
Examiners Fund and are used by the Board for all necessary Board cxpcnses.
Conznzittee of Reference Sunset Review Procedures
' fhe Conlmittce of Reference held one public meeting on November 6, 2007, to review the
Board's responses to the sunset factors as required by A. R. S. fj 41- 2954, subsections D and F, and to
hear public testimony. The Board's responses to the 12 sunset factors and Sour additional questions are
Conzniittee of Reference Reconinzendrrtions
The Committee of Reference recommends continuing the Board for ten years.
A ttnclznzents
1. Staff memo.
2. Sunset report requirements pursuant to A. R. S. 5 41- 2954, subsections D and F.
3. Meeting notice.
4. An excerpt of the minutes of the Committee of Reference meeting relating to the Board.
DATE: October 25,2007
SUBJECT: Sunset Review of the Acupuncture Board of Examiners
Telephone: ( 602) 926- 3 17 1
Facsimile: ( 602) 926- 3833
The Arizona Acupuncture Board of Examiners ( Board) is scheduled to sunset on July 1,2008.
The following is a brief description of the history and duties of the Board, as well as the Board's
response to the sunset questionnaire. A public meeting is scheduled for November 6,2007, to review,
discuss and make a final recommendation on the Board's continuation. If you have any questions or
need further assistance, please feel free to contact me.
The Board was established in 1998 to regulate the practice of acupuncture. Statute defines
acupuncture as puncturing the skin by thin solid needles to reach subcutaneous structures and
stilnulating the needles to affect a positive therapeutic response at a distant site. Auricular acupuncture
is the application of acupuncture needles to parts of the human ear to treat alcoholism, substance abuse
or chemical dependency.
The mission of the Board is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of .4rizona by
regulating and maintaining standards of practice for acupuncture.
OliGANlZATlON AND DUTIES
The Board consists of nine members who are appointed by the Governor for three- year terms.
1- our of the Board members must be licensed acupuncturists, three must be public members and two
members must be licensed as either a nledical doctor. an osteopathic doctor, a naturopathic physician, a
homeopathic physician or a chiropractor. The Board appoints an executive director to cany out the
Board's functions and perform administrative duties.
The Board's duties include evaluating license and certificate applications. issuing licenses and
certificates, establishing fees, adopting rules. initiating investigations and taking disciplinary actions as
necessary. The Board estimates that it regulates approximately 450 active acupuncture licensees and
approxin~ ately6 0 certified auricular acupuncturists. In FY 2006- 2007, the Board's average timeframe
for resolving complaints was 76 days. The Board states that additional duties include updating
inforlnation technology requirements, budgeting and addressing public inquiries about acupuncture.
The Board also holds public meetings at least once a month and maintains a website.
The Board issues acupuncture licenses and auricular acupuncturist certifications to qualilied
applicants. A person who applies for a license to practice acupuncture nlust have at least 1,850 hours of
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training in a Board- approved program. including at least SO0 hours of Board- approved clinical training.
An applicant must also be certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and
Oriental Medicine ( NCCAOM) or must have been licensed by another state with substantially similar
standards and must not have had a license or certificate revoked. An applicant for an auricular
acupuncture certificate must successfully complete a Board- approved training program in acupuncture
for the treatment of alcoholism, substance abuse or chemical dependency that meets or exceeds the
standards of the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association. An applicant must also complete a
clean needle technique course approved by the Board.
The Board does not identify any other agencies that duplicate or conflict with the Board. As
such, the Board believes that the elimination of the Board would put the public in danger of receiving
acupuncture treatment from incompetent and unethical practitioners. '
The Board's total operating budget for FY 2007- 2008 is $ 1 25,500. The Board cun- ently has one
full- time equivalent ( FTE) position. Pursuant to A. R. S. § 32- 3905, the State Treasurer collects all
monies received by the Board and deposits ten percent of the monies and all civil penalties imposed on
licensees into the state General Fund. The remaining 90 percent of monies received are deposited in the
Acupuncture Board of Examiners Fund and are used by the Board for all necessary Board expenses.
LEGlSLATlVE ISSUES
The Board states that its current statutes efficiently govern the practice of acupuncture and does
not indicate any requests for legislative changes.
ADDITIONAL RACKGIiOUND
Senate staff received several letters indicating support for continuing the Board from the
following persons:
David Epley, President of the Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Alex Holland. President of the Asian Institute of Medical Studies
David Sale, Executive Director of the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental
Lloyd G. Wright, President of the Arizona Society of Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture
Betsy P. Smith. Associate Deputy Director of NCCAOM
Catherine Niemiec, President of the Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture
( Please see letters attached with sunset response for more information).
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State of Arizona Aruyultrture Boarb crf Exnlltiners
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Phoenix, AZ 85007
IiE: Sunset Llctol- s IXII- SLI; ItIoI~ A . R. S. $ 4 1- 2954
Dc;~ r Scnatol- 0' 1- lallcl- an a~ icf licpi- escntativc Stump.
In acco~ dancew ith the provisions of A. R. S. 341- 2954 and 111 Icspolise to your letter dated
. ILIIIC 20, 2007, 1 offer the following I- cspo~ istco the sunset consiclcration factol- s as
1. The objective ; rnd purpose in cstilhlishing the irgency.
' I Ilc A]- rzona State Leg~ slatul- ee stahl~ shctft he Ai-~/ onaA C L I ~ L I IBIa~ a~ l- dL oIfI - E~ xa mi~ icl- s
In I998 k) r Ilic ~? LII- I) OSCo f ~) rotectlngt lie publ~ ch ealth by cns~ ll- lligth at acu~~ unctt1~ s ~- c
p~ ov~ debdy qualified and competent ~ ndlv~ du:~ ls
' I'lic Boa~ cli s ~ scspo~ is~ fbolre 1 - egl11atinga nd ~ iion~ tol-~ thiieg s alk pract~ cco l'acupunctu~ c
111 the state. ' rli~ sc iln bc acco~ iipl~ slichdy ~ nvcstlgatlrigc o~ iipla~ nalgs wnst l~ ccnsccsa nd
] nay cl~ scipl~~ I~ icc c~ iscctlsi al illc Ihuncl to Iiavc v~ olatcd laws I- clatecl to prol'css~ onal
' I'lic l3o~ 11dal so lcv~ cwsa nd Issues eel- tificates to a ~ ~ ~ ~ c aucluapr~ ~ nctur~ wstlsio 21- c
~ L I I ~ U - V IbSyC ~ li cc~ lsccla cul~ i~~ iclu~-~ sls
2. The el'fectiveness with which the agency has met its objective and purl~ osc
atid efficiency with which it has operated.
The agency niccts its objective aiid pu~ posc thl- ougli tlic day- to- day operations with
respect to its 11censu1- ca nd certification pi- ocesscs and outcomes, as wcll as its ~- egulat~ on
of the pi- ofessioii. Spccilically, tlie agency has a history of proccssiiig applications for
acup~ mcturc1 1ccns~ 11a- ncd auliculai- acupuncturist certification w~ tli~ thne ti~ iicS S~ IIIICS
mandated hy administrative rule with no t~ mc frame violat~ oiis to report since tlic
codificat~ olio f the Board's t~ mefr ame rule ( A. A. C. 114- 8- 105). All appl~ caiitsa ic mit~ lcd
an applicat~ od~ e~ fi c~ cncyl etter upoii I- eccipt of tlie~ ra pplicat~ oii not~ fy~ ntglic m of
inSol- mat~ on miss~ ng SI- om their file, and all appl~ cants arc not~ liccl by iiiail when t1ici1-
appl~ cationsa le adrnin~ stl- ativclyc oniplcte that also ~ cpol- tso n what date tlic Boai- d will
review their application In order to grant 01- deny I~ ccnsui- c1cc1- tilicat~ oii
The Board also ~ nvestigatesa ll coiiipla~ iitso vel wli~ clit he ; rgc~ ieyh as j u ~ ~ s d ~ c ta~ nod n ,
adjudicates those cases In a t~ nielya nd cflic~ cntm anner All coiiipla~ ntss ubm~ ttedt o Ilic
Board aic ~ cv~ cwcfodr J L I I - I S ~ I ~ c~ oI~ Ois~~ cic~ at~ aonnt1s a, ll conipla~ nantsa le notilicd of
the ~ c c c ~ opft t lic ~ nlo~- rnat~ tohne , r ev~ cwo f the casc, any heal lngs I- clatctl to the casc, and
the final casc dispos~ tioii
Lastly, tlic ISoard I csl) onds to state I C C ~ L I I I C I ~ ~ C~ I - I c~ lSa tc( It o 111l o ~ - ~ ~ i ; t~ ectl~ i~ oio~ lio gy
~ eclu~~ cmen~ tsn, v cntoi- yo f assets ~ epoi- ting, b ~ ~ d g c t ~ ~- i~ g~, lcrnal< an~ tin ga ddress~ ng
consun~ cil ncluli ~ cpse l- ta~ iiiiigto tlic pl- act~ cco fircupunctu~ c
3. ' I'l~ ee xtent to wliich the agency Ilas ol~ eratetlw itl~ int he public interest.
' I Iic 13oa1d lioltls mcct~ ngsa t least ~ iionthlyth at, pu~ suanto statc law, ale always open to
mc~ iibe~ ofst lic ~ L I ~ I I TCl ic Board niccl~ ngsa rc p~ operlya nnounced w~ thag endas posted
at a couple of loc: tt~ ons w ~ t h ~ tlnic bu~ ld~ nIng wli~ clit he Board meets and tlie Woa~ d's
webs1 tc < www a~ acuboard. a/.~~ s> Boa1 d stall p~ ov~ dcs the statc 121 oless~ o~ ial
assoc~ at~ otnh, e AI- 11onaS oc~ clyo f 01~ c~ itMalc tlic~~ aincd Acup~~ nctu( A~ TcS OMA), w 1t11
a calcnda~ o l mcctlng dates, a~ itl; rppl~ caiits lo1 Iiccnst~~ acn d c ct~~ licat~ olncc eive this
IIISOI mat~ on as wcll
In 2003, the agency la~~~ icl~ ictdws eb s ~ l cIb r LISC by tlic p ~ i b l ~ ancd by membcrs of thc
pioScssion ' flic web s ~ t cpr ov~ dest lic user w~ tlii nformat~ onr cgarci~ ngc l~~ al~ licat~ fon~ s
I~ ccnsuic, t lic I) LIIPOSC and coiiiposit~ ono f tlic Board, I~ nl< tso tlic Heal-( 1' s statutes and
a d m ~ n ~ s t ~ I~-~~~ tl~ eansvd, c ~ nlhrmationo n liling compla~ nts.' fhe newest featui- c oftlic web
s ~ t ca llows nicmbcrs of tlie p ~ l b l ~ tco seal- ch Sol- I~ ccnscd : rcupunctu~-~ stasn d lo1
ccrtificatcd auricu1a1- a cup~~~ ict~~ arnids tos , l ea~ nw hctlier any of these pi- act~ t~ onelh- asv e
a li~ stoi- yo l'compla~~ ils
4. ' I'lle extent to which r~ lles adopted by the : rgency ; rre consistent wit11 the
legislirlivc nr; rndate.
The Board I- cccntly ~ lndc~- tooal< nd completed a cornprclicnsivc rcvicw of its r~ llcst o
cnsul- c coiisistcncy with legislative malidatc. ' I'his review was conducteci at monthly
hoatd meetings and amendmetits will bc submitted for- consitlclat~ onb y t l ~ cG OVCI- nor's
licgulatory Iicvtew Council Inter tliis fall.
5. ' I'hc extent to which the ilgCHcy 11; rs c~ tcoor; rgcd input 1' 1- 0111 the public hd'ore
: rtlopting its rules ; rncl the c x l e ~ t~ ot ~ vllichi t has itrl'ormctl the l>~ rl) li2c1 s to its
irctions ; rnd theit- espcctctl impact on t l ~ cp ~ rhlic.
At every nicct~ ngc ontluctcd by the Baal- d, mcmbcrs oftlie p~ 113llhc ave tlic 0171m1- t~ n1ttoy
makc comment to tlic 13oard to rccl~ lcstc onsidcrat~ ono l an ~ ssuoct - mattel- at a future
~ iiect~ nogft he Board. l'lil- ec of the nlnc nicmbcls ol'thc Boaitl arc public iiicnibc~- sa, n d
wcl- c appolntcd to bring tlic pet- spcctlvc ofpotential tmpact to tlic p~ lbllcto tlic Roarcl
when Ilic Boat- d contemplates what act~ onsw ill he taken. ' The Boat- d, in ~ tcslc llhcrattons,
attempts to asscss how the public will be afl'eclcd by ~ tdsc c~ slonsa, nd ~~ pliolpd~ s lbltc
protcct~ ona nd ttitel- est as tts ultitiiatc put- pose Tlic Boat- d h;~ sa llnk to tlic Sccl- ctal- yo f
Slate's wcbstte whcte all 131- oposccfr ~ llcc hanges are found 111 the AIl ;/ ona Acimin~ sll- atlvc
1icg1" cr
I11 addttlon, the Hoard produces a monlhly ncwslc1tc1- t o inforni tlic I ~ L I ~ o~ f bI oCa rd actlon
and files tlic apptopriatc not~ ccsa ccording to tlic ,411; loiiaA diiii~ i~ stt- atlvPcI- ocedu~ eAs ct.
6. The extent to which the agency has been able to investigate and resolve
complaints that iire within its jurisdiction.
' 171ic Hoald Iias liandlcd complatnts, w1tliin 11s I L I I isdlct~ oti, In a tlnicly niannct-. FOIt- h e
I ccclitly coniplcted liscal year 2007, tlie Boal- d's ovel- all t~ mciianicto I- csolvc complatnts
was 76 days. A continuous cffott is inade by the 13oat- d lo 1nro1- ni tlic public about the
compla~ npt locess so tlictr concerns ale addt- csscd In a cons~ stcnlm annet-. ' I'lic Boarct
wchsltc ~ ncludesa n cxplanatton of the complatnt 131- ocessa nd tlic complaint folms arc
also available onlinc
' I'lic AI- lzona~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ c Board of Exani~ nc~~- lst iltzestl ie scl- vtccs of the AI Ilona
Attol- ncy Gcncl- al's office to ascet- tatti legal aclv~ ceo n compla~ ntsa nd tnvcstlgattons
7. ' The extent to which the Attorney Gcl~ eralo r illly other applici~ blea gency of
state government has the authority to prosecute actions undet- the enabling
A. R. S. 541 - 1 92 anthol- izes the Arizona Attorney General to seek 131- osccution of
ilidividuals whose co~~ duccotn stitutes a violatioli of the agency's statutes and rules. I11
addition, the Board may seek il~ junctivere lief through the atton~ cyg cnci- a1 or tlie county
attorncy rriay apply to tlic superior court for an iiljui~ ctionI - cstrainingi ndividuals ii- on?
violating the statutes governing the Board.
8. ' I'lle extent to which the agency Ilils i~ tldt- e~~ defdic iencies in their enal> ling
stati~ tesw hicl~ p revent it from folfilling its statutory nli~ ntl; lte.
' Tlic Acup~~ nctuiB- co: u- d of Examinel- s is ahlc to fillfill 11s mandate with tlic statutes
cu~-~ cntilny p lacc.
9. ' Ihe extent to wl~ ichc h; rnges are necessary in the laws ofthe agcncy to
adcq~ iltelyc omply with these factors.
Agarti, tlie Board is ;~ hlcto mcct ~ tssta tutory mandate. Established stat~~ taersc cflicrcnt
to govcm thc safe pract~ cco f acup~ 11nctu1- c.
10. ' 1 ' 1 1 ~ c xte~ itio whiclr the termination of the ;~ gcncyw ould signif'ic; tntly Ilirl- m
the public Ilc;~ ltl~ sa, fety or welfitl- e.
1 c~ n i~ nat~ oonf tlic state I cg~~ latroonf llccnsed acup~~ nct~ usl tasn d eel- tf~ i catcd all1 rcul~ r~
acupi~~ ictur~ wsots~ ~ lstllg n~ lica~ ntclyn tlangel- tlic p ~ ~ b l ~ Tch. e p~~ blcrlcc n~ and1 01
tlcatment by acup~~ nctut~ IsSt Isn clcasrng and a ded~ catedb oaid has a tocus 011 the
Inyul ab~ lityo f tlic sale pl ; rct~ cco l acupllnct~~ rc
I I the , lgcncy wcl c lo be t cm~ ~ n~ rtccthl, e 1 c 1s no assul ancc to the publ~ cth at ~~ liclllalilclc l ( 31
incompetent 11ccnsctla cup~~ nc~ tus~ tos r ccl- 11f icatcd aul ~ culaa~ c~ ~ p~~ iictul- 0i1s ttlsia, t
t~ nl~ ccnscidll cllv~ d~~~ aIls~ I C ~ I L: IS I IIIIC~ C I ~ S C;~ I C L I P L I I ~ C ~ L I I0I1S- w~ \ 0 11< 11aigs CCIIIIIC; I~ C( I
~ I L I~ I cular; I C L I ~ L I I ~ C~~\ LtIsI;, I IC I E I I I C ~ ~ I O I III) I ~ I C ~ I C IaInI ~ d t~ cat~ itilgic ~ L I I ~ I IACc. l ( lit~ onally,
11 tl~ cag cncy wcl c to be tcl-~ ii~ natetdhe, 1 e would be no I cgulatory complaint invcstlgat~ on
ant1 adj~~ dlcatlosiyi stcrii that wo~ llda ssulc the p~ lbllcth ; lt 11ceiised ~ C L I I ) L I I ~ C1~ sLtI~; It l i( i
c ct~~ l icatcd aul ~ cular; ICLII) LIIIC~ L1IIs t~ w ho C; ILISC harm would he d~ sc~ pl~ annct1d
i cl~ ab~ l~ taItbcl dp ulposes of lctui-~ iiiigto tlic saSc plact~ cco f tlic p~ ofesslon
If the All~ oliaA cupunctulc I3oald of Exam~ ne~ w- se re to ceasc to cx~ stt, l ie ~ L I ~ I : I~ Cii d
consumels ol acupunct~~ slccr vlces would have 110 so~~ ltclci~ o~ rgwlil i~ chto Inclurlc about
thc ptoress~ ona nd obtaili ~ nloniiat~ oanb out the ~ ndlv~ duapls~ act~ cinIng t lic prolcss~ on
1 1 . ' I'he cxtclit to wllich the level of' regulation cxercisctl by the agency is
: rpprolwi; rte i ~ w~ lledthc r less or mot- c stringellt levels of' regu1; ltion wol~ ldb e
apj~ ropt- iate.
Tlic Board believes that tlie curl- cnt lcvcl of]- cgulation cxcr- cised is generally appropriate
give11 tlic agency's statutory mandate to protect the public. As evidcnccd by recent
survey results, the Hoard appears to be niccting the statutory mandates in a PI- ofcssional,
cffic~ c~ iatn, d timely niaiinei-.
12. ' I'hc extent to wliicll the irgency h: rs used l~ rivirtec ontr:~ ctorsi n the
performance of its tluties and how et'f'ective use of'privirle contl- irctors cooid
I> e accomplislled.
l'lic use of private contractors has plovcn to be necessary and vital lo tlie effcct~ vcncsso f
the Board. A pl- ivatc co~ it~ actwora s ~ ~ s icn dth e review and dcvelopmeiit o f ~ - ~ cl~ ialnegc s
wli~ clia llows tlic Hoard lo deline ~ tpsn rpose and clar~ fyth e cxpcctat~ ons11 1 tlic pract~ cc
oSacul7unctu1cI n tli~ ss tate. The Board also t~ til~ zacns outs~ dec ontracto~ t- o n ~ a ~ n l ath~ c n
c1- 1l1cacl ompo~ ic~ oift publ~ c~ nfoi- mat101- 1+ ts webs~ tc.
Atlditionirl Questions:
1 . ItIelltify the prohlcm or the neetls that the i~ gencvis inlendcd to ircl( 1ress:
As the number ofliccnscd acupuncturists Increases in the state, tlie Hoard will ~ ieedto
li) cus 011 a iiu~ iibcro f strategic issues that will better scrvc tlic State of Arizona. Tlic
continuat~ ono fcfhrts to dcvclop admin~ strativeru les and polic~ csa nd 1"- occd~ u- cs
add[- cssingt he licensing ~- eclu~ remcnotfs Arizona licc~ isecla cupunclur~ stsa nd cei- tiiicatcd
au~- ic~~ alcaurp ~~ ncturisatlso ng with tlie protcctioii of tlic p ~ ~ bal]-~ e tche priority for the
, , 1 lie g~ c; ltcstc liallcngc to tlic Board will bc to sccu~ eai icl nia~ ntaiiia dccluate resources fo~
technology enlianccincnts as tl~ cgr owl11 ofl~ cc~ isemesa lcrial~;/ es.' Tlie ability to l< cep
pace w~ thne w technology advanccnic~ itsw ill I - C ~ L I ~ It- lcic Board to strat~ g~ cal~ ly~ I - I O I - I ~ I ~ C
~ tgso als and challenges.
Lastly, tlic Hoard will contin~~ ites concerted cflort to ~ iiforma nd protect tlie public by
us111ga ltcrnativc mclliods for board mcetings and shar~ iigo f important ~ nfoniiatron
rclatcd to tlic pr- acl~ cco f acupunclurc.
2. A statelncnt, to the extetit practicable, in quantitative ilnd clualitative terms,
oftlie objectives of'sl~ clia jiencv and its anticipated ; rccomplishrnelits.
Tlic Board has continued to iliiprove its availability of information to the p~ iblica nd
license applicants by enhancing its wcbsite. Incl~ tdcd in this infor~ nation arc tlic present
I- LIICS that guide tlie Board In carrying o~ litt s statutory responsibilities. Tlie Board's
effoi- ts ill i~ pdatinga nd recodifying its rules are a major step in acconiplishing one oftlie
goals ~ indertakenb y tlie Board.
At tlie PI- csctit time, tlic Board is able to notify the public of discipliliary actiolis taken
tlirougli tlie use of tlie wcbsite. Tlic Board will continue to malcc all efforts to not only
maintain this ~ nipol- tanit~ iSoi- niationb, ut look to iniprove the dcllvcl- y of this 11iformation
to the publ~ c.
Additionally, tlic Boat- d will bc exploring tlic feasibility ofpl- ovid~ ngan intcl- active
process that wo~~ lctfn able applica~ itsa ~ idth e general p~ iblicto submit board foriiis in a
niole efficient and pl- oductivc manlier. Tliis cffol- t may also include an clcctl- on~ c
payment system Sol- license I- cncwals.
3. Idcntifv ilnv otlier agericies h: iving simil; rr, conflicting or cluplicirtive
ohiectives, ; rnd ; rn explanation oftlie manner in wllicli tlie iijiencv avoids
t1ul) lication or- conflict wit11 other soch agencies.
' l'lic agency has not identi lied any other agency ( local, stale or fcdclal) or 121 ~ vntc-scctor
o~ ganl/ at~ ownl tli slmilal or dupl~ cativco l? jcct~ vcsa s tliosc oftlie At- ltona
ACLI~ LII~ BCo~ alLd IoIf- eE xaminers Tlie Board lias ncvcr ~ dcnt~ ficadn y 01- gan~/; tt~ on,
p ~ ~ holr ~ prciv ate, wliosc rnlsslon or objcct~ vesc onfl~ cwt ith tliosc oftlie Ail;. ona
Acup~ lnct~ B~ oraer - d of Examinel- s
4. Assess the conseclrlcrices of' eliminating tlie acency or of corisoliclirtinf~ it wit11
Tlic Board lias dctcrm~ ncdtl iat eliminr~ tiono f tlie agency would place tlic puhlic at
I islc for hat- m f ~ o ~~ inic onipctcnta iicl ~~ nctli~ pci aalc t~ tloncsl of acup~~ nctcu. l No
alternative agency ( local, state or fedcral) is cu~ lclitlyIn a pos~ tlonto assunic the
~ cspoiisib~ lo~ ft yd ctel- m~ nlngal id cvnl~~ atlntlgic cl~ ial~ ficat~ aosn~ so ciatcdw ~ tli
Iicci~ s~ nagn d certify~ nga cul?~~ nctu~ a- n~ ds tasu r~ culara cupunctu~ 1 st~. N or is tlicle an
C I P P I ~ I - ) I l; itc ;~ lternativca gency prcparcd to invcstlgatc and en force standuds of
pt-; tcI~ cc; tlid care for which tlic Ar~ zonaA cupuncture Board or Examiners is currently
~ cspons~ blcT. h e Boa~ da lso does not believe that the consolidat~ ono f the
11idcpcndent professio~ isw o~~ bled in the hest ~ ntcrcsto f tlic p~ ibl~ nco, r of tlie
p~ oScssions, Sol- the follow11ig I C ~ S O I I S .
A regulatory Board's abilities to carry o ~ th~ cltr stat~~ torI- yc sponsibilities to the
p~~ blsihco uld not bc dilutcd by consolidation wlie~ ic fficicncies are crcatcd at tlic
expense ofcomprom~ singa lrcady liniitcd rcsoLllces ( I. c. e liminating the ncccssiuy
staff to serve the Board).
Boa~ dsa nd Commissions sliould retain tlie abillty to have complctc autliority over
staff to ensure ~ C I - ~ O I - I I In~ iIeIa~ su~ r es are achicvcci and so tliat ~ ncompctcnceo n
tlic part of staff can be appropriately and cffectivcly addressed.
Consol~ dat~ oonf rcgulalory agclicles has tlic potcnt~ alt o establish conll~ clso f
interest between ~ clatedp rofessions which are grouped together i~ ndetrh c guise oS
a common pilrposc; auto~ iomousB oards are not influenced by those conll~ ctsa nd
approach I- cgulatory issucs and com~, la~~ li t01s1 1 a less biased pcrspcct~ ve. W itli~ n
tlic st~-~~ ctoufr ca consolidated regulatory agcncy, it is I- casonablc to cxpcct that
spec~ al~ ntet- cstsw ill olicn dr~ vcd ccis~ on- nial<~~ wilzii, c h IS never i ~ itl ic best
interest of the publ~ c.
l'liel- c 211- c complex Icgal impl~ cat~ oncosn ccl- nlng cl~ m~ nat~ anodnlo r consolitlat~ on
ol'tlic agcncy ( 1 e. co~ itractuaol bl~ gat~ ons)
' 1 1ict- c would he costs assoc~:~ tcwd ~ thc onsolidat~ ono f the agcncy with anollic~,
and those costs sliould not bc assumed hy ne~ tlicrth e ~ ndiv~ duarlesg ulated, nor by
the I ) L I ~ ~ tIlCia t the agcncy IS ~~ itcndetod protect
011b ehalf of'tlic Ari;/ ona Acupuncture Boat- d of Examiners, I tIia~ il< y ou for tlic
opporlun~ tyto I cspoiid to these quest~ ons. I f you liavc addl l~ onalc l~~ cst~ oor~ riesq, u lrc
clar i ficat~ onp, lease contact me at 602- 364- 01 45
Best I- cgal- tls,
Executive Director
State of Arizona Acupuncture Board of Examiners
JIEGU1, AR MEETING (' J'elcconSc~- ewe)
July 26,2006
Board Members Present:
llclla Estrada, L. Ac., Clia~ rnian
Martha Groi~ fM, D., Secretary
Toni Kiunas, Public Menibel-
Diane I'ructz, Public Membet
M icliacl . I. Robb, DC, Pro fcss~ onalM ember
Yong Deng, LAC., 1' 1- olcss~ onal Mcmbe~
. loc Balctisi, 1,. Ac., PI- ofcss~ onaMl cmbc~
I3oa1- d Members Ahsent:
Mal- cey Rosin, 1,. Ac., Professional Mcmbcl- ( ilnable to partic~ patcd ue to phone
Vacancy, Public Membct-
Attorrley General Repr- cscnt;~ tivcs:
L~ saM iles, Assistant Atlo~ ncy< < enern1
1 . Call ' lo 01- tlet-
C'liai~ manI Ssll- acla called the meeting to 01- dcr at 1 : 00 p. m
11. Board Meeting Minutes- Review, I) iscussion, ; rnd Action
13oa1- dM cmhct- Gl- ol~ mt oved tlic adopt~ ono ftlie Sunc 28,2 006 Regular Mcct~ ng
Minutes. Thc mot~ onw as seconded by Board Member Dcng. ' l'lic n ~ o l ~ owna s passed by a
vote of 7- 0.
Ill. Consideration oSApplicants for 1, iccnsurc - Review, 1) iscussion and Action
Board Mcniber Grout ~ iiadca motion lo approve liccnsurc for Patricia E. Martiti.
A sccond was PI- ovided by Board Mcmbcl- Robb. The motion passed 7- 0.
IV. Consitlcl- ation oSApplicarlts for Aul- icul; rr CertiSic; ltion - licview, Discussion
and Actiorl
Boai- d Member Grout niadc a motioli to approve tl~ cap plications 01.1- Icle~ iM .
Sclwiischka and Brian W. ' f~~ rliel- H. oard Mcnihcr liobl-, provided a sccond and
thc mollon passed 7- 0.
V. I'rofessional Business - lieview, Iliscussion ;~ ndA ction
Board Mc~ iibcrG rout PI- ovidedt hc Board w~ than 111, tfatc on the s t a t ~ o~ Sst lic
~ rcvlcwo f Hoard statutes. Slic assured the Board of an opportunity to d~ scussa ny
rccommcndcd stat~~ tocrhya nges once tlic I- cvicwh as bccn completccl. Excculivc
Director Gonzalcz cxplaincd tlic ITlve- Year licvlew licpol- t subm~ ttedlo tlic ol'iicc
of tlic Govcl- nor's I? cgulatory Rcv~ cwC o~~ nc( lClR RC).
VI. ISxccutive Ilirector Rel~ ol- t
Excc~~ livDcir ector Gonzalez infol- mcd thc Board of thc upconiing budget
submiss~ onto Ilic Govelnor's Oflice of Strategic Plannl~ iga nd Budgct~ ng( O SP13)
lor the next two fiscal years.
VII. 1; utul- c Age~ ldaI tems -- lieview, Disc~~ ssio; n~ ndA ction
No itc~ nsw ere provided at this tinic
VII]. 1; utul- e Meeting Dates - Review, Discllssio~ i ant1 Aclion
August 23, 2006
Scplcniber 27, 2000
IX. Call to the Public
7 7 1 lie lliccting adjourned at 1 : 17 p. m. following a motion by Board Member Grout
and a second by Board Member I'strada. l h c ~ i~ otiocanr ried 7- 0.
l i e s p ~ t f ~ ~ Slulbym itted,
-' 2
I'ctc Gonzalez
Executive Director
App~- ovedb y the Board: August 23, 2006
State of Arizona Acupuncture Board of Examiners
IXEGULAR MEErI'ING
August 23,2006
I1o; lr- tl Membcl- s 1' 1- esent:
Della 13t1 atla, I,. Ac., Cha11- ma11
' I oni I< a1- nas, Publ~ cM cmbel-
111i111Pc I- LIC~ PIi, ~ b l ~ Mcc mbcl-
Mlclli~ clI Robb, DC, PI- ofcssioi2al Mcn~ hcl-
Yong Dcng, LAC., 1' 1- olcss~ onalM en~ bcl-
Malccy Ros~ nL, . Ac., I'~ ofess~ o~ M~ caml hc~
. loc Balcnsi, I,. Ac., P~ olcssionalM cmbcr ( v ~ atc leplionc)
l10; 11- tl Members Ahsent:
Mal- tha GI- out, MD., Sccrelal- y
Vacancy, 1' uhlic MCII- I~ CI-Attor-
ncy Gencl-:~ l Rcpr- csentatives:
I,~ sa Miles, Ass~ stanlA ttorney Gcncl- al
Atlministrative Staff:
I'ctc Gonzalcz, Exccutivc Dil- cctol-
1 . Call To 01- tlct
Chail- man Estrada callcd the mccting to ortlcl- at 1 : 07 p. m.
1 1 . I3o; l1- cl Meeting Minutes- Review, Discussion, ; rn< l Action
I3oa1d MCI- II~ CPiI-- L ICm~ Zov ed Lhc adopt~ ono fthe . li~ ly2 0, 2006 ltcgular Mcct~ ng
M~ nt~ tcls'h. c niol~ onw as sccondcd by Baal- d Mcmbcl- lios~ n'. I lic niot~ onw as
passctl by a votc of 7- 0.
Ill. Considel- ation of' Acupunctul- e l'rogram: - Review, Discussion irnd Action.
The Board may go illto exectltive session to obtaill legal advice.
Tlic Exccnt~ vcD ~ I- ectpor~ o vided an cxplanat~ ono f the 1- ccl~~ ebsyt the Conim~~ n~ ty
Scliool of Trad~ tlonalC hinese Healtlicarc to gall? progl- am app~ oval. T he school
has bccn closed, but the previous president of the scliool subm~ ttcdth e ~ cc~ uiiecl
documentation for pl- ograrn approval by the board. The Board d~ scusscdw lictlicr
the program ap~~ licatiowna s cornplctcd and wIict1ic1- a ll the cntel- la we{- c
appl~ ca\, lcg ~ v ct~ lici cx~ stcncco f the sc11001 bclbrc tlic Arizona ACLI~ LII~ C~ LITC
Hoard was created. E x e c ~ ~ tD~ ivrec tor Go~ izalcze xplained a n~ 11iibeor f
I- ccl~ iirc~ nch~ aivtse changed over titlie and thus tlic scliool met tlie rccl~~~ rcmcant ts
tlic~ rt ~ mcof cx~ stcncc
Board Mcmbcr Rosin madc a mot~ onto approve llic ac~ ipunct~~ prio- gct - am offcrcd
by the Commun~ tyS chool of'l'l- atf~ tionalC li~ ncscI- 1calthci11- e. B oard Mc111bcr
Deng provided a sccond atid the niotion passed 7- 0
IV. Consitleratioll of' Applicants for 1, icensut- e - Review, lliscussion irncl Action
Board Member PI- uct/ niadc a motion to approve liccnsut- c Sol- the Ihllo\ v~ ng
Donna M. ne Lona
I< ai cii Iolinsr~~ dc
Jose Ylagan See
Dalivid Weiss
Yasunao Aol
Mar~ cA . Yahnc~
Cascy C. Rc~ n
ICathy 1,. 17islic~
Debra S. Mann~ ng
A sccond was prov~ dcdb y Boai- d Member Estracla. ' I'lic motion passed 7- 0.
V. Consiclel- ation of'Aj) l) lic; rnts for Aur- icolirl- Cet- tif'icntion - Review, 1) iscossion
and Action
I3oa1- dM c~ iibcrP ~- i~ cmt/ a dc a motion to approvc the applicat~ ono l'Clal- c~ iccI:
' fu~- nc~ U-. o iil- d Mcmbcl- Rosin 171- ovidccla sccond and the niot~ onp assed 7- 0
Excc~ it~ vDcI Ic ctor Goli~ alczp rov~ clcdt lie Board w~ thi1 n expla~ iat~ oonS the
appl~ cat~ oonSs Davicl .1, Lewis and Dina Cassata. Both of thesc appl~ cants
~ iid~ catctldic y had bccn convicted ofa c~ l nic so add~ tlonald ocu~ iicntat~ wo~ asi
p~ ovidcdt o cxpla~ nth e incidcnt( s) aiid filial ~ I S ~ ~ O S Io~ f Itl1~ eI nIi attcl-( s)
Boas- d Mcmbcr PI- uctm~ adc a motion to approve tlic applicat~ ono i'Ilavid L.
Lcwls. Board Mcniber Estrada 131- ov~ dcad second and the ~ iiotiop~ nis scd 7- 0
Board Member Pruetj. tnadc a motion to applovc tlie application olsDina Cassata.
Board Mclnber Rosin providcd a second and tlie motion passcd 7- 0.
Vl. I'rofcssional Business - lieview, Discussion and Action
Tlic itctii found on the agenda was withdrawn from action sincc tlic Lloard docs not
have the ; lutliority to provide advisory opinions on applications.
Tlic Executive Dil- ector inf'ol- nicd the Boar- d olactivitics that Iiavc 11- anspit- cds incc
the last board meeting.
CIia11- ma1E1 s11a da dctcrm~ licdth at postponcliicnt of a Boar- d trai~ iiligs cssroli was
in 01- dcl- i ~ litilt he Hoard was at l i ~ l l~ i~ cnibc~- sI~ lp.
IX. Future Meeting Dates - Review, 1) iscussion and Action
. Call lo the I'ublic
Ms. S~~ liandlB- aa ilon addlcsscd the Board regal- dlng her application for- aul- icula~
ccl- ti ficatc.
XI. Adjournment
' l'lie mccting acl. journed at 1 : 40 p. m. fbllowing a motion by l3oard Member I'ruetz
and a second by Hoard Member Rosin. ' I'hc motion carried 7- 0.
liespectfi~ llyS ubmitted,
Approved by thc Hoard: September 27, 2006
State of Arizona Acupuncture Board of' Examiners
September 27, 2006
I3o; rrtl Mcmbers I'resent:
llcll;~ l: st~-:~ tli~ 1,2 . Ac., C Ii:~~~~ iiaii
' I 0111 ICanias, P~ lbllcM cnibcl-
Yong Dcng, L Ac., I'~ ol'css~ onaMl cmhcl-
I< cbccca W~ ll< s1,' 1- ofcss~ onaMl c~ iihc~
Mi~~ ccliyo s~ nI,, . Ac., 1' 1- ol'cssional Mcmbcl- ( v~ tac lcplionc)
. loc l3; 1lc1is1I,, . Ac., P I O ~ ' ~ S S IMOeI1~ 1; ilI7~~( 1v ia tclcplioiic)
I3o; r rtl Mc~ nhcrsA b s ct~: ~
I11anc 1' 1-~~ eIt'zu, b lic MCI~ I~ CI-M~
cliac1l . Kohb, IIC, 1' 1- ofessronal Mcmbcl-
Vacancy, I'~ lb11cM cmbcl-
Attorney Gencl- al Rcpr- cscnt; ltives:
L~ saM iles, Assstant Atto~ ncyC cnel- al
Cli~ 1s top1ic1A- . M unns, Assistant Attol- ncy General
Atl~ nir~ islr: rtivSct ; rf't':
I'etc (; onzalcz, Executive Dil- ectol-
I I . Bo; ri- tl Meeting Minu tes- licview, l) i4ct1ssi011, il11d Actio~ i
13oa1ti Mcnihcr I> c~ igm oved tlic aciopt~ ono l'llic August 23, 2000 Rcgula~
Mccl~ ngM inutes. The motion was scconticd by Hoard Mcrn1x1- I Cal- nas. ' The
motion was passed by a vote of(,- 0.
Ill. Co11side1- ationo f ad mini st^- ative I, aw Judge Decisiorl ( Case Nurnber OGA-
002- A13E) RE: In the Matter of Jerry Lee McGinnis - Review, I) iscussion,
and Action
Cliair~ i~ aEns trada called for the considcration oS the Ad~ ni~~ isti- atLiavwc Judge's
Rccom~ iiendedD ecision in Case N~~ mbOcGr A- 002- ABE ( lie: tllc application of
Jerry Lee McGinnis). Chair~ nanE slrada asl< cd i f tlie pal- ties are present. Lisa
Miles, Assistant Attorney General identified Iierscl f 011 bellal f of the State. Mi-.
McGinnis was not PI- escnt.
C ~ I ~ I I - E~ stIra~ daI Ia sked if board nicmbers had received and reviewed a copy of
the Aclmiii~ stt- ativeJ, aw Judgc's dccision regarding his matter. All Hoa- d
Members, with tlic cxccption of Boar- d MCIII~ CWIi- ll < s indicated they 11ad reccivcd
and I- cv~ ewetdh e decis~ onB. oard Mcmbc~ W- ill< s asked to cxcusc herselSS~- om
this n~ attcrs ~ nccth is is 11~ 1l- i i- st mect~ ng.
The Board heard the oral argluncnt Sroni L~ saM iles, Assistant Atto~ neyG eneral,
on tlic AL. 17s decision aid I- econimcnded the Hoxcl acccpt the ALJ's
iecommcnded findings of Fact, conclusions of- law, and order and affirm denial of
I~ cense.
Board Member Rosin 111ade a motion 011 the ITindlngs of Fact. Board Membct-
I< a~ nas~ xovideda sccond. The mollon was app~ ovcd5 - 0
13oa1- dM cnibcr Halcnsi made a inot~ ono n tlic Conclus~ onso f Law, as proposctl in
the dcc~ s~ oans I- ccon~ n~ cnclbcyd the A1, J. Hoa~ dM cmbcr Ros~ np rovitlctl a
scconti. Thc mot~ onw as appi- oved 5- 0
Board Mcmbcr Dcng provided a mot~ onto acccpt the Al,. l's Rccommcndcd
O~ clcr. Hoard Mcmbcl- Estrada provided a scconcl. ' fhc motion was app~ ovcd 5- 0
IV. Consit1e1- ationo fApplic;~ ntsfo r 1, irensore - lieview, I) isc~~ ssio: n~ ndA ction
Cha~~ iiiaEns t~ adaa sltcd that appl~ can( t E) J~~ ngsoSoh ~ m'sa ppl~ cat~ 1ox2i ~
~ csclleci~~ lScodl- acl~ onIn the Si~ turc. B oard Mcmbcr lios~ nm ovcd for tlic
app~ ovalo ftlie appl~ cantsf or I~ ccnsurcl lstcd ( A - D) below w~ tliB oa~ dM cmhct
Dcng provtd~ nga sccond. ' I'lic Baal-( 1 approved the iiiot~ onw ith a 6- 0 votc.
A. Suszui D. Stanlco
B. Su;. anne B. Bergel-
C. Jcra I,. Pcnni~ i~ lon
D. Michellc C. Larson
JZ. J~~ ngsoSohi m
Board Mcliibcr Halcnsi moved for approval of aui- icular eel- tificat~ on for t11c
applicants listed below and Board Mciiibcr Dcng pl- ovidcd a second. ' The Board
approved Ihc motion with a 6- 0 vote.
A. Kimberly A. Campbell
B. ' fonya A. ' l'liompsoii
VI. Consicler-; rtion of' Otlier Applications- Hcvic. cv, Iliscussion and Action
licclucst Sol- Excniption fro111 Continuing Education rcclu~ l- enicntbs y Cliiu- An
Clia~ igD, . O., LAC. Rcfcl- cncc: 114- 8- 207
13021- d Mcmbel- Ros~ lci ~ teda con fl~ cot f I literest I cgal d ~ n gIli ls actlo11~ tciii.
kxccutlvc D~ rcctorG on/ alcz p~ ov~ dctclilc Hoard w~ tha br~ ele xpl~ uiat~ oonf t h ~ s
mattel- n~ icl1 nfo1- 111ctdl ic Boat- d ofD1-. Cliang's ~ cclucstI ~ onila st year as well
Hoard Memhcl- s clucstioncd why Dr. Clla~ igh ad not takcn on- l~ ncc aul- scs at home
due to 111s ill~ icssto Strllill his CEU rcq1111- cmciifto r Ilcensc I- cncwal
Assrstant Attorney Gc~ leralL isa Miles PI- ovidecit lic Board with Icgal o p t ~ ot~ o ~ s
consider with t h ~ s~ cquest.
Boat- d Mcniber W~ lkms ovcci that the Exccutivc Director rccl~~ casdt ditional
inlo1 mat1011S irom Dr. Cliang and his physician for Board co~~ sidcrat~ oBno. a rd
Mcmbcl- I< al nas pl- ovided a second on tliis motion. The 1iiot101i was approved by
a vote of 5- 1 ( Chaii- man Estrada).
\) I I . Apl> Oi~ ltmellotf ' Boa)- d Sccrci; lry
Cliail- man Estl- ada appoiiited Board Mcn~ bcrB alcnsl to complctc tlic tern] ol'
Hoartl Sccl- etary until tlic ~ icxBt oard elcct~ on11 1 . lanua~- y2 007.
VIII. I'r- of'essional Business - Review, Discossion ant1 Action
' I'lic Exccutivc Dt~ cctopr rovided the Board with ~ iiforrnat~ oab~ oiu t the Amencai?
Assoc~ at~ oof~ 0i 1~ c ~ i tMa le diclnc ( AAOM) ~ I I I I L~ iIl~ cc~ t ~ n( Og ct. 19- 23) to be liclcl
111 Litclificld Pal- I<, A i-~ zona Cha~~- maEns t~ adac iicou~- aged1 3oa1- dM cmhcl- s to
attend this ~ mporta~ mite eting iI poss~ blc
Executive Director Gonzalez shared information on Chapter 236, I- louse Bill 2786,
1, aws 2006. ' Sllis legislation requires licensees to establish a protocol on how to
scc~ trcs torage, transfcr and access of patient ~ iledicarl ecords. ' fhis new
rccluiremc11t will nced to be met lor Suture license renewal.
I3o: ucl Metnber Balcnsi excused himselSIbr tlie remainclcr ofthe tnecting at 1 : 58 p. m.
IX. Executive Director lieport
Exccutivc Director Gonzalcz inlbl- mcd tlie Board oSthc budget subtnission Ibr 1- Y
2008- 2009.
X. 17utn1- e Agenda Itenis -- lieview, 1) iscussion and Action
XI. 1~ utu1- Mc eeting 1) ates - lieview, 1) iscussion and Action
October 25, 2006
Novenibcl- 22, 2006
T1ecembc1- 27, 2006
XII. C; III to the I'uhlic
Boat- d Mcmbct- listt- nda moved Sot- acljournn~ cnt atld Board Mcmbcr 1) en. g
1"- ovicied : I second. r171~ tci lotion passccl by a vote of' 5- 0. ' I'hc 13oard ncijourncd at
2: 04 p. m.
l? cspectli~ lly Submittctl.
Aplx- ovcd by the 13oard: Octobcr 25, 2006
State of' Arizona Acupuncture Board of' Examiners
REGULAR MEErl'ING
?' elecont'ercnce
October 25,2006
I3oal-( 1 Memhcrs I'rcscnt:
Ilclla Eslt- ada, L. Ac., Cliail- rnan
. loe Balensi, L. Ac., Sect- ctal- y
' I oni ) car- nas, Public Mcn~ bel
Yong Dcng, L. Ac., Pi- ofcssional Mcnibci
Ihanc 1' 1- uctz, Publ~ cM cmber-
Michael 1. Iiobb, DC, 1' 1- ofcssional Member-
I3o; 1rtl Mcrnl) ers Absent:
Rebecca W ilks, PI- o Sessional Mcnibcr-
Vacancy, P~ rblicM CIII~ CI-Vaciuicy,
1' 1- ofcssional Membci-
Attorney General Represent ; I t'I ves:
Marl< Ilarris, Assistant Attol- 11cy General
Administrative Staff:
Pete Gonzalcz, Exccutivc Dir- cctor
1 . Call ' 1.0 Order
Chair- inan Estl- atla called thc mccting to 01- tier at I : 02 p. m
1 1 . Board Meeting RIinutes- lieview, l) isc~ lssiori, i111t1 Action
Boai- tl Member- Dcng moved the adoptron ofthe Scptembc~ 2- 7 , 2006 licgulai-
Meeting Mil~ utcsT. l ~ mc olroii was sccondcd by Board Mcmhcr- Robb. The motion
was passed by a vote of 6- 0
1 1 1 . Considc~- ationo f'App1ic; rnts for Licensure - lieview, 1) iscussion and Action
Cliai~ manE strada lnoved for tlic approval of tlie al~ plic;~ ntSso l- liccnsurc listed
( A - F) bclow with Board Member Balcnsi providing a second. Tlie Boar- ci
approved tlie 111otio11w ith a 6- 0 votc.
A. Jungsoo Shim
B. Joan E. Spencer
C. l< arl T. Stel- tzbacli
D. Kc~ thF . Zabilc
E. Mar- ic L. Vcvcl- l< a
1;. Dewey G. Spalger
IV. I'rofessional Husincss - Review, 1) iscossion and Action
No teni is were PI- escntcd.
I~ xecutlvcD ~ ~ c c( t; on~;/ alc/ infol- mcd tlie l3oa1d of the I- cs~ gnat~ oofn I 3oa1d
McniI3e1- M alccy I< osrn ' The Icttcl- ol ~ cs~ gnat~ haosn b ccn Sol- wa~ dcdto the
Office of the Govcl- no1
The Exccutlvc Il~ rcctol1 21ov1dcdth e I3o; ud w~ tha n cxplanat~ ono f d~ al1t ~ 11~ s
171cpa1cdb y Ilic rules atto~ ney. T lie Roar- d was asked to lcv~ cwth e d~ al1t1 1
1xc1~ arat1ofno r tlic Novcmhcl- board meet~ ng
' I'lic Hoard had rristr ~ rctcdt lie Execut~ vcD ~ rcctoto~ ~ nvcst~ gattleic poss~ b~ lo~ f ty
movlng oftlic Novcnihcl 22 and Decenibcr 22, 2006 mcctlngs due to sclictlul~ ng
conllrcts. ' I'lic Excc~ rtrvcD II- cctori nSol- med the l3oa1- tio ftwo potcnt~ ald ates lo1
cons~ der- at1011 Novcmbc~ 20 and Ueccmbc~ IS, 2000
A I eport on the Annual Meeting of the American Associat~ on of 01-~ cntal
Mcd~ cinew as p~ cscntcdb y tlic Exccut~ vcI l~~ cctor'I-'. l i~ sm cct~ rig1 31- ovidcda
Sorum for I- cgulatol- ya gcncles li- o~ nth l- o~ rgliouttl lc country to nleet and d~ scuss
Issues of rn~~ tuianlt erest.
VI. Future Agencla licms -- licvicw, 1) iscussion ; ind Action
No itc~ iisw ere PI- csentcd.
VII. IJulul- c Meeting Dates - licvicw, I) iscussion ant1 Action
Chail- man 131- ada movcd that the November boal- tl meeting be changeci to
Monday, Novcrnbcr 20, 2006 at 1 p. m. I3oard Mcmbcl- Ilcng 121- ovitlccl a second
and the motioii was apIx ovcd on a 6- 0 vole
Chairman I< st~- adma ovcd that the llcccmbcr boarcl mccting bc changed to
Monday, Dccembcs 18, 2000 at 1 p. m. 13oi11- tMi cmbcl- Ilcng pi- ovidcd a sccontl
and the motion was aj7p1- ovcd 011 a 6- 0 vote.
XI I . Call to the Pul) lic
I'licrc wcl- c no rcclucsts lion1 the public
I3oi11-( 1M ember I'ruetz movcd Sor ncl~ jousnmcnta nd Chail- man listl- ada 121- ovitlccla
scconcl. ' 1 lie motion passed by a vote 01' 6- 0. ' fhe I3oa1d adjourned 211 1 : 25 17.111.
I< cspcctS~~ lSlyu bmitted,
Ap~ xovubl y the I3oa1- d: N ovember 20, 2006
State of Arizona Acupuncture Board of Examiners
REGULAR M EErI'ING
Teleco~ iference
November 20,2006
1Jo; rl- tl Mcrnl~ er- sI ' resen t:
Ilclla Estrada, l,. Ac., C1ia11- 11ia1i
. Joe Balcllsl, L. Ac , Sea- etary
' I on1 ICal- nas, Public Mcnlbel
Yolig Dcng, I,. Ac., ProScsslolial Meliibc~-
D~ ancP I~ letzI, ' LI~~ MICem ber
Mlcliacl . I. liobb, DC, PI- ofcssional Mcnibcl
licbccca Willcs, PI- oScss~ onaMl c~ iibel
I3o; 1rtl hlcmhet- s Absent:
Vacallcy, l'ublic Membcr
Vaca~ lcy, Proli. ss~ onal Mernbel
Aclniinistr; rtive Staff:
Pete ( ionzalez, Executive Dil- cctor
1 . C; tll ' lo Ortlcl-
Cliairman kstrada called the mcetlng to order at 1 : 14 p. m
13oa1ci Membcl 1' 1- uetz niovcd tlic atioptlon ofthc Octobe~ 25, 2006 licg, ular
Mcct~ ngM lntltcs ' I he niotloli was seconded by Boa~ dM cmbel- I< al- lias. The
lilotlon was passed by a vote of7- 0
1 1 1 . Corlsidcration of'Al) l) lic; rnts fot- 1, icensut- e - Rcvicw, 1) iscussion : rncl Action
Real-( 1 Mcn~ hclP- ructz lnoved for the approval ol'tlie al, l~ l~ cantfso r licc~ isurc
listed ( A - D) bclow with Heal- d Member Dcng providing a second. ' l'lie Board
approved tlic motion with a 7- 0 votc.
A. GI- cgol- y V. I H L I I I ~
B. I< eitli S~ ninions
C. Miclicllc 1,. BLII- ton
D. Dawn I,. K~- ueger- Slicl-~~~
IV. (' onsidc~- tio on of'Applic; rnts I'ot- Aut- iculnt- Ccrtif'ication - lieview, 1) iscossion
irnd Action
Baal- d Me~ iibcrli obb niovcd for the approval ol'tlic al7pl1c; rnts fol- a uI~ C L I ~ ~ I
eel- tificat~ o~ i l~ stcd( A - C) bclow with Board Mcliibcl I< al- nas p ~ o v ~ d ~ 21 sncgco ncl
' I'lie Bo~ utai ppl- oveti tlic motion hy a 7- 0 votc
A. Abcl It. More110
R. I? ali~ cl Vega
C. I< ai- 1 A. Wliytc
V. 1' rol'ession;~ l Rusioess - lieview, 1) iscossion ; rntl Action
VI. ISsccotive Director Report
Exccut~ veD l~ ectoGr onzalcz providcd the Heal- d with a slatus rcport of ol'ficc
Vll. Fu1u1- eA gencl;~ I tct~ ls- - lieview, Discrlssio~ ln ntl Action
No ~ lenisw cl- c prcscntcd.
VIII. 1; utut- c Meeting 1): ltes - Review, Discussiorl irncl Action
IS. Call to the I'ublic
There were no requests 1io1n the public.
Board Melnber Pructz 111ovcd for aejoul- nmc~ iatn d Boa- d Member I< amas
provided a second. ' I'he motion passed by a vote or 7- 0. l h c I3oard acl~ jouri~ cactl
1 120 p. 117
I< csl> cctf~~ Slluyb mitted,
Statc of' Ai- izona Acupunctni- c Boa]- cl of Exalninei- s
1400 \ Vest \ V:~\ l~ il~ gtSou~ ilt, e 230, I'l~ oc~~ Aixt,- i~ on8: 5~ 0 07
13o; lt- tl Mctnhet- s 1' 1- cwr~ t:
Ilclla I'strada, I,. Ac , Clia~~ man
Soc Halcns~, L Ac., Scce~ t al- y
' I ' O I ~ I Icai- nas, l'~ 1b11Mc cmbc~
Yong Deiig, L Ac., P~ of'css~ onaMlc n1hc1-
M~ cllaclS . liohb, D C., PI- of'cssionalM cmbcl-licbccca
W~ ll< sM, D, MD( H), PI- ofcss~ onaMl cmbc~
Il~ ancP I- LICI~' LYI I ~, I I c Mc~ mbel(- b y rclcplionc at 1. 13 p. 111.)
1So; rrtl Mcmbct- s Ahscnl:
V, ica~ icy, I'uhl~ c Mcnihc~
Vacancy, 1' 1- oScss~ onaMl cmbcl-
Attorney Gcncr; rl licpl- ese11t; ltivc:
I< ccly Vcrstegc~?
I3oa1tl Mcmhcl- Dcng movcd tlic atlopt~ ono fthe Novc11113cr 20, 2006 Regular Heal- cl
(' l'clccon fcl- cncc) Mect~ ngM ~ nutes.' The mot~ onw as scco~~ dcbtyl Board Mcmbc~
W~ ll< s' 1.' 11c niot~ ow~ ia s passed by a vote of(,- O
Ill. Coml~ laints/ Invcstigatiotls- Revicw, Discussion and Action
Complail~# t 2006- 003 re: Body Wise Natural 14 ealtli Clinic
I'xcc~~ tivDci rector G o ~ i ~ a lbcrzie fed the Board regal- ding tliis complaint and
reviewed the inPormation gathered by interview.
Board Mcmbcr Will< s ~ iiovetlto dis~ llisstl iis co~ iipla~ a~ ndit B oard Mcmbcr Esti- ada
providctl a sccond. ' Tlie Board voted 7- 0 to d~ snllsstl i~ sc omplaint.
Co~~ iplai# n2t 006- 004 re: Regii~ aldS tout, L. Ac. # 01 38
Tlie Board licai- d from the coniplainant, via lelcphonc, who has lilcd a coniplalnt
against Reg~~ iaSldto ut and he made li~ msclf'ava~ labtloe clucstrons li- om the Board
1, icensec Reginald Stout addl- esscd the Board and was aslccd a nuiiihe~ o- fqucst~ o~ is
by board mcmbcrs.
Board Mcnibcr Robb would 11lcet o galn acid~ tlonal~ ~ i f o r ~ n a0l1~ 1 o11n11 s matter for ~ 111
1n1b1- ma1I ican~ iga nd made a mot~ onto do so. 13oaid Mc~ iiberH alens1 131- ovrdccia
sccond. Tlic Board approvccl tlie niot~ onw ~ tha 5- 1 vote w~ thC liail- inan Estrada
absta~ nlng
1V. Cottsic1cr; ltion of'Apl) lic;~ nlsfo r 1, iccnsut- e - lieview, I) isc~ rssiona nt1 Action
Board Memhei- Ralcns~ n iovcd Sol- tlic appl- oval oftlic applrcalits for I~ ccns~~ 1i1- setc d
( A- G) below wi tli Boa]- d Mcmbc~ D cng pi- ov~ cl~ na gs cconcl. ' Ihc Boa1 d approvc( I
tlic mollon with a 6- 0 votc.
A. Chcri Ri- own
B. Janlcs E. Mat- t~ n
C. ' I'anya C. Cli~ s tcnscn
D. I, o~ sa~ inKcc llcr
E. Aniy E. R~ ngdalil
: I I- ls~ aoI is~ cnC ~ L I
(;. lioger L Fc~ incman
V. Consi( ler;~ tiono f'Apl) lic; rnts f'ot- Auriclrli~ t- C et- tit'ic;~ tion- lieview, 1) iscussion
ant1 Action
Boat- rl Mcml3c1- B alcnsl moved for the appoval of llic appl~ cantsfo r- ~ L I rIc ula~
cct- tification l~ stctl( A- B) below with Board Mc~ iibcrW illcs prov~ d~ na gs ccoiid. ' I'hc
Hoard approved the motion by a 6- 0 votc
A. Nancy I<. Sclioltj.
B. Cindy . I. Dla/
' I'lic Real- d was provided an cxplaiiation ol'tlic nlatcrials ~ nclucicd Sol- review by the
Exec~~ tivDc~ rectorb cSore thc Boa]- d colisitlcrcd thc appllcatiolis. ' I'lie a~ lxoval
checklist was discussed and I- cviewcd.
13oa1- dM enibel- PI- LICjo~ inZe d tlic mceti~ iga t 1 : 13 p. m. by tclcplionc.
Board Mcmbcl- Dcng nioved 101- the approval oS(' o~ it~ nu~ In< gci ~~ catiAonp plic; t~ it
listcd ( A) bclow with Board Mcmbcr Estrada 131- ovid~ nag s ccond. ' Ilic 13oa1- d
i~ pp~ ovctldic motion by a 7- 0 votc.
A. " PNE Balancing" pl- ovided by East- West Sc~ iiinarsS ol- 20 continu~ ngc d~~ cation
111iitos n . l; un~ lary1 9- 21, 2007 at the CI- ownc Plma I lotcl, I'hocnix A~~ poi- t
13oa1- dM enibel- Eslracla nioved Sol- the approval oSCo~ it~ nl~ E~ clnucga t~ onA ppl~ cant
l~ stecl( B) bclow with Board Mcnihcr Dclig prov~ d~ n: I gs econd ' I'lic Hoarcl
approved tlic ~ iiotiolbi y a 7- 0 votc.
B. " Acivanccd TCM ' I'rain~ ngf or ' l'rcatmcnt ol'Clironic D~ seascs" p ~ ov~ clcbdy
1 loiiso, USA, Inc. Sol- 16 cont~ iiu~ ncgd ucat~ onL I I ~ I01~ 1 SF C\) I- LI; I1S0Y & 1 1 , 2007
in Pliocnix.
VII. J'roScssional Bllsiness- Review, 1) iscussion irnd Action
A. Corrcspondcncc Srom tlie Nat~ o~ iCalc rti licat~ onC om~ ii~ ss~[ orr iA cup~ inctu~- c
and 01-~ cntaMl cdicinc ( NCCAOM) ~ rcgard~ ntcgs ting pl- ogl- am.
Excc~~ tivDeI I- cctorG on~ alcrr, e viewed the corrcspondcncc as an inSormat~ on
~ tcm.
B. Iicvicw of Draft Rulc Changes
' I'lic Boast1 was provided ali ovcrvicw ol'l- ulcs by . lcannc I lann, I- ules coiisultant,
and tlie Board rcvicwcd thc suggcstctl I- ulc cliangcs.
C. Discussion I- cgardingC onti~ ii~ inEgd ucation liccl~~ i~- c~ iic~ ils
> 1 hc E x c c ~ ~ tD~ v~ rcc ctopr rcsc~ itcd~ nl'orniat~ o01n1 ; I ~ cqucsSl ol- boal- cl
considerat~ ono f. conti~ iui~ icgd ~ ~ c a te~ l- oc~ d~ i t es arned w111lca ttcndllig a nulslng
progl- an?. Tlie Board disci~ sscdt he ninttel- and dctcl- m~ ncdth at SLII- tlicsrtu dy is
necdcd before any changes alc matlc to the cxrst~ ngc ont~ nuinge ducation
1- cc1t l~ rements
Roard Meliiber Dalcnsi introduced the issue oSlcxtbool< piracy and requested
the Board schedule this item at a S~ lturcm eeting.
VIII. Executive I) irector Report
Status report on licc~ isc/ certification data
lixccutive Director Gonzalez shared a doculnent that outlines data on Roard
license and certificate approvals Sor the past Sew years. ' fliis document was
p~- ese~ iteads an inSc) rmation item.
Report on wcbsitc
7 - I lie Executive Llirector updated the l3oard on changes to the Hoard web site
zuid itilhrmation on activit~ esa ssociated with lx- oviding ~ nlormationto
licensees and the general p~ lblic.
IS. l ~ l ~ t u rAcg encli~ I tems -- lieview, I) iscussion and Action
X. Futul- e Meeting Dates - lieview, 1) iscussion and Action
January 24, 2007
XI. C; III to the I'uhlic
A spcal< crl ' or~ nw as submitted by I'atricia Martin. Ms. Martin inclicatcd she is the
new I- cl, rcsentativc Srom tl~ eA rizona Society ol'Oricntal Medicine ancl Acupuncture
and will be attending 13oard meetings i l l the I. LI~ LII- c.
I3oal- d Member 13alcnsi movcd Ibr adlou~ n mc~ ita ncl 13oa1cI Member Ilcng p~ ovided
a second. ' l'lie niotion passcd by a vote of'(>- 0. ' fhe 13oa1- d: rcllot~ rnccta t 1: 43 p. m.
Itcspcctf~~ lSlyu bniittccl,
l'etc C; on;. nlc;/
I; xccut~ vc Director
State of Arizona Acupu11ctu1- e Board of Esamine~- s
1400 West W: lsliirlgto~ r, S uite 230, I'llocriix, A r i ~ o ~ 8i5i0~ 0 7
, January 24,2007
I3o; rl- tJ Memher- s PI- csenl:
Ilclla Estrnda, I>. Ac., Clia~ rman
. loc Balcnsi, l,. Ac., Scc~ ctal- y( b y tclcpho~ ic)
Yong Dcng, L,. Ac., 1' 1olkss1onal Mc~ nhcr( b y tclcphonc)
M~ cllacl. I. liohb, D. C., 1' 1- ol'css~ onaMl ember
licbccca Will< s, MU, MD( 1 I), PI- oless~ onaMl enibcr
13o; lrcl Mcmbers Ahsent:
Toni Kal- nas, Public Menibel-ll~
ancI'r i~ etz, l'i~ blic MCII?~ CI
Vaca~ lcy, P ~ iblicM cnlbcl-
Vacancy, Pro fess~ onalM cn1bc1
Attorney General Hcprcscnt: rtive:
Mi ll- I< 1- 1 a- Is- i
Aciminist~- ativeS t; rSS:
I'clc Gonzalc~ E, xccutivc Dirccto~
Cl~ airman Estrada called t11c mceting to order at 1 : 32 p. m.
11. Board Meeting Minutes - Rcvicw, I) iscussion, irntl Action
Board Mc~ nbcrW illcs niovctl tlic adoption oi'tlic Dcccmbcr 18, 2006 Iicglrlal- Boalcl
Mcel~ ngM II~ LI~ TChSe . n ~ otionw as sccondccl hy Hoard Mcmbcr Balens~. T he
mollon was passcci by a vole of 5- 0
Ill. C: on~ plaints/ lnvestig;~ tion- s Review, Disc~ lssioa~ n~ d Actio~ l
(: onlplaint # ZOO(,- 004 re: Reginald Stout, LAC. # 013S
Excc~ ltiveD i!- cclos Gonzalcz PI- ovidcdt lie boasct wit11 an update on this coiilplaint
aid 171- cscntedt lie I- equest of complail~ tw it11d1- awal.
Board Mcmbel- Deng moved to accept tlic coml~ la~ wnlit hdrawal. ' Ilic inotion was
sccontlcd by Roard Mcmbcl- Balensi. The n~ ollonw as passed by a votc 01.5- 0.
MI-. S t o ~ a~ dtd i- esscd tl~ cB oard and indicated that he has a leal- ncd a val~ lableI csson
fl- on1 this expel- icncc.
Hoald Mcn? bcl- Deng moved 101- tlic dlsmlssal of th~ cso mplaint. ' l'he motloii was
sccondcd by Roard Membcl- Balcns~. The motion was passed by a vote of5- 0
I Consitlel- ation ofApplic; rnts for 1, icensut- e - lieview, 1) iscossion ; rncl Actiou
Board Mc111hc1B- alcnsi moved 101- the applovnl of thc appl~ cantsI bl- 11ccnsu1- lci stcd
( A- I;) bclow wltli Boa~ dM cmhcl- Est~ adap rov~ clinga sccolid. Tlic Boa~ tla pplovctl
the mollon w~ tlai 5- 0 votc
V. (: onsitlc~- ationo fApplic; lnts for Aul- ic~~ laCrcr ti1' ic: ttion - licvic\ v, 1) iscussion
ancl Action
Iloi~ rtlM cmbcl- Wilks movctl lhl- the appl- oval oftlic applic; lnt l01- a i~~- icula~-
eel- tilication listcd bclow wit11 13oa1- dM cmbcl- Balensi 131- oviclinga sccond. ' I'hc
RO: II- tal plx- ovccl tlic ~ iiotionh y : I 5- 0 votc.
VI. Consitlcrirtion of'Othcr Applications - Review, I) iscussiol~; I I I ~ A ction
None at 1111s Ilmc.
VI I . 1' 1- o1' ession: il Rusiriess- Review, Discussion ant1 Action
A. 2007 Board Mcct~ iigS cliedulc
Board Mcml7c1- B alcl~ sim oved for the approval of the 2007 Board Mcctiiig
Scllcd~~ wlcit h Board Mcmbcr Will< s providi~ iga sccond. ' I'lic Board approved the
motion by a 5- 0 votc.
' I'lic boal- d meeting endcti at this time ( 2: 00 p. m.) due to loss o f c l ~ ~ o r ~ ~ n i .
B. licvlew of Fees pursuant to A. R. S. $ 32- 3927
C. Elcction of Baal-( 1 Officcrs
D. licvicw of Draft Iiulc Clinngcs
VIII. I< xccnlive 1) il- cctor Report
ITY 2008- 09 B ~ ~ ~ iI geccotm iiic~ idatio~ bisy Govcl- nol-/. IL BC'
Ncwslcttcr foi- 2000
IS. I ~ I I ~ I IAIg- cen tl;~ I tems -- Review, Discussion ;~ ndA c l i o ~ ~
S. I'utur- e h4c1cting 1); ites - licvicw, I) isc~ rssioni ~ n t lA ctio~ i
Fcbl- i~ ary2 8, 2007
March 28, 2007
April 25, 2007
XI. Call to the I'uhlic
r 7 I Iiosc w ~ s h ~ ntog a ddi- css the Board sliould fill out a spcal< er~ cqucsfto rm. Wliilc
17~ 1bl1IcI I ~ LIISI cncouiaged, co~ iimentms ay be 11ni1tcdto live minutes and the Boai- cl
may lilii~ tl iosc T~ CISOIISs peakrng on any one Issue to a ~ casoiiablcn umber. Plcasc
be awale that the 13021- dm ay not tl~ scussv, otc 01- t ake any act~ on0 11 I~ CIIISi iot 011 tlic
agenda. As those ~ tc~ iitsh, e Board may o111y d ~ ~ ctchatt thc 117attcr be placed on a
lirturc agenda for d ~ s c u s s ~ aon~ di/ o r action 01- dl~ ccstt al'l'to S~ rrthcrs- ti~ dyit
S l l . At1jo111- nment
' I'hc Boa]- d ac1jou1- ncd at 2: 00 p. m. when t11c Baal- d no longer Iiati a C ~ L I O I - L I ~ ~ I
IXespcctf~~ llSyu bmitted,
Approved by tl~ eB oard: Fchl-~ 1at- y2 8, 2007
Statc of Arizona Acupunctu~- eB oard of Examiners
1400 \ I1cst M1; l\ hi~ igtonS, uite 230, l'l~ oe~ iixA, ~ - i ~ o l8r5; 0~ 0 7
IIo;~ t- tl Members I'rescn t:
Llclla l., st~- atlaL, . Ac., Chai~-~ iia~ i
Joe H~~ lcnsLi,. A c., Sccl- ctai- y ( by tclcplione)
Miclii~ clJ . liobb, D. C., P~- oScss~ o~ Miacl mbc~
' I'oni I< al-~ iasP, ublic Mcmbcl- ( hy telcplionc)
llianc I) I- LIc~;., I'ublic Mcmbcl-
IIo;~ rtlM cmhers Absent:
Rehccca Willcs, MD, MD( 1- I), 1' 1- oSessiona1 MCII~~ CI-Yong
Dcng, L. Ac., PI- of'css~ o~ iMale mber
Vacancy, Public Mcmhci
Vacancy, PI- o fessional Mcnibci-Attorney
General licprcsenl il 1' IV C:
Seth H ai- gl- avcs
1. Call to OI- del-
C11ai1- man Estl- ada callcd thc meeting to ortlcr at 1 : 10 p. 171
1 1 . Bo;~ rtl Rlceting Minutes - Review, I) iscossion, irntl Action
Baal- d Mcml3c1- B alcnsi moved 1.01- I lic adopt~ ono f tlic . lani~ ary2 4, 2007 mcct~ ng
miii~~ tacnsd Board Mc~ iibelR- obb 131- ovidcda second to the 11iot1o11' T. lic niolion
was passed by a 5- 0 vote.
1 1 1 . Co~ nplilints/ l~ ivcstig; ltion- s Review, Iliscussioo i~ tltlA ction
1V. Consitleration of' Applicants for 1, icensure - Review, 1) iscussion irntl Action
Board Member Pruetz nioved for the approval oftlie appl~ cantsI hr Ilccnsui- e l~ stcd
below with Board Mciiibe~ E- strada providing a second. The Board approvccl the
niotion with a 5- 0 votc.
A. Donald A. Matesz.
B. Andrea . loscelyii- Nivcttc
C. Sami Kay Rank
D. Linda A. Lee
E. Dzuniel Taylor
F. Josli~~ Ea. Ferher
G. Ryan I. Cashman
V. Considerirtion of' Applicants 1.01- A uricr~ laC~- c t- tii'ication - Revicw, Iliscussion
and Action
No applicatio~ isw crc prcscnted.
VI. Considc~- ationo f Otlicr Applications - Review, 1) iscnssion ant1 Action
VII. P~ ofessional Uusiness- lievicw, 1) iscussion arltl Action
A. Election oSBoal- d Officers
Board Mc~ iibclP- riict/ ~ lom~ nateDde lla Estrada lor Clii~ irmanw ~ tha second
p~- ov~( lbcyd Board Mc~ iibeB~ a lcns~. T he mot~ onw as appiovcd w~ tl4i votes 111
lavor and Board Mcnihc~ Izstrada absta~ nccl li- om vot~~ ig
Board Me1iibc1- E strada noniiriatcd Board Mcmbcr 13alc1is1f or Secretary and tlic
~ iiot~ owna s scconclctl by HO; II- dM cm13c1- I ' rilct;/. ' 1' 11e niot~ onw as approved by a 5- 0
B. Review of Fees
' I'lic 2007 Fee Sclictlulc was p~ oposcdw ~ tha change fioiii $ 1 5 to $ 25 for tlic 11st of
: tcup~~ nct~ insBtsa. a l- d Mcmbc~ 1' 1 uet/ moved 101- a pp~ ovalo f'tlic 2007 Fec
Sclicdulc anci Board Menibc~ E stl- ada p~ ov~ dc; I dsc contl l'lic mot~ onw as passccl
w~ tha 5- 0 votc.
C. Legislation Update
Tlic Exccut~ veD ~ rectoe~ xp lained the contents of I- IB 221 5 in regards to non-dlscip11na1-
ya ct~ ontsa l< cn by I- cgulatoryb oal- tfs. No act~ onw as taken by tllc Board
D. lievicw oS1) l- aft Rule Changes
The Board contil~ iicdt lie rcvicw of ~ tIs- u les cu~- l- c~~ 111 tlpyl ace. Discussion locuscti
on tlic tliought of rules 1x1- tainlngt o appl~ catlolii nformation I- cqucstcd by tlic
Thc Execut~ vcD II- cctorp rovided an ~ ipdatco f the 1TY 200s- 09 budget
I- ecommcnclatio~ ibsy the Govcr- not-' s budget oSficc ( OSPB) and tlic Lcgis1atu1- e's
Budget Office (. II, BC). Tlic Joint SLI~- Approipatl i ons Conliii~ ttcca ppl- ovcd the
Hoa~ db ~ itlgctI - cqucsto n Fcl~ l- ual- y1 2, 2007
1Exccut1vcD II- cctol(-; on;/ alcz reported that ; I I- ccoldsa nt1 I- ctcnt~ osnc lledulc 1121s
hccn cstahlislicd to S~~ cil~ ttlailcc ~ ?~ occosls'l lccnscc records that cxpil- c and lapse
In add~ tiont, l ic oflice 1s worl< illg to uptlate infonilation fou~ itlo n the Boa~ dw eb
page and exp1o1- 11isgo me options on llow hcst to comm~ inicatcw ith l~ cc~ lsccvisa
cn~ ail
' Tl~ cB oat- d was inSol- med the ofiiccs o f t l ~ Nc at~ onal( ' crtilical~ on( : onimlssion loi
Ac~~ p~ incatnud~ 0e1 -~ cntaMl ctlicine ( NCCAOM) have bcen ~ clocatccll iom tlic
Wash~ ngtonD C ai- ca to Jacl< sonv~ llcF, l ol 1cli1 ' 1 his olgi~ n~~ atpiloonv idcs ancl
nl;~ nagcslIicl lat~ onall evel cxamii~ ationsS ol- acup~ inciu~ c
' l'lic Nat~ onalA cup~ 111ct~ iD1- ect ox~ ficatlonA ssoclat~ on( NADA) has begun io
1xov1dcc locumcntat~ or~ cic lull- ed 101- a ur~ culara c u p ~ ~ l i catp~ p~ li~ caet ~ o~ ls
elccti- o~ ilcallya nd 1s wo~- l< iw~ i~ thg t lie board office on atld~ tionalc nhancc~ iicl~ ts
IS. Future Agencla Items- licvie\ v, Ilisc~~ ssioirnn tl Action
Cllairnian kstl ada prcsclited tlic ~ clcao f' having a f~ itul- tei a ~ n ~ sncgss lon Sol- boa^ d
mcmbei- s
X. Future Mcctirrg Ili~ tes- lieview, Iliscussion and Action
XI. C; III to the I'uhlic
Thel- e wcl- c no calls 11- om tl~ cp ~~ blrc
l3oa1- d Member i'ruet;. moved for adjournment and Board Mcmbcr liobb provided 21
second. ' fhe motion passed by a votc 01' 5- 0. l'he Boat- d adjourned at 2: 20 p. m.
Respectfitlly Submitted,
I'etc Gonzalez
I'xccutive Ilircctol-
Approved by the Board: April 25, 2007
Statc of Arizona Acl~ punctul- cB oirl- d of' 1Ssaminc1- s
1400 \ Vest W:~ sllir~ gtonSi, r itc 230, I'l~ ocr~ ixA, r - i/ oll;~ 8 5007
11o; rl- d hlcmbcr- s I'rcscn t:
Della MI- ada, LAC., Cha11- man ( by lclcplionc)
. Joe Ralens~ L, . Ac., Sccl- ctal- y ( by Iclcplio~ ic)
Yong Delis, li. Ac., 1' 1- ofcssional Mcnibc~(- b y Icleplionc)
Michael J . liobb, D. C., P~ ofcss~ onnMl cn~ hcr( b y tclcpho~ ic)
Toni I< al- nas, P ~ ~ b lMi ce n~ bel(- b y tclcplio~ lc)
I31anc I'I- LI~~ P;~/,~ b lMi cc mhc~-( by tclcl? lionc)
13o; rl- tl Mcml) ers Absent:
Rcbccca Wilks, MD, MD( 1- I), PI- okssional Mcmhc~
Vacancy, I1ublic Mc~ ilbcr
Vacancy, PI- ofcss~ onaMl c~ i- ibe~-
Attol- ney General lic~~ rcscntative:
Sctll Hargravcs ( by telcpl~ o~ iiic'~ iccdcd)
Atlrninist~- irtivcS taff':
I'ete Conzalcz, Executive Dil- cctoi-
Cha11- manE stl- ada called the mceti~ igto order at I : 00 13. m
11. 13o: rl- d Aleeti~ rgM inutes - lieview, I) iscussio~~; 1, 11( Al ctio~ l
C~ I~ II- mI- acns clicdulcd thc adoption of the I< ch~- ual2- y8 ,2 007 1icgL1la1L- 3oa1- tl
Mcctlng M~ lirrtcsI bl- Ihc April 25, 2007 board I I I C C ~ I I I ~
Ill. C'onlpl; rints/ l~~ vcstigi~ ti- on lsi evie\ v, 1) isco~ sion; rntI Action
No coniplaints to 1- cvicw
1V. Considcr; ition ofApplic; irits for 1, iccnsurc - licvicw, 1) iscussion a ~ i dA ction
13oa1- dM ctlibcr Ralclisi moved lijr the approval of the applicants for lice~ isurcli sted
below with I3oard Met~ iberD e~ igp roviding a second. l'he Roard approved the
1iiotio11 with 3 6- 0 vc\ tc.
A. Ronald L. BaddorS
13. . lacclueline R. Carboni
V. Considel-; rtion of A1, plic; ints for Auricul; ir Certification - Hcvicw, Iliscussion
and Action
Board Member Balcnsi moved Sor thc approval of the applicant Sol- ~~ uricular
certification listed bclow with Board Member Estl- ada providing a second. ' I'hc
Board approved the motion by a 6- 0 vote.
VI. Consiclcr-; ition of Other Applic; rtions - Iicvicw, Iliscussion irr~ cl Action
None at this time
VII. I'uturc Agencla ltc~ lis- - lieview, 1) iscussion and Action
VIII. I; utul- c Meeting I); ites -- Iicvicw, 1) iscussion ; tncl Action
April 25, 2007
May 23, 2007
1X. Call to the I'ul~ lic
No rcqucsts wcrc niadc
I3oa1- dM c11ibc1- I 3alcnsi movcd Ibl- a c! journment and I3oa1- d Mcmbct- Ileng proviclccl
a second. ' I'hc niorion passed by a vote of(,- 0. ' I'hc I3onrcl acljo~~ rneat! t 1 : 10 p. m.
Ap13rovud hy tlie I3oat- d: April 25, 2007
Statc ot' Al- izona Acupuncture Iloar- d of Exarninci- s
1400 \\' cst \ V:~ sl~ ingtoS~~~ r, i te2 30, I'l~ ocnix, A t i / o ~ ~ 8a50 07
( 002) 542- 3095 IJiIX ( 602) 542- 3093
Alx- il 25, 2007
I3o; ll- cl Mcmbcrs l'rcsen t:
Ilclla isll- ada, 1,. Ac., Cha11- man
Joe 13alcnsi, I,. Ac., Sccl- clary
Yong Ileng, L. Ac., I) roScssrorial Mcmbcl
Rcbccca Wilks, M 13, M D( I- I), I'rol'css~ onal Mcmbcl
Mic11;~ el J . Robb, D. C., I'rol'cssional Menibel-
Ton1 I< al- l~ asP, ubllc Mcinbcl
Dlanc Pructz, Public MCIII~ CI-I3oal-
d Mcmbcl- s Absent:
Vi~ cancyP, ublic Mcmbcr-
Vacancy, PI- o fcssional M cmbc~
Attol- ney Genel- al Rcpl- escnt 21 11' vc:
Sclh I targraves
Adn~ inistl- ativeS taff:
Pete Gonzalcz, Excc~~ tivDcir cctor
1. <' ill1 to Orclet-
Chal111- la1E1 stracla called the meeting to order at 12: 33 p. ln
I I . 1> crl; 11- ittion0 1' Conllicls of' Intercst
l' 1ic1- c wcl- c Iionc iclcnlifictl.
I I I . 13oill- d Mcmher Inf'ol- rni~ tionS ession
The I- 3oa1tl was plovldccl a bl- lcl ovcrvlcw ol papclwol- l< a nd docunicllts 1- ccli111- eScoll
tlic Stale 13oaltl's ollicc i ccol-( Is Megan Ilal Ian lion? tl~ cS tate Uoaltl's ollicc
ass~ stcdtl ic Boai- tl In tlic cornplct~ o~ oli' tlic ncccssal- y papel- wol I\
1V. Discussion iil~ dA pproval of Meeting Minotes
Boat- d Melnber I'ruetz moved Tor the appi- oval o f t l ~ cni inutcs for Fcbr~~ a2ry8 and
March 28, 2007 wit11 Board Mcmbcr Balensi providing a second. The Board
approved tlic motion with a 7- 0 votc.
Compla~ n# t 2007- 001 ( UC) re: Andre Z~ iccrI, ,. Ac
Executive Director G o ~ ~ ~ aPlIe- ozv idcdt lie Boa~ dw ~ tha bl- icf explanation of the
coniplaint that alleges ~~ npr- ofcss~ ocnoanld ~ rctb y MI-. Z itccl-. l'his complaint was
lilcd by ' The Mcacfows Mcllody House Ihe complaint alleges 111at Andre Zitcci
Iiad a boundary fai1~ 11w- c~ tha cl~ cnt/ pntienat t Tlie Meadows Mcllody I- louse in
Wicl< cnburg, Al-~ lona
David MOI- I- isona, t to~ ncy~ cpcrs cnt~ ngA ndl- c Z~ tccl- a, ddrcsscci the Baal-( 1 a~ itml ade
I~~ mscalvfa ilable to llie Board Sol clucst~ ons. M I- Mol- r 1so11s tated MI. Z ~ tcclw- as no
lo~~ getrlc- a tllig the patlent when Ihc contact tool< place ancl tlic~ cforcn o violallon
occul- I cd
Bo,~~ cMl cmhc~ sas lted MI Z ~ t c ca ~ n ~ ~ n o~ l bquce~ st ~ onso n the tnc~ tlcnla nd what
coni~ 11 3~ 1tctod MI Z~ tccl'stl cc~ s~ oton Icave the Llc111ty MI Z ~ i c cac~ l< nowlcdgcd
that on two occasions lie nict w~ thth e cl~ cnot uis~ tlco lt lic frlc~ l~ tyM r Z ~ t c cw~ as
asl\ cd to cfcsc~-~ 1b1c1 st l aln~ ngIn the a1 ca o lc th~ csan t1 ho~~ iicyl a~~ s sucs
L< o;~ tdM embcl- PI ~ ~ ept~/ o v~ clc: I dm ot~ onf oi- the 13oa1d to go Into Executrve Scss~ on
to Iccclve legal ,~ clv~ c1e3. o arcl Mcml3c1- I < aiiias sccondccl tl~ cm ollon Tlie Boa~ d
apl~ ovedth e niot~ onw ith 21 7- 0 votc. ' 1' 11c kxccut~ vcS css~ ons ta~ tc d at 1 : 2X p. m
Board Membcl- Iiobb ~ iiaclca niot~ olit o table th~ cso mpla~ iit~ ~ nthte~ nelx t mect~ ng
L V I ~ I I BO; IICM~ c nil3c1- D ci~ gp ~ ov~ tf~ a nscgc ond ' fhc 13oa1- da pp~ ovctlth e 1notlo11
w~ tha 7- 0 votc
(' ompla~ ntJ l2007- 002 ( UP) I- c.( ; IC, I: OISV Steel- man
Co~~ iplaf~ t'nOt0 7- 003 ( IJI') I- c. I I ~ I ! I I ~ I I 171ancc Steel-~ iian
Cornpla~~# l2t 007- 004 ( m I c AI~ I: LIi~ I~- a nl< o --
' I'lic Board lev~ cwcda nd d~ scussedth e above l~ stcdc on~ pla~ ntsB. o ard Member
Will< s movcti lbt the d~ sm~ ssoafl these compla~ ntsw ~ th13 oa1- dM embcl- Deng
I X O V I ~ I I: i I ~ sc cotid. T11c Box- d r113131ovctdl ic mot~ onw ~ tlai 7- 0 votc.
VI. Al> l> liciriions Sol- 1, iccnsul- e
Baal- d Mcmbcr Will< s 1- 11ovcd~ O It- h e appl- oval of the appl~ cantsS ol- licensurc listed
bclow with Board Member Balcnsi providing a second. Thc Board appl- ovcd 11- 1~
notion by a 7- 0 votc.
A. A11iu1- a 17t- anlio
B. Yuanli Wang
C. . lust~ nM . Sclial- es
D. Grcgol- y S. Stccnna~ i
E. Fla1- 1nal- 1F lancc Steel- man
IT. Stel~ nicE . I, isclic~-
G. ' I'ammy D. Mullins
130a1- clM cmbcl- MI- adam ovcd for the approval of the appl~ cantsS ol- a l ~ r ~ c t ~ l a ~ -
ccl- i~ licai~ oI~ n stedb elow with Bo:~ l- dM c11- 1be1W- ill< s p ~ o v ~ c la~ s~ cicgo l~ d.' I'llc
Boa1 d app~- ovcdtI - 1m~ otion by a 7- 0 votc.
A. ' I'i fliny Bastcclo
B. Alethca M. Do
C. I;~- anc~ sc. Io. Mal- i~ nc/
I>. I< uthar~ nc1;. Bill~ pp
E. ( i c ~ i a ~ I > oI ~ /
I;. Collcc1- 1 DcRango
VIII. Olher Applications/ Rccluests - Continuing Iltlucation
The Hoard was p~ ovideda n cxplanat~ ono St1- 1~ m aterials by the 1Zxccut1ve i311cclo1
bcfo~ cth e Board considered the appl~ cat~ onTs. h e app~ ovacl licclil~ stw as d~ scusscd
and I- cvicwecl.
13o; 1rd Mcmher Dcng movcd Sol- Ihc approval of the C o l ~ t ~ n ~ E~ d~ uctaitg~ on
Appl1catio1- 1li sted bclow with Hoard Mcml2c1- 1 ' 1- uet/ prov~ dlnga scconcl. rTlic
Baal- d appl- oved tlic niotion by a 7- 0 votc
Acupl~ nclurea nd Fel- tility
I- low to liead I,& Reports
Cl'li Certi ficalio1- 1
1.5 CEU's
1.5 CElJ's
2 CEU's
Cl1nica1 A12plicatio1- 1~ ~ ' ' C J I - ~ L I~~ 11L- 1Ic~ l I I 1 CEIJ
Exotic Points
O~- tl~ oped~ c& l~ cato~ fo S~ c~ aslp I'oints 1 CEU
IX. 1' 1- ofcssional Business
Executive Director Gonzalez provided the lljoai- d with an explanation of Senate Bill
1295. This ! egislation changes the term " oriental" to " asian" found tlirougliout state
law atid rule. Board Mcmbcrs expressed a concern with this c1i: unge due to the
vr~ gueiiesso f the term " asian".
The Boai- d cotititiued the review of'its rules with tlic assistatice ol'a I- illes wl- itct-.
X. Executive Dil- ector Itcport
l'he lixccutivc Director slial- ed a report on the activities Ihr tlic 1~ 1smt olith and an
update on the state budget.
XI. liuture Meeting I) ates
l'hc Board c1i: ungcd its May 23, 2007 meeting to May 30, 2007
July 25,2007
XII. C; III lo the l'ublic
No rcc~ i~ cstswcrncia dc.
XIII. 1) iscrrssion of ltcrns to pl; rcecl on a futul- e n~ cctingu gcncl;~
No items were idcntiticd
l3oal- d Member I: stt- acla niovcd for adjoul nmcnt anct 13oarti Mcmbct- I3nlc1is1
I- x- ovidccai second. ' l'hc notion passed by a vote 01' 7- 0.' 1 hc niccling was
atijo~~ t- naetd 4 : 15 I7. m
I'cte Gonzalez
Executive 131- cctol
State of AI- izo~ iaA cupuncture 13oa1- do f Examiners
1400 West W; 15l1iligton, S uile 230, I'l~ oc~ iixA, ~- izo~ 8i5; 0~ 0 7
I< E(; UI, AK MEErI' 1NG
May 30,2007
I3oat- cl Mcrnbers I'resent:
Della Estrada, LAC., Cliainiian
Yong Deng, LAC., I'rofcssional Member
licbccca W~ ll< sM, LI, MD( 1- I), 1' 1- ofcss~ onaMl cmbc~
Michael . I. Robb, D. C., I'rofcss~ onal Mcmbci-
' I'oni I< amas, Puhl~ cM crnbci
D~ ancP ~ LICP~ uZbl, ic Mcmbcl-
1Jo: rt- d Membel- s Absent:
. loc Balensi, I,. Ac., Sccrclary
Vacancy, I ' L I ~ I I C Member
Vacancy, Professional Me~ nbcl
Attot- ney Genet- irl Rcpt- esenlative:
Sctli Hargravcs
Atlministl-; rtivc Stafl':
l'ctc Gonzalez, Exec~~ tivDcir ector
1. Call to 01- tier
11. I) ccl; r~- at ion of' Conflicts of Itltcrest
Complaint # 2007- 001 ( UC) IC: Andre Zilccr, L Ac
Cli: t~ rnlanE strada asked David Mor~ Is on, atlo1 ncy for MI. Z ~ t c cl~ o , a clti~ c ss tlic
Bo, l~ d2 nd shaic any itdcl~ t~ on~ aln to~- mat~ sloncnc the last 13oa1cl ~ iiccl~ ngM I
Moll on ~ i~ brn~ lItwcod Icttc~ so l s~~ ppol1- 0I1 - M I Z ~ t c c ~
Excc~~ tivDeI I- ectorG o~ izalezs hared wrillc~ ic oinmcnts provided by Baal- d Member
Balc~ isiw ho was out of town and u~ iablcto attc~ idtl ic meeting. Thc Board f~~ rtlicr
discussed thc complaint and dcterni~ ncdt o offel- a consent agreen~ e~ witit h a ~ iuniber
of provisio~ is, Hoard Mcnibcr Iiobb liioved that a consent agreement be PI- cpared
for MI-. Zitccr's con side^- ation and Board MCIII~ Cl'Iru- ctz seconded Ihc n~ otion. T lic
Board approved the motion with a 6- 0 vote.
Complaint # 2007- 005 ( UP) re: Four Winds 14caltli Center
The Baal- d revicwed and discussed tlie above listed complaint. Hoard Me~ iiber
Will< s moved for tlic dis~~ iissoafl t111s compla~ nwt ith Board Membcl- PI- uetz
ptovicling a sccond. ' Ihe Board approved the motion w~ tha 0- 0 votc.
IV. Applic:~ tions for 1, icensore
Baal- d Mcmbcr Estrada moved for tlic aplx- oval of the applicants for 11ccnsu1- 1e1 stcd
below with Board Mcmbcr Will< sp rovid~ nga second. ' I'lie Board approved the
niotion by a 6- 0 votc.
A. Mal- gucritc M. Gavel
B. l< elly Woods
C. . lacq~~ clinJ. c Q uinn
V. Applic; rtions for A~ I- icolaCr ertil'ici~ lio~ l
Nonc at this t~ nic.
VI. Otller Applic;~ tions/ IXct~ ocs- ts C ontinuing IStluci~ tion
Nonc at this time.
VII. I'rof'cssio~ lal I3usiness
Ihc Board contin~~ ethde review o f ~ trsu lcs with tlic ass~ staiicco f'a ~ rulcsw i-~ tc~
VI I I . Executive Dircctol- 1iepo1- t
7 7 1 lie ~ X C C L I ~ I VDCII - cctors 1i; 11e d a report on thc actlvlt~ csS ol- the past month
IX. Future Mecting I); rtcs
' The Roard canccllcd t11c June 27, 2007 mccting.
' I'he July 25, 2007 mccting was movcd from 1 : 00 p. m. to 10: 00 a. m.
X. Cirll to the I'ublic
J'atricia Marlin addressed the Hoard regarding matters ol'con~ plaints
XI. 1) iscussion o f l t c ~ n slo plircccl on ; I future meeting ; rgencl; r
XII. Acldour- nmcnt
13oai- d Mcmbcr Dcng IIIOVC~ 1 i) r ~ C ~ ~ ~ ~ L I I - IaInIdI ~ 1C3IoIa~ l- d Mclnhcl- Itobb 131- oviclcda
second. ' I'hc motion passed by a vote ol. 6- 0. l'hc mcctlng was adlou~- ncda t 3: 40
p. m
I'ete Cionzalez
Executive Dircctoi
Appl- ovcd by the 13oard: 7/ 25/ 07
Arizona School af Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
4646 E. Ft. Lckel~ Rd . Suite 103. Tucson, A2 9571:
5201 795- 0767 or ( 8771 3e7- 5624 ( 520) 795- 5999 ( Cl~ nlc) ( 5101 395- 3481 [ Fa*)
\ VW\ V aswm edu
October 9, 2007
Ms. Heather Owens
Arizona State Senate
1700 IY. Washington
Phoenix, A2 P500':
- R- E: Acu~ unctureR oard GI Exminers Art -- S u w t Review
Dear Ms. Cwens,
The Acupunctu~ e Bodrd 01 Exanzlners Act, ln my oplruon, 1s the end p~ n duct of
tl~ rp ractlce of polltlcs at ~ t bse st Tne act reprebents tl~ en egotiated resolut~ ono f
conflicting interests. through the legislative p~ ncess
Whele there was rear, oppu~ tu n~ sma nd susplclon wtthln and between
protesslons, t h ~ r ers now mutual respect, cooperat~ cina nd good will -- the outcome of
creatnng a reasonnhle, weil- cornidel eel means ot regulat~ ont hat has pt otected the
rntroduct~ ono fa new profession to the cltlaenry of Arizona and 1s fostering its growth
and prospcnty
A11 has been done at no cost to 4ate goverunent, and the resulting institution 1s
sell supporting and self r- egulatlng, whilc mk~ nngo claim on state tax revenues.
It 15 slgnlticdnt that the act was clmfted w t h the advice of nnt~ onala ccreciitmg and
certifying agenclrs and represents h~ ghst anda~ ds , the Act also dlaws on the experience
md rxpertlse of regulating hodlrs In other states.
Jt 1s equally sign~ tlcantt l~ atth e cnn- unlttee in which the provlslons of the act were
threshed and declded, consisted of ~ epl- rsentatlveosf the primay rnedicai profess~ ons,
who tvelcorned arupunctur e ns a coequal profession In ihe fa11111y ot medical arts
Is the act workirig a.; rntc- nded? As regards saietv, compla~ ntsIr oni the puhllc
about acupuncturlsLs have been very few. Those rwelved have been investigated and
dealr with proiesslonaily
Concerning professional practice standards, the granting ot acupilncture licenses
1s done efflc~ entlyb y stanclardi~ eda dmimstratlve processes, under the direction of
cornyetent perso~ u~ ealc, c ording to established bo'wd ruie.
With reference to acupuncture educatian, the Acupuncture Board ebch yea
reexanunes and approves the curricula of Arizona's dcupuncture scl- rools, in order to
assure alignment with the requirements of the Acupuncture Eucuruner's Act, as well as
nat~ onasl chool accredltat~ ons tandards.
As dn Arizona- licensed acupuncturist, I appreciate this statute. It provides me.
nzy school and my colleagues with a scope of pract~ cea, nd boundaries with
neighhortng protess~ onst, hat guide and drrect us in our daily work Certainly, the
statute has trncourdged our school : o continually upgrade our standards and become
nat~ onalyl accredited
The ,4ct provides an independent Board wlth licensed acupur~ cturlstsa mong jts
members. ( 111tete strngly, the acupunctur~ stsa re not In the majority, which does not
seein to have lessened the amrcablllty with which the Board has gone about tts work )
The acupuncturist members are knowledgeable about our proiesslon and, together
with public lepresentatives and colleagues trom other professions, they bring broad
exprl- l~ scto bear in the maklng of drcis~ onas ffecting both profes.~ lona nd publlc.
In briei, the act Acupuncture Prachce .4ct has created a new profe:&, < innIn
Arlzolta who* prov~ sionse mphasl7. e the competent adrmnlstrat~ ono f quallt~ se rv~ ce
for AI ~ znnare sidents
1 believe the record speaks for itself: the Arizona leg~ slature has every reason to
be proud in the accomplishnrr~ tsof the Acupuncture Prxtice Act and its Board,
processes and persom~ rl
You asked for my opinion: It you will permit the metaphor, the Act created a
flne clock that i> ktsepnng good time. I vote not to tinker with it.
d!..: k 93, IJav~ dE pley, Ph. ., L.
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ihfi 1w1nf h w ~ n ~
iand IS ai there IS,
we are it
~ t sin@ h u g h us
October 9, 2007
Heather Owens
Arizona Slxe Senate
1700 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Dear Ms. O ~ ~ n s :
1 ax responding to your reques: of September 25, 2007 for comment regaxding the
sunset revlew of the Arizona Acupuncture Board of Exarruners this year. As the
President of the Asian Institute of R4edical Studies. and or, beildf of our greater school
cu> rrmualty, 1 strongly urge the Joint Heitlth Committees of Reference of the Arizona
St~ aeL egislature to continue lhc Board In e,\ istcnce so it can ensure that Anzona
remain$ a state with proper regulation of the p m c t o~ f ~ ac~ up uncture
The Asian I~ stltuteo f Medical Studies was founded tn ths summer of 2000 in Tucson.
when Lncb Joy Stone, M. S., L Ao., Leslie Rornero, L. Ac., and Kicbellr Arsenault,
Rl. B. A., C G F. M., and I decided to blend our expertise and cnergy towards the goal of
de\~ eloping a school of Trad~ tronal Chinese Medicine that took the principies of
Mlnd/ BodylSpirit to deeper levels of ~ nderst~ md~ nSgin. ce that lime. the Asian lnstbtute
has become well connected wirh the healing comnlun! ties in the greater Tucson area.
Our approach to service ixntinues to fostcr strong, he~ lthya nd expmsi\, e relahcnships
that benefit rmny hundreds d patients, students, , and physicians.
However. even as Lie continil€ our mlssion in cducatton. r e s a c h , and poslrive health
transfornlarions, cne of the most rtnportant jobs of protecting the public welfare lres
with the State of Arizona Acupunctu~ e Board of Exarriners They continue to
perform an ~ nvduablem ission to Arizona. prwid~ nga n " Asul;~~ ncture- spec: fic"
system of checks ' md balances : o mdke curc ( hat acupuncturists In our stace fulfill their
initial and ongoing pmfess~ onal and ethical responslbiliues, and to ensure that
measures are eqhcted to prevent the unlawful pracLlce of acupuncture b\ unlicenseo 01
unqualified ~ ndrviduals. As the demand for acupuncture serklccs and rtle number of
.4nzona hcensed acupuncturists conunue to groa ~ t is \ itd to have this agcncy in place
to keep rbe standads of practice at an extremely high levcl
Our graduates must apply for licens~ ued irectly to this Board ~ f they wish to practice.
acupuncture in the State of Anzona. Mr. Gonzales routinely checks rn with my staff at
the schooi to ensure the nccimcy of records and lic~ nsurea pplication marerials
h40reove1, my staff and graduates rvut~ nelyg lve very h~ ghm arks on the eff~ ciplncy,
capability, and dll~ genccw ith wh~ chth e Board is conducrrng lts vvork, an honest
rdiection ot the dedication of hlr. Gonzeizs and thc Eowd. Thc Boxd's proxrli
abiiity to provide knowledgeable d~ s~ ussroannd o~ ersighto f itcupuncture tnatters and
conccrns 9s : o he commended and ~ t vsa lue to .% nzona cannot be undtrstated.
Thank ) IOU, bls Owens. for your consideration of tlie5e poli! ts Please let me kno~ i'f I
can he of any further assishnce.
S~ ncerrly,
Alex Holland, M.. Ac., L Ac
3131 N. Country Club Kd. I Suite 100 / Tucson. AZ. 35716
ph- 520.312.6330 / fax- 520.322.5661 1 info@ asianinstitute. edu / www. asianinstitute. edu
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Heather Owens
From: David Sale [ executivedirector@ ccaorn. org]
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 10: 14 AM
To: Heather Owens
Cc: Peter Gonzalez
Subject: Letter from CCAOM re Sunset Review for Arizona Acupuncture Board
Dear Ms. Owens:
This letter is in response to your call for comment of September 25, 2007, regarding the sunset review of the Arizona
Acupuncture Board of Examiners this year. The Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, the nonprofit
membership associat~ onfo r acupuncture and Oriental ( AOM) medicine colleges in the U. S., strongly urges the state legislature to
continue the Board in existence.
The Council, which was established in 1982, represents some 53 AOM colleges and programs, all of which have achieved
either full accred~ tationo r pre- accreditation ( candidacy) status with the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental
Medicine ( ACAOM), which is the official U. S. Department of Education recognized accrediting agency for AOM programs in the
U. S. The mission of the Council is to advance AOM by promoting educational excellence in the field. Currently, there are three
AOM colleges in Arizona that are also members of the Council: Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine ( Tucson),
Asian Institute of Medical Studies ( Tucson), and Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture ( Phoenix).
The continuation of the Arizona Acupuncture Board of Examiners is important in order to ensure the health and safety of
citizens of Arizona. Acupuncture is currently regulated by statute in 42 states and the District of Columbia. Where acupuncture is
regulated by an independent board, as is the case in Arizona, such boards perform the vital function of screening applicants for
licensure by ensuring that they meet appropriate standards of education and training, and that they retain those standards through
continuing education. These boards also play an important role in disciplining licensees who engage in misconduct and in taking
appropriate administrative action against unlicensed persons who practice unlawfully in the state.
The practice of AOM is safe only when employed by trained and competent persons. With the common use of disposable
needles, the risk of infection by the use of unsterilized needles has markedly decreased in recent years, but there is still risk of
accidental injury involving the puncture of an internal organ ( such as a lung) if acupuncture is used by untrained persons. The
contemporary trend toward incorporating acupuncture practice into integrated health care settings ~ nvolvingc onventional medical
practit~ onerss, uch as multidisciplinary clinics or hospitals, only reinforces the need for oversight by the Board to ensure that
standards of practice remain high.
With the increasing popularity of complementary and alternative ( CAM) means of care among health care consumers, the
need for clarity within each state of the qualifications and credentials of CAM practitioners, such as acupuncturists, is
underscored. The Board, by virtue of its expertise and administrative mandate, provides an authoritative focal point of clarity for
Ar~ zona'sh ealth care consumers through the Board's ability to verify that practitioners have met applicable standards and are
authorized to practice.
Thank you, Ms. Owens, for your consideration of these points. Please let me know if the Council can be of any further
David M. Sale, J. D., LL. M.
Executive Director
Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
3909 National Drive
Suite 125
Burtonsville, MD 20866
Telephone: 301- 476- 7791
Fax: 301 - 476- 7792
E- mail: executivedirector@ ccaom. org
Board of Directors
Idoyd G. Wright.
L. Ac. LINBAO
1' 1- csitlcnt
Stcvc Liu. LAC.
V i c ~ 1' 1- esidrnt
Dagmar Raucr- Prigatano,
Secrrl ary
David KoniKowski I,. Ac.
, . 1 rrasurcr
Iliaric Not:~ rianni,
I'li. 11.. IJ. Ac.
Sur Lcrnmon. L. Ac
Gail ' l'hlll- man, I A c .
Mcrnl~ er-
I'atrici;~ Martin, I,. Ac\.
yM eents, I,. Ac.
~ t c v cS tubenraucl~.
1,. Ac.
October 9, 2007
I lcatl~ erO wcns
Arizona State Senate
1700 W. Washington St.
I'hocnix, A% 85007
Re: Arlyona Acupuncture Board of lzxa~ n~ neSrsu nset Iiev~ ew
Dear Ms. Owens,
On behalf of the Arl;. ona Soclcty of 01~ entaMl ed~ clnca nd Acupuncture ( AySOMA) I am
w r ~ t ~ ntog e xpress our strong support In favor of Icg~ sl; rt~ otno sunrlse the Arizona
Ac~~ punctuBreo , ircl of kxam~ nsc.~ A zSOMA IS the profcss~ onala ssoclat~ onth at rcprcxcnts
I, lccn\ ed A c ~ i p ~ i n c t ~ ~ thr~~ osutgsl ioutt he State of A ~ ~ / o nOau l goal IS to support h~ ghq ual~ ty
\ ~ ( I I I ~ ~ oI fI p~ rSa ct~ ccto assurc the public protcctlon and access to cffectlve Iicaltli care benefits
of acupuncture and 7' 1ad1tlonal Aslan Mcd~ c~ nc
Ovcr the past years we have obscrvcd the Arl/ ona Acupuncture Board of Lxamlners grow and
tlcvelop ~ ntoa 13oard w~ than excellent record 111 the regulat~ ono f our profess~ on1. 111s
funct~ on1 s needed and greatly applcciated by the profess~ onW e are confident that publ~ c1s
bcst protected hy the structure of the cx~ stingU oard and statutes
11' we niay be of assistance in any way please feel free to call on us at any time.
Lloyd G. Wright, I,. Ac. DNBAO
October 4. 2007
Ms. Heather Owens
Arizona State Senate
1700 W. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Dear Ms. Owens:
I am writing in my capacity as the Associate Deputy Director of the National Certification
Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine ( NCCAOM), to comment on the
performance of the Acupuncture Board of Examiners. We believe that the Acupuncture
Board of Examiners serves the public well and should continue its functions.
NCCAOM is a non- profit organization established in 1982. Its mission is to establish,
assess, and promote recognized standards of competence and safety in acupuncture
and Oriental medicine for the protection and benefit of the public. NCCAOM Certification
indicates to employers, patients, and peers that one has met national standards for the
safe and competent practice of acupuncture as defined by the profession. NCCAOM's
certification programs are accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies
( NCCA) of the National Organization for Competency Assurance ( NOCA).
As of today, forty of the forty- one states that regulate the practice of acupuncture
recognize NCCAOM examinations for licensure purposes. This along with our mission in
protecting public safety makes us partners with the states. Over the years, we have
worked closely with the Acupuncture Board of Examiners to exchange information
confirming that licensure applicants meet national standards. In addition, we have
reported disciplinary actions to the Arizona Board. This activity is extremely important in
that it protects the citizens of AZ and of other states in cases where licensees have been
disciplined for unsafe practice in one state and attempt to practice in another state. Our
experience with the Executive Director and the Board itself has been positive in
confirming that those who should be licensed and/ or certified are safe and discipline- free
practitioners. We believe that the fact that this Board exists works as a deterrent to
unsafe practice by licensees in your state. Practitioners are aware that the Board will
take action and that information will be made public.
I wish to thank you for the opportunity to speak in support of the Acupuncture Board. If I
can provide any additional information about our interactions with the Board, please
contact me by phone at 904- 674- 2467 or by email at ~ smith@ nccaom. orq.
Betsy ~ ' . ' ~ m i t h
Associate Deputy Director
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Heather Owens
From: cniemiec@ pihma. edu
Sent: Monday, October 08,2007 11 : 25 AM
To : Heather Owens
Cc : Catherine Niem~ ec
Subject: Letter regarding Sunset Review for Acupuncture Board
1- leather Owells
Ariyona State Scnatc
1700 W. Washington Strcct
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Deal- Ms. Owens:
As a p~ c sidcnt of an Acupuncture & 01ie ntal incdical college located here in Phocnrx and as a Ilccnsed acupuncturist, 1
would l~ kcto wrlte 111 support of the cont~ nuat~ oonf the Acupuncture Board of Examlners. S~ nc~ c tisn ccption In 1998,
the Boaid has mct rts purpose in lxotcct~~ tihge public by setting the standards of practice for acupuncti~ rcw, hich match
the natlonal standal- ds of thrs profcxxion. The Board has ~ cclu~ rethda t colleges in t h ~ st ate inect the accredrtation
rccluiicments set by the Accicditation Commrssion for Acupunctui e and Oriental Medicine ( ACAOM) and that
Iicciisccs rnect the certification rcqulremcnts set by the National Coininission for the Certificat~ ono f Acupuncturc and
Oiiental Mcdiclnc ( NCCAOM). In a state whcrc other hcalthcare p~ ov~ dcarrse permitted to perlhrm acupuncture In
t h c ~ src ope of'pract~ cew lth as few as a couple hundred hours, thc acupuncturists I~ censcdb y this Board meet the
national standal- d ofscvcral thousand hour-\ ol'training and arc thus ablc to provide a grcatcr dcptl~ a nd range of scrv~ cc
in this mcdiclnc to the public
The Pliocmx Inst~ tutco f I 1c1- balM cd~ cinc& Acupuncturc ( PI]- IMA), College & Clin~ cI, S a 4- year il~ cd~ ccaoll lcgc
awarding Master of Sclcncc dcg~ ccsIn Acupuncturc and in Oriental Mecl~ clneT. lie collcgc provides low- cost
acu~ siinctic~ rt o the public through its cl~ nlcalp lograin at our campus Now rn our 12th year, we havc recently been
I- caccicditcd f o ~ an other 5 years. l'h~ oughoi~ thti s process, all of ( 3111- intclactions with the Acupuncture Board havc
bccn ~ x) stivcs, u pportive and appropl late as the board has acted to set standards and reclulre us to do the same. Whetl~ e~
r t bc to coiis1stcntly dcmonstratc oil1 coml, l~ anccw ith lcgislativc mandate or to recclvc app~ ovalf or continuing
cd~ lcatlonC OLII- seosr, to itffir~ nt he mcd~ calt ~ ainingo l'our giaduates seeking liccnsurc, the Acupuncture Board and rts
Excci~ tiveD ~ rcctohr as exel- c~ seda pllopl late and posit~ vcr egulatory act~ onA. s a result, the gcncral public has been
able to safely benefit frorn the j, ositivc healthcar- c provided by t h ~ ms edicine, and feel assured that the high standards
for 171: ;' ctrt~(~~ aerers b eing ~ n c t
In addition, having attended Board nicct~ ngsd ating back to the inccpt~ ono fthe board, I have been able to observe that
the Roai- d has always worked to acli~ cvcc ompliance and f. iilrncss, as wcll as cxhib~ tcdb alanced judgment and
I cspcctfi~ l~ ntci- act101a1m ong board nicmbcrs and the publlc. 1 have seen the Board also denlonstratc great
cff'cctlvcncss in approving I~ ccnsccsa nd in conducting disciplinary hearings, as wcll as in draft~ ngre gulatory language
011 behalf of the educational community oi'thc Phoenix Institute of Hei- bal Medicine & Acupuncturc, including ovcr 20
staff'& f; lculty and 90 curl- cnt stutlents, and 60+ gi- aduatcs to date and their hundreds of patients, as well as the ovcr
2000 ~ sat~ cntti- sc atcd at our clin~ cw, e rcspcctfiilly seek continuation of this Board to scrvc and 171- otcct hc public.
S i nccrcly,
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Cathcrinc Niemiec, J. D., L. Ac.
Phoenix lnst~ tuteo f IHerbal Mcdicinc &
Acupuncture ( PIMMA), Collegc & Climc
30 1 E. Bcthany Home Road, A- 1 00
Phocn~ xA, rizona 8501 2
cnicni~ cg@ pil~ ma. cdu
www, pil~ rna. cdu - -
602- 274- 1 885 x 108
Interim agendas can be obtained via the Internet at http: llwww. azleg. state. az. usllnterimCommittees. asp
Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Time: 9: 30 A. M.
Place: SHR I
1. Call to Order
2. Opening Remarks
3. Sunset Review of the Board of Homeopathic Medical Examiners
Presentation by Auditor General
Response by Board of Homeopathic Medical Exam~ ners
Public Testimony
Recommendations by the Committee of Reference
4 Sunset Review of the Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants
Presentation by Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants
Public Testimony
Recommendations by the Committee of Reference
5. Sunset Review of the Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
Presentation by Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
Public Testimony
Recommendations by the Committee of Reference
6. Sunset Review of the Acupuncture Board of Examiners
Presentation by Acupuncture Board of Exam~ ners
Public Testimony
Recommendat~ ons by the Committee of Reference
7. Sunset Review of the Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
Presentation by Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
Public Testimony
Recommendations by the Committee of Reference
8 Sunrise application of the Arizona Alliance of Non- Physician Surgical Assistants
Presentation by Arizona Alliance of Non- Physician Surgical Assistants
Public Testimony
Recommendations by the Committee of Reference
9. Sunrise application of the Southern Arizona Behavioral Health Coalition
Presentation by Southern Arizona Behavioral Health Coalition
Public Testimony
Recommendations by the Committee of Reference
10. Sunrise application of the Arizona Dental Association
Presentation by Arizona Dental Association
Public Testimony
Recommendations by the Committee of Reference
11. Sunrise appl~ cationo f Radiology Practitioner Assistants
Presentation by Radiology Practitioner Assistants
Public Testimony
Recommendations by the Committee of Reference
12. Adjourn
Senator Tom O'Halleran, Co- Chair
Senator Paula Aboud
Senator Amanda Aguirre
Senator Barbara Leff
Senator Thayer Verschoor
Representative Bob Stump, Co- Chair
Representative Nancy Barto
Representative David Bradley
Representative Linda Lopez
Representative Rick Murphy
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Forty- eighth Legislature - First Regular Session
Minutes of Interim Meeting
Tuesday, November 6,2007
Senate Hearing Room I - 9: 30 a. m.
Chairman 0' 1- Ialleran called the meeting to order at 9: 32 a. m. and attendance was noted by the
Members Present
Senator Tom O'Halleran, Co- Chair Representative Bob Stump, Co- Chair
Senator Amanda Aguin- e Represcntative Nancy Barto
Senator Barbara Leff Representative David Bradley
Senator l'hayer Verschoor Keprescntative Linda Lopez
Representative Rick Murphy
Members Absent
Senator Paula Aboud
Speakers Present
Kim EIildebrand, Performance Audit Manager, Office ofthe Auditor General
Todd Rowe, Board of Homeopathic Medical Examiners
Christine Springer, Board of Homeopathic Medical Examiners
Jerry Weinsheink, representing hi~ nself
Marianne Cherney, representing herself
Neil Garfield, Association for l'ublic Access to Medicine
Barney Nugent, representing himself
Linda 1 Icming, CHOICE
Iris Bell, Doctor, Arizona I- iomeopathic and Integrative Mcdical Association
Cliff I- Ieinrich, Doctor, representing himself
Kathleen Fry, Doctor, representing herself
Denise Nugent, representing herself
Lee Bakunin, Attorney, rcprescnting herself
Bruce Shelton, Doctor, Arizona I- Iomcopathic and Integrative Medical Association
Amanya Jacobs, Director of Evolution of Self School of Homeopathy
Cindy Zukerman, representing hcrself
Shelly Malonc, representing herself
Stan Klusl< y, representing 11iinsel- 1'
Gladys Conroy, representing herself
SENATE HEA1, TlI AND HOUSE MEALTI I
Novcmber 6,2007
Joan Reynolds, Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants
Ilebra Rinaudo, Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
Stuart Goodman, Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
Bev Hernion, BH Colisulting
Richard Poppy, Therapeutic Practitioners Alliance of Arizona ( The Alliance)
Rachacl IIopkins, representing herself
Ronald Anton, representing himself
Josephine Sbrocca, representing herself
Cedric Davis, Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
Della Estrada, Arizona Acupuncture Board of Examiners
Kathryn Babits, Arizona State Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
Eugene Smith, Arizona Allial~ ceo f Non- Physician Surgical Assistants
Susie Cannata, Arizona Alliance of Non- Physician Surgical Assistants
Rory I- lays, Arizona Nurses' Association
Scott Leckie, Radiology Practitioner Assistants
Jane Van Vall< enburg, Certification Board for Radiology Practitioner Assistants ( CWRPA)
Mary Connell, M. D., representing herself
Cliristine Lung, American Society of Radiologic ' fechnologists ( ASRT)
John Gray, Grand Canyon lJniversity
Joyce Geyser, Arizona Radiological Society
Janies Abraham, National Society of Radiology Practitioner Assistants
I- leathcr Owens, Senate Health Analyst
Aubrey (; odwin, Medical Radiologic Technology Board of Exanliners ( MRTBE)
l'eresa Kodgers, Bel~ avioralH ealth Coalition of Southern Arizona
David Giles, Behavioral I Iealtll Coalition of Southern Arizona
Holly Baumann, Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center
John MacDonald, Arizona Dental Association ( ADA)
Kick Murray, Arizona Dental Association
Anita Elliott, Arizona Dental Association
Nicolc Laslavic, Arizona State Dental Hygienists' Association
Janet Midl< iff, Arizona State Dental Hygienists' Association
Nicole Albo, Arizona Dental Assistants' Association
Alisa Feugate, Arizona Dental 1 Iygienists' Association
Chairman O'Hallcran welcomed everyone and requested that the speakers keep their coinincnts
as brief as possible, as thc committee members arc well- versed in the issues to bc discussed
SIJIVSII'I' REVIISW OF THE BOAR11 OF 1- 1OMEOPATlIIC MEDT
J'resentation by Auditor General /
g cOf fice of thc Auditor G e d , gave a
, 2007 ( Attachment 1). She described the history
SENA'fE HEA1, TI- I AND HOUSE flEAL. 1 H
2 November 6, 2007
about the length of the continuation. /
Recommendations by the Committee of Reference /
Cochairman Stump moved that the Senate and
licference recommend the continuation of the Board of
Examiners for five years and that the Joint
scheduling a performance audit in due haste.
Senator 1, effasked if the committee could reconvene after theddit is completed.
Cochairman Stump withdrew his motion/. / Senatc and Mouse Health Committee of
n of the Board of Behavioral Hcalth
, Joint Legislative Audit Committee consider
n as possible with a legislative committee
ion carried by a voice vote.
Chairman O'Hfall lI rec essed the committec at 1: 31 p. m
reconvened the committee at 2: 11 p. m.; all members were present except
SUNSET REVIEW OF THE ACUPIJNC'TURE BOARD OF EXAMINEliS
Presentation by Acupuncture Board of Examiners
Dclla Estrada, Arizona Acupuncture Board of Examiners, explained that the Board provides
regulatory oversight of the almost 450 active licensed acupuncturists in Arizona and has
successfully accomplished its mandate to ensure the safety of the general public
( Attachment 12).
liecornmendations by the Committee of Reference
Cochairman Stump moved that the Senate and I- Iouse Ilealth Committee of
Reference recommend the continuation of the Acupuncture Board of Examiners for
ten years. The motion carried by a voice vote.
SUNSET REVlEW OF THE BOAR11 OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY E
Presentation by Board of Occupational Thcrapy Exam
Examiners, addressed the board to
to ensure the public health by
COMMITTEE OF REFERENCl:
November 6,2007
Janet Midlciff, Arizona State Dental Hygienists' Association, stated that they support the concept
of trailling community people to be dental healtli representatives, and that the definition of the
COHR does make sense to them. She stated concerns about the education, licensing, or
certification of the people who fill the COHR positions. She said that her organization would
like to work with the ADA and to be a part of thc access to care issue.
Nicole Albo, Arizona Dental Assistants' Association, stated her support for the COIHR program
provided that the positions will be filled by certified dental assistants with additional training
components. She stated that she has been working with the ADA to develop a curriculum for
expanded COIIK training.
Representative Murphy asked if the committee could approve the concept but not specify the
details, letting the Legislative process do that. Mr. Murray stated that the supervision issue is the
biggest concern.
Alisa F e ~ t eA, r izona Ilental Ilygienists' Association, stated that she supports the concept of
the COI- IR but is neutral on the application at this time due to concerns about supervision and
scope of practice.
liecommendations bv the Committee of Reference
Cochairman Stump moved that the Senate and I- Iouse Health Committee of
licferencc recommend that the Legislature arnend the statutes of the Arizona Board
of Dental Examiners to create a new certified professional, the Community Oral
llcalth Iiepresentative, to coordini~ tc community- based oral health promotion and
provide spccified dental care under the general supervision of a licensed dentist.
' Jhe motion carried by a voice vote.
Without objection, the mccting adjourned at 4: 15 p. m.
Jane Dooley, Committee Secretary
November 6,2007
( Original minutes, attachments and audio on file in the Office of the Chief Clerk; video archives
available at http:// www. azleg. pov/)
COMMITTEE OF ItEFEftENCE
November 6,2007
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