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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Third Legislature, Second Regular Session
acupuncture board; continuation
Purpose
Continues the Arizona Acupuncture Board of Examiners (Board) for one year.
Background
The Board was established in 1998 to license and regulate acupuncturists in order to standardize acupuncture practices. The Board's duties include setting standards for licensure examinations, evaluating applicants' qualifications, collecting fees, collecting applicant fingerprints for criminal background checks, adopting rules, and conducting investigations and hearings in disciplinary matters. The Board consists of four Governor-appointed members licensed to practice acupuncture, three consumers who are not employed in a health position and two members who are licensed to practice acupuncture (A.R.S. § 32-3901). The Board is currently set to terminate on July 1, 2018.
In Arizona, each new and existing agency has no more than a ten-year duration and is subject to a sunset review (A.R.S. § 41-2955). The Senate Health and Human Services and House of Representatives Health Committee of Reference (COR) held a public hearing on November 27, 2017, to review the Board’s response to the sunset factors. The COR recommended a one-year continuation for the Board and further recommended that the Board continue to address the implementation of recommendations made by the Auditor General.
According to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the Board's operating budget includes no monies from the state General Fund and $185,500 from other appropriated funds in FY 2018. The Board has 1 FTE.
Provisions
1. Continues the Board, retroactive to July 1, 2018, through July 1, 2019.
2. Repeals the Board on January 1, 2020.
3. Contains a purpose statement.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date, with a retroactive provision as noted.
House Action
HEALTH 1/11/18 DPA 8-0-0-1
3rd Read 1/29/18 40-19-1
Prepared by Senate Research
March 2, 2018
CRS/NW/lat