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State of Arizona

Acupuncture Board of Examiners

|April 2015 Newsletter |

Mission Statement: The mission of the Arizona Acupuncture Board of Examiners is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Arizona by regulating and maintaining standards of practice in the field of acupuncture.

Acupuncture Board of Examiners

|John M. Rhodes, P.T., L.AC., Chairman |Teresa Buechel, L.AC., Secretary |

|Professional Member |Professional Member |

|Term Expiration: 1/18/16 |Term Expiration: 1/18/16 |

|Maureen Bronson |Vacant |

|Consumer Member |Consumer Member |

|Term Expiration: 1/18/16 |Term Expiration: |

|Raoul T. Jacques |Jeffrey B. Jolley, D.C. |

|Consumer Member |Professional Member |

|Term Expiration: 1/16/17 |Term Expiration: 1/15/18 |

|Jose Montoya, L.AC. |Jennifer L. Sandoval, L.AC. |

|Professional Member |Professional Member |

|Term Expiration: 1/16/17 |Term Expiration: 1/16/17 |

|Craig Seitz, D.C., L.AC. | |

|Professional Member | |

|Term Expiration: 1/15/18 | |

Congratulations to Board Members Jeff Jolley and Craig Seitz on their reappointments to the Board for another three years.

Board Staff:

Pete Gonzalez

Executive Director

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Board Meetings for 2015

January 28, 2015 February 25, 2015

March 25, 2015 April 22, 2015 (Tucson)

May 27, 2015 June 24, 2015

July 22, 2015 August 26, 2015

September 23, 2015 October 28, 2015

November 18, 2015 December 16, 2015

Getting a hold of us at the Board office:

Phone: (602) 364-0145

Fax: (602) 542-3093

Website: acupunctureboard.

E-mail: petegonzalez@azacupunctureboard.us

Did you change your office or home address or get a new telephone number?

Please remember that AAC R4-8-103 requires that every person holding a license or certificate shall, within 30 days, notify the Board in writing of any change in mailing address (giving both the old and the new address), email address, or residential, business, or mobile telephone numbers.

The required form is found on the Board’s web site under the “Forms” section.

Retention of Records

Pursuant to A.R.S. 12-2297, a health care provider will retain the original or copies of a patient’s medical records as follows:

1. If the patient is an adult, for at least six years after the last date the adult patient received medical or health care services from that provider.

2. If the patient is a child, either for at least three years after the child's eighteenth birthday or for at least six years after the last date the child received medical or health care services from that provider, whichever date occurs later.

3. Source data may be maintained separately from the medical record and must be retained for six years from the date of collection of the source data.

B. When a health care provider retires or sells the provider's practice the provider shall take reasonable measures to ensure that the provider's records are retained pursuant to this section.

C. A person who is licensed pursuant to title 32 as an employee of a health care provider is not responsible for storing or retaining medical records but shall compile and record the records in the customary manner.

D. A nursing care institution as defined in section 36-401 shall retain patient records for six years after the date of the patient's discharge. For a minor, the nursing care institution shall retain the records for three years after the patient reaches eighteen years of age or for six years after the date of the patient's discharge, whichever date occurs last.

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Welcome Aboard

New Acupuncture Licensees

January 28, 2015

|Daniel A. Clark, L.AC. |Sheila Diente, L.AC. |

|Karin A. Singer, L.AC. |Emily O. Rea, L.AC. |

|Janis Schreiber, LAC. |Brittany M. Onken, L.AC. |

|Charlene F. Hagner, L.AC. |Frances E. Towle, L.AC. |

|Ashlee A. Halsell, L.AC. |Lorkhen Tsay-Hunt, L.AC. |

|Margaret Andrews, L.AC. |Stephani H. Sarnoski, L.AC. |

February 25, 2015

|JoeDee M. Chenaur, L.AC. |David M. Bell, L.AC. |

|Anthony Della Croce, L.AC. |L. Renee Daniel, L.AC. |

|Dorsett Edmunds, L.AC. |Laura K. Wiggins, L.AC. |

|Amy K. Clemans, L.AC. |Georgian E. Brown, L.AC. |

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March 25, 2015

|Taylor C. Watson, L.AC. |Maureen Donohoue Howell, L.AC. |

|Karla Sourasky Olmos, L.AC. |Mojgan Rezaei, L.AC. |

|Melissa K. Andrews, L.AC. |Sandra H. Ushman, L.AC. |

|Joseph H. Garner, L.A.C. | |

April 22, 2015

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May 27, 2015

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June 24, 2015

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July 22, 2015

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August 26, 2015

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September 23, 2015

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October 28, 2015

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November 18, 2015

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December 17, 2015

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Welcome Aboard

New Auricular Certificate Holders

January 28, 2015

|None. | |

February 25, 2015

|Isaac V. Durgin | |

March 25, 2015

|Mary R. Harden | |

April 22, 2015

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May 27, 2015

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June 24, 2015

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July 22, 2015

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August 26, 2015

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September 23, 2015

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October 28, 2015

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November 18, 2015

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December 16, 2015

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Board Actions

At the January Board meeting, the fee schedule was adopted--license and renewal fees were not changed.

The Board is conducting an audit of compliance with the continuing education requirement for 2014-2015 license renewals. This annual audit will select a random survey (15%) of licensed acupuncturists.

Continuing Education

Course Information

Course Name: “Mindful Based Stress Reduction and Relaxation” for 30 hours.

Instructor: Paul Sugar, Scottsdale Institute for Health and Medicine

Contact Information: Paul Sugar, (480) 947-3655

Course Name: “P3 Workshop-Posture, Pain and Performance” for 6 hours in Phoenix on October 18, 2014 and quarterly thereafter.

Instructor: Egosue

Contact Information: John Cattermole, (602) 443-6818

Note: The CEU’s listed above are only those approved by the Board. Information about these CEU’s is found on the board website. Additional CEU offerings are provided by schools of acupuncture, private providers, and national organizations.

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Web Page Updates

The Board’s website now includes the ability to download documents associated with practitioner disciplinary actions.

A new link to additional information on continuing education courses has been added.

The web page address: acupunctureboard.

The Board has approved an “Imposter Alert” to be placed on the website. This Alert will inform the public about individuals who represent themselves to others as a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.AC.) without evidence of a valid license to practice in Arizona.

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License Statistics

Current Number of Active Licenses: 578

Current Number of Active Auricular Certificates: 35

License Applications in 2015: 28

License Applications in 2014: 50

License Applications in 2013: 54

License Applications in 2012: 54

License Applications in 2011: 61

License Applications in 2010: 41

License Applications in 2009: 43

License Applications in 2008: 57

License Applications in 2007: 55

License Applications in 2006: 55

Number of Licenses issued in 2015: 29

Number of Licenses issued in 2014: 47

Number of Licenses issued in 2013: 52

Number of Licenses issued in 2012: 49

Number of Licenses issued in 2011: 58

Number of Licenses issued in 2010: 41

Number of Licenses issued in 2009: 46

Number of Licenses issued in 2008: 52

Number of Licenses issued in 2007: 55

Number of Licenses issued in 2006: 57

Certificate Applications in 2015: 1

Certificate Applications in 2014: 7

Certificate Applications in 2013: 10

Certificate Applications in 2012: 5

Certificate Applications in 2011: 11

Certificate Applications in 2010: 14

Certificate Applications in 2009: 17

Certificate Applications in 2008: 15

Certificate Applications in 2007: 23

Certificate Applications in 2006: 24

Number of Certificates issued in 2015: 2

Number of Certificates issued in 2014: 7

Number of Certificates issued in 2013: 8

Number of Certificates issued in 2012: 7

Number of Certificates issued in 2011: 8

Number of Certificates issued in 2010: 13

Number of Certificates issued in 2009: 16

Number of Certificates issued in 2008: 16

Number of Certificates issued in 2007: 23

Number of Certificates issued in 2006: 22

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