§ 1399.427. Trainee's Responsibilities.

Each acupuncture trainee shall have the following duties and responsibilities.

(a) The trainee shall not provide acupuncture services without the required supervision or autonomously, and shall not provide any services for which he or she is not trained or competent to perform.

(b) The trainee shall satisfactorily meet the objectives of the training plan submitted to the board, including the necessary theoretical training.

(c) The trainee shall comply with the standards of practice in Article 5 of the Acupuncture Regulations.

(d) The trainee shall always identify himself or herself as an acupuncture trainee when rendering services or otherwise engaging in professional activity and shall wear at such times an identification badge on an outer garment and in plain view which states the trainee's name and the title “Acupuncture Trainee.”

(e) The trainee shall report to the board any delay, interruption or termination of the acupuncture tutorial not reported by the supervisor.

(f) The trainee shall maintain a written log of the patients whom he or she has seen during the clinical training. The log shall contain the date and time of the patient visit and a description of the acupuncture services provided by the trainee to the patient. The log shall be made available to the committee upon request.

HISTORY

1. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 8-5-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 32).

2. Amendment filed 10-14-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 42).

3. Amendment of subsection (b) and new subsection (f) filed 1-4-99; operative 1-4-99 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 99, No. 2).

4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (e) filed 2-17-99 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 99, No. 8).

5. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (b) filed 9-30-99 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 99, No. 40).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Section 4933, Business and Professions Code. Reference cited: Sections 4939 and 4940, Business and Professions Code.