KRS 311.673: Administration regulations -- Acupuncture Advisory Committee --

Membership -- Meetings -- Duties.

(1) The board shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS

Chapter 13A relating to the licensure and regulation, including temporar y licensure,

of acupuncturists. Regulation of acupuncture includes continuing education

requirements and fee schedules.

(2) The board shall establish an eight (8) member Acupuncture Advisory Committee

that shall review and make recommendations to the board regarding matters relating

to acupuncturists that come before the board, including but not limited to:

(a) Applications for acupuncturist licensure;

(b) Licensure renewal requirements;

(c) Fees;

(d) Applicable standards of practice for acupuncture practitioners;

(e) Continuing education requirements;

(f) Rotating appointment of committee members;

(g) Disciplinary actions, at the request of a panel of the board; and

(h) Promulgation and revision of administrative regulations.

(3) Members of the Acupuncturist Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the board

for four (4) year terms, on a rotating basis to provide for continuity, and shall

consist of:

(a) One (1) member of the board;

(b) Two (2) physicians licensed by the board whose practices include the use of

acupuncture;

(c) One (1) member of the public who is not associated with or financially

interested in the practice of acupuncture; and

(d) Four (4) acupuncture practitioners licensed by the board.

(4) The chairperson and secretary of the committee shall be elected by a majority vote

of the committee members annually. The president shall be responsible for

presiding over meetings that shall be held on a regular basis, but no less than two

(2) times each calendar year. Additional meetings may be held each calendar year at

the call of the chairperson or by the written request of at least three (3) committee

members. The secretary shall keep a record of the minutes of the committee's

meetings. Five (5) membe rs of the committee shall constitute a quorum to conduct

business.

(5) Members shall receive reimbursement for expenditures relating to attendance at

committee meetings consistent with state policies for reimbursement of travel

expenses for state employees.

(6) The board may remove any member on the member's request or for poor attendance

at committee meetings, neglect of duties, or malfeasance in office.