{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-730.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 730.5","heading":"","body":"(a) It is unprofessional conduct and a crime, as provided in Section 4935, for a physician and surgeon, osteopathic physician, dentist, or podiatrist to direct or supervise the performance of acupuncture involving the application of a needle to the body of a human being by a person licensed under this division who is not licensed pursuant to the Acupuncture Licensure Act established by Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 4925).\n(b) It is unprofessional conduct and a crime, as provided in Section 4935, for a person licensed under this division who is not licensed pursuant to the Acupuncture Licensure Act established by Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 4925) to perform acupuncture involving the application of a needle to the body of a human being at the direction or under the supervision of a physician and surgeon, osteopathic physician, dentist, or podiatrist.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [500. - 865.2.]","ARTICLE 10.5. Unprofessional Conduct [725. - 733.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"50124844614249c8d671747a8b81a9ccd50dc22562f73fc6a21be59f39552f49","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-730","next":"us-ca/bpc-731"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}