History: P.A. 96-225 inserted new Subsec. (c) concerning alternative means of qualification, relettered previously
existing Subsecs. and added Subsec. (g) re auricular acupuncture, effective June 4, 1996; P.A. 97-213 amended Subsec.
(c) to substitute "shall, prior to January 1, 1999," for "may, not later than thirty days following June 4, 1996" re issue of
license, deleted existing Subdivs. (1) to (3) inclusive, substituted new Subdiv. (1) and (2) re examination by the National
Commission for the Certification of Acupuncturists, redesignated existing Subdiv. (4) as Subdiv. (3), and deleted Subdiv.
(5), effective June 26, 1997; P.A. 98-9 amended Subsec. (b) by adding provision that completion of education, examination
or training in language other than English is deemed to have satisfied the requirement completed in that language, inserted
new Subsec. (c) re licensure by endorsement and relettered Subsecs. (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) as (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h),
respectively; P.A. 99-249 amended Subsec. (d) to substitute "September" for "January", added new Subsec. (i) re exemption
for certain students and faculty and made technical changes, effective June 29, 1999; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2 amended
Subsec. (d) by redesignating subparagraphs and adding Subdiv. (2) re alternative method of licensure available prior to
September 1, 1999, effective June 29, 1999; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3 amended Subsec. (e) by changing license renewal
from annually to biennially and increasing renewal fee from one hundred dollars to two hundred dollars, effective January
1, 2004; P.A. 04-221 amended Subsec. (d) by revising requirements for alternative method of licensure and changing end
date for such licensure from September 1, 1999, to September 1, 2005, effective June 8, 2004.
Sec. 20-206cc. Disciplinary actions. The department may take any action set forth
in section 19a-17 if a person issued a license pursuant to section 20-206bb fails to
conform to the accepted standards of the acupuncturist profession, including, but not
limited to, the following: Conviction of a felony; fraud or deceit in the practice of acupuncture; illegal conduct; negligent, incompetent or wrongful conduct in professional
activities; emotional disorder or mental illness; physical illness including, but not limited
to, deterioration through the aging process; abuse or excessive use of drugs, including
alcohol, narcotics or chemicals; wilful falsification of entries into any patient record
pertaining to acupuncture; misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact in the
obtaining or reinstatement of an acupuncturist license; or violation of any provisions of
subsection (c) of section 19a-14. The commissioner may order a license holder to submit
to a reasonable physical or mental examination if his physical or mental capacity to
practice safely is the subject of an investigation. The commissioner may petition the
superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enforce such order or any action
taken pursuant to section 19a-17. Notice of any contemplated action under said section,
the cause of the action and the date of a hearing on the action shall be given and an
opportunity for hearing afforded in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.
(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4-6; 95-321, S. 3.)
History: (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230, 90-98, 93-142 and 95-220 authorized substitution of "judicial district of Hartford"
for "judicial district of Hartford-New Britain", effective September 1, 1998).