California Business And Professions Code Section 4925

(a) This chapter constitutes the chapter on acupuncture of the Business and Professions Code. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Acupuncture Licensure Act. Whenever a reference is made to the Acupuncture Licensure Act by the provisions of any statute, it is to be construed as referring to the provisions of this chapter. (b) Any reference in this chapter, or to the regulations pertaining thereto, to certificate or certification shall hereafter mean license or licensure. Any reference to the term certifying means licensing, and the term certificate holder means licensee. Any reference to the Acupuncture Committee or committee means the Acupuncture Board or board.