Section 1399.487 - Denial, Withdrawal, and Appeal of Approval(a) The Board may deny a provider application or withdraw its approval of a provider for causes that include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) the provider or applicant has been convicted of a crime substantially related to the activities of a provider or licensee;(2) the provider or applicant has failed to comply with any provision of the Acupuncture Licensure Act or the Acupuncture Regulations;(3) the provider or applicant has had a license revoked, suspended, placed on probation, voluntarily surrendered, or otherwise disciplined by the Board;(4) the Board may suspend review and approval of an application if an administrative action is pending against an applicant's license.(b) Any material misrepresentation of fact by a provider or applicant in any information required to be submitted to the Board is grounds for withdrawal or denial of an application.(c) The Board may withdraw its approval of a provider or a course after giving the provider written notice setting forth its reasons for withdrawal and after giving the provider a reasonable opportunity to be heard by the Board or its designee.(d) Should the Board deny approval of a provider or a course request, the applicant may appeal the action by submitting to the Board, a letter stating the reason(s) for the appeal. The letter of appeal shall be filed with the Board within 10 days of the mailing of the applicant's notification of the Board's denial. The appeal shall be considered by the Board or its designee. In the event that the Board or its designee grants the appeal after the date of the course for which the appeal is being made, the Board will accept continuing education hours from its licensees who completed the course.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1399.487
1. New section filed 2-3-94; operative 3-5-94 (Register 94, No. 5).
2. Renumbering and amendment of former section 1399.487 to section 1399.489.2 and new section filed 4-3-95; operative 5-3-95 (Register 95, No. 14).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 2-17-99 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 99, No. 8).
4. Amendment of subsections (a)-(a)(2), new subsections (a)(3)-(4) and amendment of subsection (d) and NOTE filed 8-25-2008; operative 9-24-2008 (Register 2008, No. 35).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending section heading, section and NOTE filed 4-22-2022 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2022, No. 16). Note: Authority cited: Section 4933, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 4945, Business and Professions Code.
1. New section filed 2-3-94; operative 3-5-94 (Register 94, No. 5).
2. Renumbering and amendment of former section 1399.487 to section 1399.489.2 and new section filed 4-3-95; operative 5-3-95 (Register 95, No. 14).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 2-17-99 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 99, No. 8).
4. Amendment of subsections (a)-(a)(2), new subsections (a)(3)-(4) and amendment of subsection (d) and Note filed 8-25-2008; operative 9-24-2008 (Register 2008, No. 35).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending section heading, section and Note filed 4-22-2022 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2022, No. 16).