Board of Acupuncture

Date:

Thursday, 06/15/2023

Start Time:

01:00 PM

Place:

In-Person Location: King Kalakaua Conference Room, King Kalakaua Building, 335 Merchant Street, 1st Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813

Agenda

BOARD OF ACUPUNCTURE

Professional and Vocational Licensing Division

Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

State of Hawaii

 

A G E N D A

 

Date:                      June 15, 2022

 

Time:                     1:00 p.m.

 

In-person

Meeting

Location:             King Kalakaua Conference Room

HRH King Kalakaua Building

335 Merchant Street, First Floor

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

 

Agenda:  Posted on the State electronic calendar as required by HRS section 92-7(b).

If you wish to submit written testimony on any agenda item, please submit your testimony to acupuncture@dcca.hawaii.gov or by hard copy mail to Attn: Board of Acupuncture, P.O. Box 3469, Honolulu, HI 96801. We request submission of testimony at least 24 hours prior to the meeting to ensure that it can be distributed to the Board members.

1.             Call to Order, Public Notice, Quorum – HRS §92-3 Open Meetings and HAR §16-72-67 Oral Testimony

 

2.             Approval of Minutes of the April 6, 2023 Meeting

 

3.             Executive Officer’s Report

 

a.                   Delegation to Executive Officer to sign Board final orders

b.                   Recognizing Joni Kroll for her service to the public

 

4.             Applications

 

The Board may move into Executive Session to consider and evaluate personal information relating to individuals applying for licensure in accordance with Section 92-5(a)(1), Hawaii Revised Statutes (“HRS”), and/or to consult with the Board’s attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities in accordance with Section 92-5(a)(4), HRS.

 

a.       Ratifications

 

Acupuncturists

 

ACU-1409             CHARLÈNE LIMOGES VALERIO

ACU-1410             EMA E FERNADES

ACU-1411             CHRISTOPHER MARTINEZ

 

5.             New Business

 

a.       Discussion on requiring applicants to complete the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (“NCCAOM”) Foundations of Oriental Medicine, Acupuncture with Point Location, and Biomedicine exam modules for licensure and revising the acupuncture license application

 

6.             Unfinished Business

 

a.       None

 

7.             Next Meeting                       

 

                        Date:                              August 3, 2023

                        Time:                              1:00 p.m.

                        In-Person:                     Queen Liliuokalani Conference Room

                                                                King Kalakaua Building

                                                                335 Merchant Street, First Floor

                                                                Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

                                                               

8.             Adjournment

 

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact Risé Doi at 808-586-2696 or email massage@dcca.hawaii.gov  as soon as possible, preferably by June 13, 2023. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.

 

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