Cal. Code Regs. tit. 16, § 1399.460 – Fees.

(a) The application fee shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(b) The application fee for foreign applicants shall be three hundred fifty dollars ($350).
(c) The examination and reexamination fee shall be eight hundred dollars ($800), plus the applicable fingerprint processing fee in effect at the time the application is submitted.
(d) In order to establish and administer a birthdate renewal program, the initial license fee for an acupuncture license will be based on the date the license is issued and the birth month of the applicant. No license will be issued for less than twelve (12) months. The fee for an initial license shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
Birth Month
Month Fee Received
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
$ 271
$ 500
$ 479
$ 458
$ 438
$ 417
$ 396
$ 375
$ 354
$ 333
$ 313
$ 292
Feb
$ 292
$ 271
$ 500
$ 479
$ 458
$ 438
$ 417
$ 396
$ 375
$ 354
$ 333
$ 313
Mar
$ 313
$ 292
$ 271
$ 500
$ 479
$ 458
$ 438
$ 417
$ 396
$ 375
$ 354
$ 333
Apr
$ 333
$ 313
$ 292
$ 271
$ 500
$ 479
$ 458
$ 438
$ 417
$ 396
$ 375
$ 354
May
$ 354
$ 333
$ 313
$ 292
$ 271
$ 500
$ 479
$ 458
$ 438
$ 417
$ 396
$ 375
June
$ 375
$ 354
$ 333
$ 313
$ 292
$ 271
$ 500
$ 479
$ 458
$ 438
$ 417
$ 396
July
$ 396
$ 375
$ 354
$ 333
$ 313
$ 292
$ 271
$ 500
$ 479
$ 458
$ 438
$ 417
Aug
$ 417
$ 396
$ 375
$ 354
$ 333
$ 313
$ 292
$ 271
$ 500
$ 479
$ 458
$ 438
Sept
$ 438
$ 417
$ 396
$ 375
$ 354
$ 333
$ 313
$ 292
$ 271
$ 500
$ 479
$ 458
Oct
$ 458
$ 438
$ 417
$ 396
$ 375
$ 354
$ 333
$ 313
$ 292
$ 271
$ 500
$ 479
Nov
$ 479
$ 458
$ 438
$ 417
$ 396
$ 375
$ 354
$ 333
$ 313
$ 292
$ 271
$ 500
Dec
$ 500
$ 479
$ 458
$ 438
$ 417
$ 396
$ 375
$ 354
$ 333
$ 313
$ 292
$ 271
(e) Effective January 1, 2021, the biennial renewal fee for a licensed acupuncturist shall be five hundred dollars ($500).
(f) An expired license may be renewed at any time within three years after its expiration. The licensee will be required to pay all accrued and unpaid renewal fees, plus any delinquency fee.
(g) The delinquency fee is one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(h) The wall license fee shall be fifty dollars ($50).
(i) The biennial renewal fee for the wall license shall be fifty dollars ($50).
(j) The delinquency fee for the wall license shall be twenty-five dollars ($25).
(k) The fee for a replacement wall license shall be fifty dollars ($50).
(l) The fee for a replacement pocket license shall be fifty dollars ($50).
(m) The fee for a letter of endorsement shall be one hundred dollars ($100).
(n) The retired license application fee shall be eighty-five dollars ($85).

Note: Authority cited: Section 4933, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 464, 4938, 4940, 4941, 4944, 4961, 4965, 4966, 4970 and 4972, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. Repealer and new section filed 11-30-94; operative 12-30-94 (Register 94, No. 48). For prior history, see Register 94, No. 25.

2. Amendment of subsection (d) and Note filed 3-19-96; operative 3-19-96 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 96, No. 12).

3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (c) filed 6-3-96 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 96, No. 23).

4. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 1-24-2000; operative 1-24-2000 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 2000, No. 4).

5. Change without regulatory effect amending section and Note filed 5-24-2021 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 22). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20.

6. New subsection (n) and amendment of Note filed 1-6-2026; operative 4-1-2026 (Register 2026, No. 2).