LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION

Written testimony from invited witnesses that was submitted to the Commission electronically will be available on the day of the hearing in pdf format, viewable with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.  Follow the links for each witness to view their testimony. To obtain printed copies of these materials or other testimony, contact the Commission Office.
    AGENDA
    Public Hearing on Acupuncture Regulation
    Thursday, September 25, 2003
    State Capitol, Room 112
    Sacramento
Public Hearing: 9 a.m.

Panel – Evolution of Acupuncture in U.S. & California

  1. Alan Trachtenberg, M.D., M.P.H., Former Planning Chair, NIH Consensus Conference on Acupuncture; Medical Director, Office of Pharmacologic and Alternative Therapies, U.S. Public Health Service, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
  2. Steven Rosenblatt, M.D., Ph.D., L.Ac., Co-founder and former Clinical Director, UCLA Acupuncture Clinic; Former Director, Complementary Medicine Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center


Panel – Perspectives on Regulation

  1. Sandra Bressler, J.D., Vice President, Center for Medical and Regulatory Policy, California Medical Association
  2. Harley Goldberg, D.O., Director of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser
  3. Norman R. Hertz, Ph.D., Former Chief, Office of Examination Resources, California Department of Consumer Affairs


Panel – California Acupuncture Board

  1. Pei Li Zhong-Fong, L.Ac., Chair, California Acupuncture Board
  2. Shari Asplund, Vice Chair, California Acupuncture Board
  3. Marilyn Nielsen, Executive Officer, California Acupuncture Board
Business Meeting Agenda
(The Commission will consider agenda items I-VII at approximately noon.  The precise time will vary depending upon the testimony of witnesses and will be determined at the discretion of the chair.)
  1. Business Meeting Minutes from August 28, 2003
  2. Little Hoover Commission Budget Update
  3. Establishment of a Foundation
  4. Schedule/Project Selection
  5. Subcommittee Reports
  6. Implementation Activity
  7. Reports from Bureau of State Audits


At the end of the public session, the Commission will meet in closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(e)(1) concerning potential litigation.