(a) Pursuant to §205.202 of the Act, the acupuncture board shall issue a license to practice acupuncture in this state to a person who meets the requirements of the Act and the rules adopted pursuant to the Act without approval of the Medical Board .     
      (b) Pursuant to §205.352 of the Act, the acupuncture board shall take disciplinary action against a license holder without approval of the Medical Board.     
      (c) Pursuant to §205.101(b) of the Act, a rule adopted by the acupuncture board is subject to Medical board approval , which shall be memorialized in the minutes of the medical board, the minutes of a committee of the medical board, or in a writing signed by the medical board's presiding officer, secretary-treasurer, or authorized committee chairman after consideration of the recommendations of the acupuncture board.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §183.12 adopted to be effective March 6, 2003, 28 TexReg 1883; amended to be effective May 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 3534