California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 2284

(a) A licensed physician and surgeon or a licensed podiatrist, or a group of physicians and surgeons or podiatrists, or a medical or podiatry corporation shall not share in any fee charged by an acupuncturist or receive any consideration from or on behalf of such acupuncturist for any referral or diagnosis.

(b) A licensed physician and surgeon or podiatrist shall not employ more than one acupuncturist.

(c) A group of physicians and surgeons or podiatrists, or a medical or podiatry corporation, shall not employ more than one acupuncturist for every 20 practitioners in such group or corporation.