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Miss. Code Ann. § 73-71-31

Compliance with applicable public health laws required; requisite practices

Known as the Acupuncture Practice Act

The act spans §§ 73–73 (27 sections).

Laws, 2009, ch. 447, § 16; reenacted without change, Laws, 2013, ch. 465, § 16, eff from and after July 1, 2013.

(1) Acupuncture practitioners shall comply with all applicable public health laws of this state.

(2) Sanitation practices shall include: Hands shall be washed with soap and water or other disinfectant between treatment of different patients;

(3) Skin in the area of penetration shall be swabbed with alcohol or other germicidal solution before inserting needles;

(4) Needles and other equipment used in the practice of acupuncture shall be sterilized before using;

(5) Needles and other hazardous waste shall be disposed of in a manner prescribed by law; and

(6) Other sanitation practices shall be observed to insure health and safety of patients, as prescribed by the board.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.