Florida Administrative Code
64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
64B1 - Board of Acupuncture
Chapter 64B1-8 - INFECTION CONTROL
Section 64B1-8.001 - Definitions
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) Needles: solid filiform instruments used in the practice of acupuncture. This includes, but is not limited to, dermal needles, plum blossom needles, press needles, prismatic needles and disposable lancets. Pursuant to Section 457.1085, F.S., all acupuncture needles that are to be used on a patient must be sterile and disposable, and each needle may be used only once.
(2) Sterilization: kills all microbial life, including all bacterial spores, for instruments which enter tissue. Sterilization is accomplished by subjecting clean items to steam under pressure (autoclaving), or to dry heat.
Rulemaking Authority 457.104, 457.1085 FS. Law Implemented 457.1085 FS.
New 5-6-87, Amended 12-23-87, 6-7-89, Formerly 21AA-8.001, 61F1-8.001, 59M-8.001, Amended 2-26-01, 8-17-11.
