West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 32 - Acupuncture
Title 32 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF ACUPUNCTURE
Series 32-06 - Standards Of Practice Of Acupuncture By Licensed Acupuncturists
Section 32-6-6 - Treatment Procedures
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A licensed acupuncturist shall practice according to the standard protocols of the Clean Needle Technique and the CCAHM during treatments by adhering to the following procedures:
6.1. Injection Therapy. A practitioner shall be limited to perform point puncture injections using sterile disposable needles and sterile solutions. Injection therapy shall be the injection of sterile herbs, vitamins, minerals, homeopathic substance or other similar substances specifically manufactured for injection into acupuncture points by means of sterile needles used primarily for this purpose. Permissable substances includes, saline, glucose, lidocaine, procaine, oriental herbs, vitamin B-12, traumeel, sarapin, and homepathic substances. Practitioners trained in injection therapy must comply with the ability to perform resuscitative procedures, including access to epinephrine injections and nasal oxygen if their patient exhibits symptoms of anaphylaxis.
6.2. Needle Disposal. -- A practitioner shall dispose of all acupuncture needles, pointpuncture needles and instruments to be discarded into rigid biohazard containers. A practitioner shall discard needles in one of the two following ways:
6.3. Hand washing. -- The acupuncturist shall vigorously scrub his or her hands with soap and warm water immediately before examining patients or handling acupuncture needles and other instruments, and between patients.
