DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of AcupunctureThe Board of Acupuncture hereby gives notice that on March 27, 2012, it received a Petition for Declaratory Statement filed by David Bass, DC, AP, seeking a determination regarding removal of acupuncture needles from patients. The petitioner is seeking guidance as to whether he would be permitted to hire a phlebotomist, RN or LPN or other certified assistant and train them to remove the acupuncture needles at the completion of the acupuncture session. The Board will address this petition at its next meeting.
A copy of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Anthony Jusevitch, Executive Director, Board of Massage Therapy/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C06, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3256. Comments on this petition should be filed with the Board of Massage Therapy within 14 days of publication of this notice.
