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Board approves updated hand-hygiene rulemaking package aligning with CDC, CDPH guidance
Summary
The board voted to rescind older proposed text and approve new amendments to treatment-procedure rules that allow alcohol-based hand rubs when hands are not visibly soiled and set a minimum alcohol concentration, then directed staff to submit the package for formal rulemaking review.
The California Acupuncture Board voted to rescind previously approved proposed language and to adopt a newly revised rulemaking package updating hand-hygiene requirements for acupuncture treatment, aligning the board’s regulations with current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and California Department of Public Health (CDPH) guidance.
Policy staff summarized the history: the topic first surfaced at board meetings in 2014, and earlier proposed language required further…
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