Current through October 18, 2024
A chiropractic physician may not engage in the practice of chiropractic while the consumer of the chiropractic services is under anesthesia unless:
1. The manipulation under anesthesia/joint anesthesia (MUA/JA) is performed at a facility that is licensed by the Mississippi Department of Health and approved by one (1) of the following: a. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO),b. American Osteopathy Association (AOA), orc. Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Healthcare (AAAHC) or Medicare; and2. The anesthetic sedative, or other drug is administered to the consumer by a licensed medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy who is a board-eligible or board-certified anesthesiologist or by a certified registered nurse anesthetist or under the direct supervision of that professional; and3. The chiropractic physician has completed a certification course in MUA/JA of not less than eighteen (18) didactic academic hours and completed five (5) proctored MUA/JA procedures as part of the certification course. The MUA/JA certification course must be sponsored by a chiropractic college accredited by the Council of Chiropractic Education (CCE) or its equivalency.30 Miss. Code. R. 2001-21-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-5(1972)