Nev. Admin. Code § 640.Sec. 2-1 - NEW

1. Before performing dry needling, a physical therapist must submit to the Board written proof of successful completion of at least 150 hours of didactic education and training in dry needling which meets the requirements set forth in this section.

2. The courses taken to satisfy the didactic education and training requirements must:

(a) Be approved by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, or its successor organization, the American Physical Therapy Association, or its successor organization, or the Nevada Physical Therapy Board;

(b) Include instruction concerning:

(1) The use of sterile needles in accordance with standards prescribed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor;

(2) The aspects of human anatomy relevant to dry needling;

(3) Control of blood-borne pathogens; and

(4) Circumstances under which performing dry needling on a patient may or may not be appropriate;

(c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d), be provided as part of a graduate-level program of study approved by the Board; and

(d) Include at least 25 hours of the didactic instruction and training provided through a postgraduate course of study that requires the successful completion of a written examination and a practical examination. Each part of the course, including, without limitation, each examination, must be completed in person.

Notes

Nev. Admin. Code § 640.Sec. 2-1

Added to NAC by Bd. of Phys. Therapy Exam'rs by R054-19RA, eff. 5/22/2020

NRS 640.050, as amended by section 6 of Senate Bill No. 186, chapter 277, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 1586