Nev. Admin. Code § 640B.Sec. 3 - NEW
1. Before
performing dry needling, an athletic trainer must obtain a signed form which
provides informed consent from the patient. Such a form must include, without
limitation:
(a) The definition of "dry
needling" set forth in section 8 of Senate Bill No. 186, chapter 277, Statutes
of Nevada 2019, at page 1587;
(b) A
description of the particular treatment that will be provided and the risks and
benefits of the treatment; and
(c)
The signature of the patient.
2. An athletic trainer who performs dry
needling:
(a) Shall use only single-use,
single-insertion sterile needles;
(b) Shall not insert the same needle:
(1) More than one time in a person;
or
(2) In more than one
person;
(c) Shall not
retain a needle in the body of a patient after completing a
procedure;
(d) Shall dispose of
each needle after completing a procedure;
(e) Shall not delegate dry needling to a
student athletic trainer, graduate student athletic trainer or other person who
is not authorized to perform dry needling; and
(f) Shall ensure that the form described in
subsection 1 is maintained as part of the health care records of the patient
pursuant to NRS 629.051.
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