Arizona Administrative Code
Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 49 - BOARD OF ATHLETIC TRAINING
Article 4 - ATHLETIC TRAINING PRACTICE
Section R4-49-406 - Professional Standards of Care and Training and Education Qualifications for Delivery of Dry Needling Therapeutic Modality
Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 4-49-406
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. Effective September 30, 2022, before providing the therapeutic modality "dry needling" in accordance with A.R.S. § 32-4101(4)(D) and as defined in R4-49-101(13), an athletic trainer shall:
1. Meet the qualifications
established in subsection (B) and
2. Provide the Board with documented proof of
compliance with the qualifications listed in subsection (C) in a format as
prescribed by the Board.
B. Course content that meets the training and education qualifications for "dry needling" shall contain all of the following:
1. The course content shall be approved by
one or more of the following entities prior to the course or courses being
completed by the athletic trainer:
a.
Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education,
b. National Athletic Trainers'
Association,
c. Board of
Certification, Inc.,
d. State or
district associations of the National Athletic Trainers' Association,
or
e. Specialty groups or societies
of the National Athletic Trainers' Association.
2. The course content shall include all of
the following components of education and training:
a. Clean needle techniques to include one of
the following standards:
i. The U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, or
ii. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health
Administration.
b.
Anatomical review,
c. Blood borne
pathogens, and
d. Contraindications
and indications for "dry needling".
3. The course content required in subsection
(B) of this Section shall include passing both a written examination and
practical examination before completion of the course content. Practice
application course content must be completed in a synchronous environment and
examinations shall be done in-person to meet the qualifications of subsection
(B).
4. The course content required
in subsection (B) of this section shall total a minimum of 24 contact hours of
education.
C. The standard of care for "dry needling" includes:
1. Dry needling cannot be delegated to any
assistive personnel.
2. Referral to
one or more appropriate health care practitioners when required by A.R.S.
§
32-4151(A).
3. Documentation of the "dry needling" as
required by A.R.S. §
32-4153(18).
4. If the patient is a minor, parent or
guardian consent for treatment is obtained and documented in the patient
record.
5. Dry needling must be
addressed in the written protocols approved by the physician providing
direction.
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