Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a)
A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensed to practice in
the State of Illinois may only perform intramuscular manual therapy under the
following conditions:
1) Prior to completion
of the education under subsection (a)(2), successful completion of a total of
50 credit hours of college-level instruction from an accredited program in the
following areas:
A) the musculoskeletal and
neuromuscular system;
B) the
anatomical basis of pain mechanisms, chronic pain and referred pain;
C) myofascial trigger point theory;
and
D) universal
precautions.
2)
Completion of at least 30 hours of didactic course work specific to
intramuscular manual therapy. This requirement can be fulfilled by the didactic
pre-study required for the intramuscular manual therapy practicum
course.
3) Successful completion of
at least 54 practicum hours in intramuscular manual therapy course work offered
through an approved CE sponsor as defined in Section
1340.61(c).
Each instructional course shall specify what anatomical regions are included in
the instruction and describe whether the course offers introductory or advanced
instruction in intramuscular manual therapy. Each instruction course shall
include the following areas:
A) intramuscular
manual therapy technique;
B)
intramuscular manual therapy indications and contraindications;
C) documentation of intramuscular manual
therapy;
D) management of adverse
effects;
E) practical psychomotor
competency; and
F) the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration's Bloodborne Pathogens standard.
4) Postgraduate classes qualifying
for completion of the mandated 54 hours of intramuscular manual therapy shall
be in one or more modules, with the initial module being no fewer than 27
hours. Therapists or physical therapist assistants shall complete at least 54
hours in no more than 24 months.
5)
Completion of at least 200 patient treatment sessions.
A) Physical therapists must complete the
treatment sessions under general supervision supported by the American Physical
Therapy Association.
B) Physical
therapist assistants must complete the treatment sessions under direct line of
sight supervision by a licensed physical therapist who has met the requirements
of this Section.
6)
Successful completion of a competency examination approved by the Division. The
Division will accept competency examinations administered as part of the
intramuscular manual therapy practicum course work.
b) Each licensee is responsible for
maintaining records of the completion of the requirements of subsection (a) and
shall be prepared to produce those records upon request by the
Division.
c) A newly-licensed
physical therapist shall not practice intramuscular manual therapy for at least
one year from the date of initial licensure unless the practitioner can
demonstrate compliance with subsection (a) through the practitioner's
prelicensure educational coursework.
d) Intramuscular manual therapy may be
performed by a licensed physical therapist and only be delegated to a licensed
physical therapist assistant that has met the requirements of this Section and
is supervised by a licensed physical therapist who has met the requirements of
this Section and maintains direct line of sight observation and supervision of
the physical therapist assistant at all times while the treatment is
rendered.
e) A physical therapist
or physical therapist assistant shall not advertise, describe to patients or
the public, or otherwise represent that dry needling is acupuncture, nor shall
the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant represent that they
practice acupuncture unless separately licensed under the Acupuncture Practice
Act [225 ILCS 2 ].
