Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 030 - Chiropractic Examiners, Board of
Sub-Agency 0001 - Chiropractic Examiners, Board of
Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1-2 - Definitions

(a) "Act" means Wyoming Statute 33-10-101 through -117.

(b) "ARC" means Application Review Committee.

(c) "Board" means the Wyoming State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

(d) "Board Rules" means the administrative rules and regulations promulgated by the Board.

(e) "CCE" means Council on Chiropractic Education.

(f) "CE" means continuing education hours.

(g) "IC" means Investigative Committee.

(h) "Dry Needling" is a physical intervention that uses a filiform needle to stimulate trigger points, diagnose and treat neuromuscular pain and functional movement deficits; is based on Western medical concepts; requires an examination and diagnosis, and treats specific anatomic entities selected according to physical signs. Dry needling does not include the stimulation of auricular or distal points or meridians.

(i) "IAMA" means International Academy of Medical Acupuncture.

(j) "Intern" means a student studying chiropractic concurrently participates in an undergraduate or postgraduate preceptorship program offered by an accredited chiropractic college or university that has completed Parts I and II of the NBCE examination.

(k) "IMS" means intramuscular stimulation.

(l) "Licensee" means a chiropractor licensed in Wyoming.

(m) "NBCE" means the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

(n) "NCAAOM" means National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

(o) "PACE" means Providers of Approved Continuing Education.

(p) "SPEC" means Special Purposes Examination for Chiropractic.

(q) "Telehealth" means the delivery of healthcare services using electronic communications, information technology, or other means between a licensee in one location and a patient in another location with or without an intervening healthcare provider.

(r) "Telehealth Technologies" means technologies and devices enabling secure electronic communications and information exchange between a licensee in one location and a patient in another location with or without an intervening healthcare provider.

(s) "WAPA" means the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, W.S. 16-3-101 through -115.