Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of
Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of
Chapter 5 - SCOPE OF PRACTICE
Section 5-1 - Standards of Practice
Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 5-1
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) The practice of acupuncture shall include, but not be limited to:
(i)
Acupuncture and oriental medical concepts that employ Oriental methods of
diagnosis, treatment and adjunctive therapies for the promotion, maintenance and
restoration of health and the prevention of disease or the treatment of any
ailment, disease, pain, injury, deformity or physical condition;
(ii) Stimulation of points of the body through
the use of needles, lancets, moxibustion, QiGong, thermal methods, internal and
external herbal preparations, light, sound, laser, vibration, pressure,
magnetism, electricity, and cupping;
(A) The
needles used in acupuncture shall be solid filiform instruments which shall
include, but not be limited to:
(I) Dermal
needles;
(II) Plum blossom
needles;
(III) Press tacks;
(IV) Prismatic needles; and
(V) Disposable lancets.
(B) All needles shall be sterile and limited to
one insertion before being disposed of in the proper sharps container.
(iii) Manual therapy including
acupuncture theory-based massage, bodywork, acupuncture, trigger point dry
needling, reflexology, shiatsu, tuina, guasha, and cupping;
(iv) Diagnostic techniques including
observation, listening, smelling, palpation, and inquiring.
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