Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Physical Therapy
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Physical Therapy [18 VAC 112 ‑ 20]
Action Practice of dry needling
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 2/24/2017
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2/22/17  12:45 pm
Commenter: Katherine

Dry needling needs competancy and advanced training parameters IF done.
 

All licensed and certified health professionals are required to have a level of skill assessment competancy, in addition to training, understanding of indications and how to treat if complications when needles are penetrated through the skin.  Patient safety requires a level of hours of training and direct performance parameters.  This will need to be returned to the regulations as it seems to have been removed in the draft.  Further enhancement of this training and skill may also be needed.

CommentID: 57441