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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1/18/17  2:47 pm
Commenter: Elaine Wolf Komarow

Required training and reporting
 

Given that Dry Needling is not an entry level skill the regulations should include guidelines for appropriate training and require PT's using this technique to share specifics of their training with the PT Board. Also, there should be mandated reporting of any patient injuries to help the Board track whether training is sufficient for safe practice.

CommentID: 55806