The petitioner requests that the Board amend 18VAC85-120-110 to allow licensed athletic trainers the ability to perform the modality of dry needling following training and screening by a physician. 

The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on April 7, 2025. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment, which will open on April 7, 2025 and will close on May 7, 2025. The Board will consider the petition and all comments in support or opposition at the next meeting after the close of public comment, currently scheduled for June 26, 2025. The petitioner will be notified of the Board’s decision after that meeting. 

At its June 26, 2025 meeting, the Board voted to take no action on the petition as dry needling does not fall within the statutory scope of practice of athletic trainers as defined in § 54.1-2900.