Section 640B.Sec. 2 - NEW1. Before performing dry needling, an athletic trainer must submit to the Board written proof of successful completion of at least 150 hours of didactic education and training in dry needling which meets the requirements set forth in this section.2. The courses taken to satisfy the didactic education and training requirements must: (a) Be approved by the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification, Inc., or its successor organization, the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, or its successor organization, or the Board of Athletic Trainers;(b) Include instruction concerning: (1) The use of sterile needles in accordance with standards prescribed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor;(2) The aspects of human anatomy relevant to dry needling;(3) Control of blood-borne pathogens; and(4) Circumstances under which performing dry needling on a patient may or may not be appropriate;(c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d), be provided as part of a graduate-level program of study approved by the Board; and(d) Include at least 25 hours of didactic instruction and training provided through a postgraduate course of study that requires the successful completion of a written examination and a practical examination. Each part of the course, including, without limitation, each examination, must be completed in person.Nev. Admin. Code § 640B.Sec. 2
Added to NAC by Bd. of Athletic Trainers by R053-19A, eff. 11/2/2020NRS 640B.260, as amended by section 11 of Senate Bill No. 186, chapter 277, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 1588