Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 3103 - Licensure, Practice, Renewal, Continuing Education, Standard of Conduct And Fee › Chapter 3 - Practice › Rule 30-3103-3.3 - Intramuscular Dry Needling Manual Therapy

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Intramuscular
				dry needling manual therapy is a physical intervention that uses a filiform
				needle no larger than 25 gauge needle to stimulate trigger points, diagnose and
				treat neuromuscular pain and functional movement deficits; is based upon
				Western medical concepts; requires an examination and diagnosis, and treats
				specific anatomic entities selected according to physical signs. Intramuscular
				dry needling manual therapy does not include the stimulation of auricular or
				distal points or any points based upon areas of Eastern (Oriental) medicine and
				acupuncture.
B. Intramuscular dry
				needling manual therapy as defined pursuant to this rule is within the scope of
				practice of physical therapy.
C. A
				physical therapist must have the knowledge, skill, ability, and documented
				competency to perform an act that is within the physical therapist's scope of
				practice.
D. To be deemed
				competent to perform intramuscular dry needling manual therapy a physical
				therapist must meet the following requirements:
1. Documented successful completion of a
				intramuscular dry needling manual therapy course of study; online study is not
				considered appropriate training to attain the necessary skills to perform
				intramuscular dry needling manual therapy.
a.
				A minimum of 50 hours of face-to-face intramuscular dry needling manual therapy
				course study must be successfully completed within twelve (12) months. A
				physical therapist who does not complete the course of study within twelve (12)
				months after beginning the course of study must begin anew.
The Board may grant a one-time extension for the completion
				  of the course of study required by this Rule upon presentation of satisfactory
				  evidence that the physical therapist is unable to complete the required course
				  of study within the time prescribed because of illness, injury, disability,
				  military service, or other documented good cause. A request for an extension of
				  time must be made in writing and filed with the Board no later than thirty (30)
				  calendar days before the expiration of the Board approved twelve (12) month
				  course of study. The extension shall be for no more than six (6) months from
				  the date the Board approves the extension.
b. During the 12-month certification process
				of intramuscular dry needling manual therapy practice of the dry needling
				skills learned as part of the course curriculum will be permitted to the
				specific areas and musculature prior to the completion of the 50 hours of
				required training provided that compensation will not be sought and the
				physical therapists will not bill for dry needling services until the
				completion of the 50 hours of training has been fulfilled.
c. The Mississippi State Board of Physical
				Therapy's website will reflect the names of the therapists that are Board
				approved to provide intramuscular dry needling manual therapy.