N.D. Admin Code 17-02-04-07 - Dry needling

1. Dry needling is a method of treatment and rehabilitation for neuromusculoskelatal conditions. Dry needling is based on western medical concepts, including the art of examination, diagnosis, and case management.

2. A chiropractor may only practice dry needling if the chiropractor is certified by the board.

3. A minimum of fifty hours of face-to-face course study, which must include dry needling safety, is required before a chiropractor may be fully certified to practice dry needling. Online study is not considered appropriate training.

4. A temporary limited-scope certification is available for approved courses that divide the minimum training into successive independent modules. The board must be provided verification of completion prior to the temporary limited-scope certification being issued. The temporary limited-scope certification expires after eighteen months.

5. The face-to-face course of study must be sponsored by an institution accredited by the council of chiropractic or its equivalent or another course of study deemed appropriate by the board.

6. When the verification of required hours of training is provided to the board, the board shall issue the chiropractor a letter certifying that the chiropractor is authorized to practice dry needling.

7. Any person who is certified by the board to practice dry needling shall complete, as a part of the licensed chiropractors' annual requirement, two hours of continuing education in dry needling or dry needling-related subjects.

8. If a licenseholder fails to complete the continuing education requirement in subsection 6, the licenseholder shall pay an administrative fee of one hundred dollars and provide proof of required continuing education hours in order to reinstate their ability to perform dry needling.

9. If a licenseholder fails to complete the continuing education requirement in subsection 6 for more than one year, but less than three years, the licenseholder shall pay the administrative fee of one hundred dollars, plus provide proof of completion of a ten-hour, face-to-face dry needling seminar.

10. If a licenseholder fails to complete the continuing education requirement in subsection 6 for three or more years, the licenseholder must show proof of current certification by an institution accredited by the council of chiropractic or its equivalent or another course of study deemed appropriate by the board.

Notes

N.D. Admin Code 17-02-04-07

Adopted by Administrative Rules Supplement 2017-363, January 2017, effective 1/1/2017 Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2020-379, January 2021, effective 1/1/2021.

General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02, 43-06-04.1

Law Implemented: NDCC 43-06-04.1