Events Upcoming Events Search Near... Dates and Category All Categories Annual Meeting Class Billing Class Insurance VIRTUAL MEETING Country All Countries Region All Regions State/County All States Within 5 10 25 50 100 distance units mi km Hide Advanced Search Show Advanced Search No Events Looking for ASA or out-of-state acupuncturist events? Sponsored Events Sign The Petition Petition to specify best practices of dry needlingRead the Petition Ms. Mr. Miss. Mrs. Mx. Dr. Signature from Dear legislators, We, the undersigned are concerned that dry needling is not in the scope of practice by rule or law for any allied health professionals yet they are performing the invasive procedure of the insertion of needles for therapeutic release. Please move this bill forward to specify best practices and protect patients in the Commonwealth. We ask for your support for the following to become law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as proposed in S 2463: Only those with a doctorate may perform dry needling/trigger point acupuncture That Dry Needling/Trigger Point Acupuncture is defined using the CMS CPT code group definition owned by the AMA: “The insertion of a needle into a trigger point, the manipulation of the needle, the removal of the needle”. No distal needling No electrical stimulation on needles Any significant adverse events (one requiring medical attention), be reported to the Board of Health within 48 hours 500 didactic and 150 clinical training hours requirement for this practice All practitioners will pass a third party national psychometric exam to both demonstrate competency and the ability not to harm. Anyone practicing dry needling shall obtain and maintain the advanced orthopedic clinical certification Anyone practicing dry needling shall meet the continuing education requirements for acupuncture The CNT course and exam taught by the CCAOM exam be passed by all practitioners of dry needling/trigger point acupuncture. Specific and appropriate written consent be obtained from the patient and malpractice insurance must specify dry needling/trigger point acupuncture coverage. %%your signature%% BCC yourself Sign Now 161 signatures Share this with your friends: