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Regulation .02 Definitions.

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A.
In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B.
Terms Defined.
(1)
“Board” means the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
(2)
“Dry needling” means a chiropractic intervention, also known as intramuscular manual therapy, that:
(a)
Is performed only by chiropractors with physical therapy privileges;
(b)
Involves the insertion of one or more solid needles, a mechanical device, into the muscle and related tissues to affect change in muscle and related tissues;
(c)
Requires ongoing evaluation, assessment, and re-evaluation of the impairments;
(d)
Is only utilized in parts of the body with neuromuscular or musculoskeletal links to the impairments; and
(e)
Is not performed for:
(i)
The purposes of acupuncture as defined in Health Occupations Article, §1A-101, Annotated Code of Maryland; or
(ii)
Any purpose outside the scope of chiropractic.