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 Maryland Board of Occupational Therapy Practice.
(2)
“Dry needling” means a physical agent modality as defined in COMAR 10.46.06.03, also known as intramuscular manual therapy, that:
(a)
Involves the insertion of one or more solid needles, a mechanical device, into the muscle and related tissues to effect change in muscle and related tissues of the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder;
(b)
Requires ongoing evaluation, assessment, and re-evaluation of the impairments;
(c)
Is only utilized in parts of the body with neuromuscular or musculoskeletal links to the impairments; and
(d)
Is not performed for:
(i)
The purposes of acupuncture and East Asian medicine as defined in Health Occupations Article, §1A-101, Annotated Code of Maryland; or
(ii)
Any purpose outside the scope of occupational therapy