{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-640b.037","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 640B.037","heading":"“Dry needling” defined.","body":"“Dry needling”:\n1. Means a skilled technique performed by an athletic trainer using a single-use, single-insertion, sterile filiform needle, which is used to penetrate the skin or underlying tissue to effect change in body conditions, pain, movement, impairment and disability.\n2. Does not include:\n(a) The stimulation of an auricular point;\n(b) The stimulation of sinus points or other nonlocal points to treat underlying organs;\n(c) Needle retention; or\n(d) The teaching or application of acupuncture.","path":["TITLE 54 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES","CHAPTER 640B - ATHLETIC TRAINERS","GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-640B.html#NRS640BSec037","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:44Z","sha256":"ea6b8b7f31bdccc90d2facc8c77a8c744994e3b8718eaebf241a0ba7907dd808","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-640b.035","next":"us-nv/nrs-640b.041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}