State board sets 74‑hour training requirement for athletic trainers seeking dry needling authorization
The Department of Health presented emergency rules implementing 2025 changes that allow athletic trainers to perform dry needling; the rules require 74 hours of in-person training (50 hours general instruction and 24 hours specific to dry needling) and the board included the Tennessee Athletic Trainers Association in drafting.
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Olivia Johnson, legislative liaison for the Department of Health, told committee members the athletic trainers emergency rule implements 2025 Public Chapter 76 to allow licensed athletic trainers to perform dry needling and establishes minimum education standards.
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