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6		-	PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 76
7		-	HOUSE BILL NO. 62
8		-	By Representative Cepicky
9		-	Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 224
10		-	By Senators Taylor, Watson
11		-	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 63, relative to athletic
12		-	trainers.
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	2	+	SENATE BILL 224
	3	+	By Taylor
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	5	+	HOUSE BILL 62
	6	+	By Cepicky
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	9	+	HB0062
	10	+	000865
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	13	+	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49
	14	+	and Title 63, relative to athletic trainers.
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13	16		BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
14		-	SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 63-24-101 (2), is amended by ~~deleting~~
15		-	the subdivision and substituting:
16		-	(2) "Athletic trainer" means a person with specific qualifications as set forth in ~~this~~
17		-	chapter, who, upon the advice, consent, and oral or written ~~prescription~~ or ~~referral of a~~
18		-	physician licensed under this title, carries out the practice of prevention, recognition,
	17	+	SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 63-24-101(2), is amended by
	18	+	deleting the subdivision and substituting:
	19	+	(2) "Athletic trainer" means a person with specific qualifications as set forth in
	20	+	this chapter, who, upon the advice, consent, and oral or written prescriptions or referrals
	21	+	of a physician licensed under this title, carries out the practice of prevention, recognition,
19	22		evaluation, management, disposition, treatment, or rehabilitation of athletic injuries; and
20	23		SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 24, is amended by adding
21	24		the following as a new section:
	25	+	63-24-109.
22	26		(a) An athletic trainer may use dry needling, as defined in § 63-13-103, and
23	27		physical modalities, such as heat, light, sound, cold, electricity, or mechanical devices,
24	28		for the prevention, recognition, evaluation, management, disposition, rehabilitation, and
25	29		treatment of athletic injuries.
26		-	(b) An athletic trainer shall only practice in those areas in which an athletic trainer
27		-	is competent by reason of training or experience that can be substantiated by records or
28		-	other evidence found acceptable by the board in the exercise of the board's considered
29		-	discretion.
30		-	(c) An athletic trainer shall obtain such training and certification in the practice of
31		-	dry needling as the board may require by rule. The practice of dry needling by an athletic
32		-	trainer under this chapter does not constitute the practice of acupuncture under chapter
33		-	6, part 10 of this title.
34		-	(d) The board is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate this section. The
35		-	rules must be promulgated in accor{jance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures
36		-	Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
	30	+	(b) An athletic trainer must practice only in those areas in which an athletic
	31	+	trainer is competent by reason of training or experience that can be substantiated by
	32	+	records or other evidence found acceptable by the board in the exercise of the board's
	33	+	considered discretion.
	34	+	(c) An athletic trainer must obtain proper training and certification in order to
	35	+	practice dry needling. The practice of dry needling by an athletic trainer under this
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	40	+	chapter does not constitute the practice of acupuncture under chapter 6, part 10 of this
	41	+	title.
37	42		SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 63-24-111(a), is amended by adding
38	43		the following as a new subdivision:
39		-	(7) Establish minimum competency requirements that an athletic trainer must
	44	+	( ) Establish minimum competency requirements that an athletic trainer must
40	45		demonstrate in order to practice dry needling;
41		-	SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 63-24-111, is amended by adding the
42		-	following as a new subsection (b) and redesignating the existing subsection (b) accordingly:
43		-	(b)
44		-	(1) The minimum competency requirements, as described in subdivision
45		-	(a)(7), must include:
46		-	(A) At least fifty (50) hours of instruction, which must include each
47		-	of the following areas: HB62
48		-	(i) Musculoskeletal and neuromuscular systems;
49		-	(ii) Anatomical basis of pain mechanisms, chronic pain,
50		-	and referral pain;
51		-	(iii) Trigger points; and
52		-	(iv) Universal precaution; and
53		-	(8) At least twenty-four (24) hours of dry needling specific
54		-	instruction, which must include each of the following areas:
55		-	(i) Dry needling technique;
56		-	(ii) Dry needling indications and contraindications;
57		-	(iii) Dry needling documentation;
58		-	(iv) Management of adverse effects;
59		-	(v) Practical psychomotor competency; and
60		-	(vi) Bloodborne pathogens protocol.
61		-	(2) The board shall approve the schools and organizations that provide
62		-	sufficient instruction to satisfy this subsection (b).
63		-	SECTION 5. For the purpose of promulgating rules, this act takes effect upon becoming
64		-	a law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, this act takes effect September 1,
65		-	2025, the public welfare requiring it.
66		-	2 HOUSE BILL NO. 62
67		-	PASSED: March 17, 2025
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69		-	CAMElfflN SEXTON, SPEAKER
70		-	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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74		-	SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
75		-	APPROVED this :J.6f1:-. day of (V\o,v:ch 2025
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77		-	BILL LEE, GOVERNOR
	46	+	SECTION 4. For the purpose of promulgating rules, this act takes effect upon becoming
	47	+	law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, this act takes effect July 1, 2025, the
	48	+	public welfare requiring it.