PERMANENT RULES
(Board of Physical Therapy)
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: These rules define adequate education and training for licensed physical therapists to perform sharp debridement. The rules also establish requirements for licensed physical therapists to demonstrate further education and training in electroneuromyographic examinations.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.74.023, 18.74.010(11), and 18.74.160.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 06-12-111 on June 7, 2006.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: WAC 246-915-370 Electroneuromyographic examinations education and training, was amended to clarify concerns. The language will read as follows: (3) A written attestation submitted prior to July 1, 2007, by a physical therapist licensed in Washington demonstrating that the physical therapist has education and experience acceptable to the board to perform EMG examinations.
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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: July 11, 2006.
Charles Martin, PT, Chair
Board of Physical Therapy
OTS-8750.3
NEW SECTION
WAC 246-915-370
Electroneuromyographic examinations
education and training.
A physical therapist may perform
electroneuromyographic (EMG) examinations, which may include
needle EMG and nerve conduction studies, to test neuromuscular
function only if the physical therapist has received a
referral from an authorized health care practitioner
identified in RCW 18.74.010(7) and only upon demonstrating
education and training in EMG examinations. The board will
accept the following as evidence of education and training:
(1) A minimum of four hundred hours of instruction in electroneuromyographic examinations including at least two hundred needle EMG studies under direct supervision from a qualified provider. A qualified provider includes a physical therapist with board certification in clinical electrophysiology from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, a neurologist, or a physiatrist; or
(2) A person who is board certified in clinical electrophysiology from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties meets the requirements of this section; or
(3) A written attestation submitted prior to July 1, 2007, by a physical therapist licensed in Washington demonstrating that the physical therapist has education and experience acceptable to the board to perform EMG examinations.
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OTS-8749.2
NEW SECTION
WAC 246-915-360
Sharp debridement education and
training.
Licensed physical therapists may perform sharp
debridement upon showing evidence of adequate education and
training. Physical therapists may not delegate sharp
debridement. The board will accept the following as adequate
education and training:
(1) Twenty hours of mentored sharp debridement training - mentored training includes observation, cotreatment, and supervised treatment. Twenty hours mentored training in a clinical setting must include a case mix similar to the physical therapists' expected practice; or
(2) Certification as a wound care specialist by the American Academy of Wound Management; the National Alliance of Wound Care; or other organizations approved by the board, meets the requirements of this section; or
(3) An affidavit submitted prior to July 1, 2006, by a physical therapist licensed in Washington demonstrating education and training in sharp debridement, including the use of a scalpel.
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