N.M. Admin. Code § 16.4.18.9

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 16.4.18.9 - MERIDIAN THERAPY

A. Chiropractors who practice meridian therapy must do so in conjunction with standard chiropractic adjusting and/or manipulative techniques.

B. Chiropractors who practice meridian therapy may not advertise or promote themselves in the media to be acupuncturists unless licensed pursuant to the Acupuncture Act.

C. Dry needling is a physical intervention that uses a filiform needle to stimulate trigger points, diagnose and treat neuromuscular pain and functional movement deficits; is based on the western medical concepts; requires an examination and diagnosis, and treats specific anatomic entities selected according to physical signs. Dry needling does not include the stimulation of auricular distal points.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.4.18.9

10/30/69, 2/28/87, 9/6/91, 5/2/92, 11/16/97; 16.4.18.9 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 4.18.9, 1/15/2005; A, 4/10/06; A, 8/30/06, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXX, Issue 14, July 30, 2019, eff. 8/10/2019