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DRY NEEDLING

CEU Approvals

Physical Therapist

IDN Courses are approved for Physical Therapist in the following states:

29 CE Hours

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas*
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois (27 in person / 2 Self Study CE Hrs)
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Louisiana (28.25 CE Hrs)
Maryland (2.7 CEUs)
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota (25 CE Hrs)
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada (15 CE Hrs – 29 Dry Needling Hrs)
New Hampshire
New Jersey (see below)
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming

29 CE Hours

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas*
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois (27 in person / 2 Self Study CE Hrs)
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Louisiana (28.25 CE Hrs)
Maryland (2.7 CEUs)
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota (24.5 CE Hrs)
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nevada (15 CE Hrs – 29 Dry Needling Hrs)
New Hampshire
New Jersey(see below)
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming

29 CE Hours

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas*
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois 
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland (2.9 CEUs)
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
New Hampshire
New Jersey (27 hrs – see below)
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming

29 CE Hours

Alabama 
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey (27 CE Hrs)**
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming

19 CE Hours

Alabama 
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas*
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois 
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts

Maryland (1.9 CEUs)
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri

Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey (17.5 CE Hrs)**
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma (16 CE Hrs)
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Home Study Course: 6.75 CE Hours

Live Course: 9.5 CE Hours

Alabama 
Alaska
Arizona
*Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
Maryland (Home Study – 6.75 CE)
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri

Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas (Home Study – 6.8 CCUs)
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming

17.5 CE Hours

Alabama 
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas*
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois 
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Jersey (16.75 CE Hrs)**
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming

20 CE Hours

Alabama 
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas*
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming

20 CE Hours

Alabama 
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas*
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois 
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming

21.5 CE Hours

Alabama 
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas*
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming

IDN courses are approved for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants through state PT boards and by Redefine Health Education.

Integrative Dry Needling is a rule-approved continuing education provider of the Physical Therapy Board of Florida (#50-45526), a licensed CE Sponsor of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (#216.000396), and an approved CE provider of the PT Board of Oklahoma (#50-45526). In addition to these states where we hold approved provider status, many other states [reference your map] are likely to accept courses approved by other state boards or APTA chapters, pursuant to regulation. As regulations may change over time, please confirm current accuracy with your state board, eg. that they will accept courses approved by other state boards. If you have any questions about CEU approval for this course, please inquire with Integrative Dry Needling.

*Arkansas course is not directly approved through the state licensure board, however the licensure board will approve the course and provide CEU’s if the course is approved through another state’s Physical Therapy Board. 

If a state is not listed as approved, please contact us for more information as it may be pending approval. If you would like to get a course approved individually through your state board, please contact us for the course information.  An information sheet on how to get a course individually approved can be found here.

BOC Athletic Trainers

ATHLETIC TRAINERS

Learn about the BOC HERE.

IDN is a BOC approved provider. Provider #P8740

  • The IDN Foundation and Advanced courses are BOC approved for 29 Category A CE hours.
  • The IDN Advanced Lumbopelvic Integration Course is BOC approved for 19 Category A CE hours. 
  • The IDN Upper Extremity and Hand Course is BOC approved for 29 Category A CE hours. 
  • The IDN Advanced Chronic Pain Course is BOC approved for 27 Category A CE hours. 
  • The IDN Cranio-Cervical Home Study Course is BOC approved for 6.75 Category A CE hours. 
  • The IDN Cranio-Cervical Live Course is BOC approved for 8.25 Category A CE hours. 
  • The IDN Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Tendinopathy Dry Needling course is BOC approved for 17.5 Category A CE hours. 
  • The MSK US Lower Extremity (in-person) Course is BOC approved for 20 Category A CE hours. 
  • The MSK US Upper Extremity (in-person) Course is BOC approved for 20 Category A CE hours.
  • The CERT-MSUC Competency Course is BOC approved for 21.5 Category A CE hours. 
PACE Chiropractic Approval

CHIROPRACTORS

View our PACE profile HERE.

IDN is a PACE recognized provider. Pace is a division of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards. The courses below are approved in the following states:

  • The IDN Foundation and Advanced courses are approved for 29 CE hours.
  • The Advanced Lumbopelvic Integration Course is approved for 19 CE hours.
  • The Upper Extremity and Hand course is approved for 29 CE hours.
  • The Advanced Chronic Pain Course is approved for 27 CE hours.
  • The Cranio-Cervical Home Study course is approved for 6.75 CE hours.
  • The Cranio-Cervical Live course is approved for 8.25 CE hours.
  • The Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Tendinopathy Dry Needling course is approved for 17.5 CE hours.
  • The MSK US Lower Extremity (in-person) Course is approved for 20 CE hours.
  • The MSK US Upper Extremity (in-person) Course is approved for 20 CE hours.
  • The CERT-MSUC Competency Course is approved for 21.5  CE hours.
Alaska
Alabama
Connecticut
Washington, D.C.
Florida*
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
New Jersey
Nevada**
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wyoming
Puerto Rico
Nova Scotia

*Florida – The Foundation and Advanced courses are approved directly through the FL Chiropractic Board.  

**Nevada – The Foundation and Advanced courses are approved for CE credit through the approval via the NV PT Board.  The NV DC Board will accept courses that are approved by other Nevada Boards as defined in NRS 622.060.

OT Scope of DN Practice

Did you know that OT's in many states can perform dry needling?  Learn more about your scope of practice related to dry needling.

AOTA

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

Click here to view the states that recognize AOTA Approved Providers.

IDN is an American Occupational Therapy Association approved provider of continuing education.

  • The Upper Extremity and Hand Dry Needling course is approved for 27 course hours and 2.7 CEUs through AOTA. (each 10 hours of class time is 1 CEU) Integrative Dry Needling is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID#3908. This live activity is offered at 2.7 CEUs, as an introductory level, OT Service Delivery. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
  • The Foundation Course – Neurologic Dry Needling for Pain Management and Sports Rehabilitation is approved for 29 course hours and 2.9 CEUs through AOTA. (each 10 hours of class time is 1 CEU) Integrative Dry Needling is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID#7530. This live activity is offered at 2.9 CEUs, as an introductory level, OT Service Delivery. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
  • The Advanced Certification Course – Advanced Neurologic Dry Needling for Pain Management and Performance Enhancement is approved for 29 course hours and 2.9 CEUs through AOTA.  (each 10 hours of class time is 1 CEU) Integrative Dry Needling is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID#10313. This live activity is offered at 2.9 CEUs, as an introductory level, OT Service Delivery. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.

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