Tennessee Code Title 63. Professions of the Healing Arts § 63-24-109

(a) An athletic trainer may use dry needling, as defined in § 63-13-103, and physical modalities, such as heat, light, sound, cold, electricity, or mechanical devices, for the prevention, recognition, evaluation, management, disposition, rehabilitation, and treatment of athletic injuries.

(b) An athletic trainer shall only practice in those areas in which an athletic trainer is competent by reason of training or experience that can be substantiated by records or other evidence found acceptable by the board in the exercise of the board's considered discretion.

(c) An athletic trainer shall obtain such training and certification in the practice of dry needling as the board may require by rule.  The practice of dry needling by an athletic trainer under this chapter does not constitute the practice of acupuncture under chapter 6, part 10 of this title.

(d) The board is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate this section.  The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.