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Department of Health Professions

Board of Physical Therapy

Regulations Governing the Practice of Physical Therapy [18 VAC 112 ‑ 20]

Action	Practice of dry needling
Stage	Proposed
Comment Period	Ended on 2/24/2017

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1/25/17 12:59 am

Commenter: Youping Qin, National University of Natural Medicine

Dry needle is acupuncture therefore it requires a acupuncture license to practice it.

I oppose dry needle to be the scope of PT' practice because y dry needle is acupuncture therefore it requires a acupuncture license to practice it.

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