Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Physical Therapy
 
chapter
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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2/9/17  12:47 pm
Commenter: Pat Cutchember

Oppose Dry Needling
 

Dry Needling is Acupuncture.

Please opose the practice of acupuncture by unlicensed users. The Board of Physical Therapy lacks the legal authority to expand the physical therapy scope of practice to include dry needling and any attempt to do so would plainly violate state law. For the Health and safety of patients only acupuncturist should needle. Acupuncturist are trained and licensed to Needle. 

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