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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2/8/17  1:52 pm
Commenter: Yingjiu liu

Dry needling is the practice of acupuncture
 

The Booard of Physical lacks the legal authority to expend the physical scope of practice to include dry needling and any attempt to do so would plainly violate state law  2drr Needdling is not safe more propel more stoutly 10years the draft regulation in fact provide no minimum training standard whatsoever for safety .practitioners should meet standards required for acupuncturist 

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