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 NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 12/30/2015
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12/30/15  7:27 am
Commenter: Zev Myerowitz D.C., LAc., DABCA, BCIM, DEM, FICC

PT Dry Needling
 

To allow Dry Needling in the PT scope of practice is illegal. Once legislated, any profession that wants to include Acupuncture in their scope, must go through the legislative process for legislative approval. Changing the name of a procedure does not negate the required process.

CommentID: 48547