Dry Needling/Practice of OT/Expands

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act expands the “practice of occupational therapy” to include dry needling, and sets forth requirements and limitations for licensed occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants pertaining to the practice of dry needling. Dry needling may not be performed without a physician referral, and occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants may not hold themselves out as acupuncturists unless they are licensed acupuncturists.

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Apr 3, 2025CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House · House Health & Human Development
2. Apr 16, 2025CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 3 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits · House Health & Human Development
3. May 22, 2025HouseStricken in House

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

• KE Kerri Evelyn HarrisD Primary sponsor · District 32
• NP Nicole PooreD Joint sponsor · District 12