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Committee approves substitute to expand dry-needling licensure to occupational therapists and clarify direct access
Summary
The committee adopted a first substitute to House Bill 188 that extends dry-needling licensure and standards (including trigger-point dry needling) to occupational therapists, clarifies direct-access/referral language, and sets training and supervised-practice requirements; the substitute passed unanimously.
Representative Cutler introduced a first substitute to House Bill 188 adding trigger-point dry needling to the state’s regulated scope for occupational therapists and clarifying direct-access (nonreferral) practice for both physical and occupational therapists. Supporters including occupational therapists Sam DeLong and Trent Brown, and physical therapist and instructor Dr. Tyler (Ty) Robinson, described dry needling as a…
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