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In Louisiana, PTs and Chiropractors have recently expanded their scope of practice to include dry needling.
The Board of Medical Examiners issued an opinion that "In the Board’s view, dry needling constitutes the practice of medicine and should only be performed by a physician or an acupuncturist."
It went on to alert physicians that unless specifically excluded from a physical therapy referral, it is possible that dry needling may be performed on your patient. Therefore, if you do not intend to authorize dry needling on a patient for whom you prescribe physical therapy services, you will need to specifically exclude it from your referral.
It also sought an opinion from the Attorney General, so that Chiropractors might not be able to include it in their scope of practice
The Board of Medical Examiners issued an opinion that "In the Board’s view, dry needling constitutes the practice of medicine and should only be performed by a physician or an acupuncturist."
It went on to alert physicians that unless specifically excluded from a physical therapy referral, it is possible that dry needling may be performed on your patient. Therefore, if you do not intend to authorize dry needling on a patient for whom you prescribe physical therapy services, you will need to specifically exclude it from your referral.
It also sought an opinion from the Attorney General, so that Chiropractors might not be able to include it in their scope of practice