HB 1042 Colorado 2026A session
Dry Needling by Occupational Therapists
The act authorizes an occupational therapist to perform dry needling on and after September 1, 2027, if the occupational therapist:Has the knowledge, skill, ability, and documented competency to perform the act;Has successfully completed a dry needling course of study that meets supervisorial, educational, and clinical prerequisites to be established by rule; andObtains a written informed consent from each patient for dry needling, including information concerning the potential benefits and risks of dry needling and a statement that the occupational therapist performing dry needling is not an acupuncturist. The act requires the director of the division of professions and occupations within the department of regulatory agencies to adopt rules to implement the authorization for an occupational therapist to perform dry needling. At a minimum, the rules must establish requirements for dry needling performed by an occupational therapist that are equivalent to the requirements in rules adopted by the state physical therapy board for dry needling performed by a physical therapist.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Enacted — last recorded action April 2, 2026
Governor Signed
Recorded votes
Refer House Bill 26-1042 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
0 yes · 0 no · pass March 11, 2026
Refer House Bill 26-1042 to the Committee of the Whole.
0 yes · 0 no · pass February 4, 2026
Passage likelihood
Not enough recorded signal to estimate this bill's chances.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Governor Signed
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Sent to the Governor
- Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
- House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services