HB 165 Delaware 153 session
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DRY NEEDLING.
This Act authorizes physician assistants, occupational therapists, and nurse practitioners to practice dry needling. This Act sets forth requirements and limitations pertaining to the practice of dry needling. Dry needling may not be performed without a physician referral, and physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and occupational therapists may not hold themselves out as acupuncturists unless they are licensed acupuncturists.
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Enacted — last recorded action August 31, 2026
Signed by Governor
Recorded votes
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
- Signed by Governor
- Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
- Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 5 Favorable
- Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
- Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
- Amendment HA 2 to HB 165 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
- Amendment HA 1 to HB 165 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
- Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 11 On Its Merits
- Amendment HA 2 to HB 165 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
- Amendment HA 1 to HB 165 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
- Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House