Nevada § 634.225 - Chiropractic physician prohibited from piercing or severing body tissue or offering to engage in, advertise, solicit or claim to be able to perform acupuncture unless licensed to practice Oriental medicine; exceptions
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§ 634.225. Chiropractic physician prohibited from piercing or severing body tissue or offering to engage in, advertise, solicit or claim to be able to perform acupuncture unless licensed to practice Oriental medicine; exceptions
1. A chiropractic physician shall not pierce or sever any body tissue, except to: (a) Draw blood for diagnostic purposes; or (b) Perform dry needling, if the chiropractic physician is qualified to do so pursuant
to the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 634.035 . 2. A chiropractic physician shall not offer to engage in, advertise, solicit or otherwise
claim to be able to perform acupuncture unless he or she is licensed to practice Oriental
medicine pursuant to chapter 634A of NRS , except that a chiropractic physician who is qualified to perform dry needling pursuant
to the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 634.035 may offer to engage in, advertise, solicit or otherwise claim to be able to perform
dry needling. 3. As used in this section: (a) “ Acupuncture ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 634A.020 . (b) “ Dry needling ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 634.035 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 634.225 ("Chiropractic physician prohibited from piercing or severing body tissue or offering to engage in, advertise, solicit or claim to be able to perform acupuncture unless licensed to practice Oriental medicine; exceptions") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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