The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
001
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 3401a)
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§ 3401a. Scope of practice
(a) A licensed acupuncturist may, in addition to the practice of acupuncture employing
fine needles, in a manner consistent with acupuncture theory, employ electrical, magnetic,
thermal, and mechanical skin stimulation techniques; nonlaboratory diagnostic techniques;
nutritional, herbal, and manual therapies; exercise and lifestyle counseling; acupressure;
and massage.
(b) A licensed acupuncturist shall not offer diagnosis of any human pathology except for
a functional diagnosis, based upon the physical complaint of a patient or acupuncture
theory, for purposes of developing and managing a plan of acupuncture care, or as
necessary to document to insurers and other payers the reason a patient sought care. (Added 2019, No. 30, § 23.)