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

Nevada Statutes

§ 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

Nevada § 634.225

Title 54PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES

Ch. 634Chiropractic

PROHIBITED ACTS; PENALTIES; ENFORCEMENT

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Bluebook

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 634.225 (2026).

Text

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 as

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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 .