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SB 1330

An Act amending the act of December 16, 1986 (P.L.1646, No.188), known as the Chiropractic Practice Act, in preliminary provisions, providing for findings and declarations and for applicability and construction and further providing for definitions; in State Board of Chiropractic, further providing for powers and duties and providing for certification to perform dry needling, for certification to practice animal chiropractic, for concussion management and for student athletes; in licensure and regulation, further providing for applications for license, repealing provisions relating to examination and to failure of examination, further providing for reciprocity, for limited license, for refusal, suspension or revocation of license, repealing provisions relating to continuing chiropractic education, providing for continuing chiropractic education requirements, for format and limits for continuing chiropractic education, for course content and approval, for calculation of continuing chiropractic education credits, for sponsor approval and program administration, for renewal certification, reporting and audits, for exemptions and carryover and for extensions, waivers and enforcement, further providing for professional liability insurance, for license required, for Doctor of Chiropractic and abbreviation and for relationship with other branches of the healing arts and providing for opinions and testimony; in penalty provisions, further providing for practice of chiropractic without license prohibited and for violation of other provisions; and, in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for fees.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Dawn Keefer

Expands the Board’s power to certify dry needling and animal chiropractic, updates licensure, CE, and liability rules, and strengthens public protection with new concussion, discip

Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
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Bill Summary · SB 1330

Overview

SB 1330 (Pennsylvania, 2025-2026) amends the Chiropractic Practice Act of 1986. The bill reorganizes and expands provisions related to chiropractic practice, including definitions, board powers, new certifications (dry needling and animal chiropractic), concussion management and student athlete provisions, licensure and regulation, continuing education, liability insurance, discipline, and miscellaneous related provisions. It also updates enforcement, exemptions, and administrative processes. The bill is sponsored with Dawn Keefer as a co-sponsor and was referred to the Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure committee on May 20, 2026.

Purpose and intent

  • Modernize and clarify the Chiropractic Practice Act.
  • Expand regulatory authority and professional standards for chiropractors.
  • Introduce new certifications to broaden practice scope (dry needling, animal chiropractic).
  • Enhance concussion management involvement and support for student athletes.
  • Update licensure, renewal, continuing education, and enforcement mechanisms to improve compliance and public protection.

Key provisions and changes

Preliminary provisions

  • Add findings, declarations, applicability, and construction language.
  • Update definitions to align with revised scope and regulatory framework.

State Board of Chiropractic – powers, duties, and certifications

  • Expand board authority to:
    • Certify practitioners to perform dry needling.
    • Certify practitioners to practice animal chiropractic.
    • Establish standards for concussion management and involvement with student athletes.
  • Clarify and potentially broaden roles in certification, discipline, and practice standards.

Licensure and regulation

  • Revisions to licensure applications.
  • Repeal or modify provisions relating to:
    • Examinations (replacing certain examination requirements with alternative processes or timelines).
    • Failure of examination (adjusting consequences and processes).
  • Repeal and replace provisions on reciprocity (out-of-state license recognition).
  • Introduce or modify a limited license category.
  • Refine grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of licensure.
  • Repeal continuing chiropractic education (C.C.E.) provisions and replace with updated C.C.E. requirements, including:
    • Format and limits for C.C.E.
    • Course content and approval processes
    • Calculation methods for C.C.E. credits
    • Sponsor approval and program administration
    • Renewal certification, reporting, and audits
    • Exemptions, carryover, extensions, waivers, and enforcement related to C.C.E.
  • Align professional liability insurance requirements with updated scope and standards.
  • Specify license requirements and abbreviations (e.g., Doctor of Chiropractic) and clarify relationship with other healing arts.
  • Update provisions on opinions and testimony.

Penalty provisions

  • Strengthen or clarify penalties for:
    • Practice of chiropractic without a license.
    • Violations of other provisions within the act.

Miscellaneous provisions and fees

  • Revise or establish new fee structures associated with licensure, renewals, certifications, audits, and enforcement.
  • Include miscellaneous regulatory clarifications and procedural details.

Who would be affected

  • Licensed chiropractors in Pennsylvania, including:
    • Those seeking new certifications (dry needling, animal chiropractic).
    • Practitioners pursuing or renewing licenses under revised requirements.
    • Practitioners subject to updated continuing education, reporting, and audits.
  • Chiropractors engaged in concussion management activities or working with student athletes.
  • Administrative staff and entities within the State Board of Chiropractic responsible for licensing, certification, education approval, and enforcement.
  • Out-of-state practitioners seeking licensure reciprocity, now governed by revised standards.
  • Individuals and entities offering continuing education programs in chiropractic topics.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Referred to the Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure committee (May 20, 2026).
  • The bill outlines phased changes to licensure processes, continuing education requirements, and enforcement mechanisms, potentially affecting timing for:
    • Transition periods for current licensees to meet new C.C.E. requirements.
    • Application and approval timelines for new certifications (dry needling, animal chiropractic).
    • Implementation of updated liability insurance requirements and reporting/audit cycles.
  • Specific effective dates, transition periods, or enforcement timelines would be defined in the final act or accompanying fiscal/implementation language.

Potential impact and considerations

  • Public protection: Enhanced standards, new certifications, and explicit concussion management roles aim to improve patient safety and care quality.
  • Professional scope: Expanded practice areas (dry needling, animal chiropractic) may increase practice opportunities but require new competencies and oversight.
  • Regulatory burden: Revisions to licensure, C.C.E., audits, and reporting could increase compliance requirements for practitioners and sponsors of continuing education.
  • Access and consistency: Updated reciprocity and limited license provisions may affect pathways for non-Pennsylvania graduates or out-of-state practitioners seeking licensure.

If you’d like, I can extract specific section-by-section changes once the bill text is available and provide a比較 table of before/after provisions.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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