Help us Protect the Practice of Acupuncture in Massachusetts!

Urgent Request to Contact Legislators

Attention all patients: We need your participation! Please reach out to your legislator (Senator and State Rep) before November 15th and ask them to request that the Joint Committee on Public Health support our bill "An Act Relative to the Practice of Acupuncture", H2051 in the House and S1107 in the Senate. Our testimony on the bill will be heard on November 19th and your calls and emails will influence the outcome.

Who should you contact?
Call or email your Senator and State Rep. Find yours at this link:

https://malegislature.gov/people/findmylegislator

What should you say?
I use acupuncture as an integral part of my healthcare and I am calling to voice my support of Bill# H2051 (House) or S1107 (Senate). If you add your personal experience with acupuncture, it is a plus, but not necessary (The Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Society of Massachusetts is also collecting written testimonials to present to the legislators).

Why should you do this?
This bill seeks to ensure that only licensed acupuncturists with appropriate training are allowed to use acupuncture techniques in Massachusetts. Currently, physical therapists are attempting to utilize acupuncture in their practice by renaming it "dry needling". Unless they are also a Licensed Acupuncturist, they do not have adequate training in order to use this technique in their PT practice. If they are using acupuncture needles, they are practicing acupuncture, which is NOT in their scope of practice.

To find out more about Dry Needling, take a look at the AOMSM Dry Needling Fact Sheet found here:

http://aomsm.org/dryneedlingfactsheet

Thank you, in advance, for your help!