Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H867: Dry Needling by Occupational Therapists
Status: Chaptered, May 26, 2026
Defines "dry needling" & "myofascial trigger point"; requires Board of Occupational Therapy Association to establish minimum standards of practice for performance of dry needling by occupational therapists; provides performance requirements; requires board to establish additional supervision & training requirements; requires DOH to submit specified report to Legislature by specified date.
What the bill says
An act relating to dry needling by occupational therapists; amending s. 468.203, F.S.; defining the terms "dry needling" and "myofascial trigger point"; creating s. 468.227, F.S.; requiring the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice to establish minimum standards of practice for the performance of dry needling by occupational therapists; providing performance requirements; requiring the board to establish additional supervision and training requirements; requiring the Department of Health to submit a specified report to the Legislature by a specified date; providing construction…
From the enrolled text, March 5, 2026:
An act relating to dry needling by occupational therapists; amending s. 468.203, F.S.; defining the terms "dry needling" and "myofascial trigger point"; creating s. 468.227, F.S.; requiring the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice to establish minimum standards of practice for the performance of dry needling by occupational therapists; providing performance requirements; requiring the board to establish additional supervision and training requirements; requiring the Department of Health to submit a specified report to the Legislature by a specified date; providing construction; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsections (3) through (8) of section 468.203, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (5) through (10), respectively, and new subsections (3) and (4) are added to that section, to read: 468.203 Definitions.--As used in this act, the term: (3) "Dry needling" has the same meaning as in s. 486.021(12). (4) "Myofascial trigger point" has the same meaning as in words underlined are additions. hb867 -01-er FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/HB 867 2026 Legislature s. 486.021(13). Section 2. Section 468.227, Florida Statutes, is created to performance of dry needling.-- (1) The board shall establish minimum standards of practice for the performance of dry needling by occupational therapists, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a) Completion of 2 years of licensed practice as an occupational …