{"data":{"id":"us-vt/26-v.s.a.-3401a","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"26 V.S.A. § 3401a","heading":"Scope of practice","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 26: Professions and Occupations","Chapter 075: Acupuncturists","Subchapter 001: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/075/03401a","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:08Z","sha256":"fc6531fd1ff5827def038715f9b30b280c62172ccb9385ea9c06e194c058db26","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/26-v.s.a.-3401","next":"us-vt/26-v.s.a.-3402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}