Pennsylvania 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.

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PRINTER'S NO. 1719
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1330
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY KEEFER, MAY 20, 2026
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
MAY 20, 2026
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 16, 1986 (P.L.1646, No.188),
entitled "An act providing for the licensing of chiropractors
and the regulation of the practice of chiropractic;
establishing the State Board of Chiropractic in the
Department of State and providing for its powers and duties;
providing for the supervision of colleges of chiropractic,
for the examination of applicants, for enforcement and for
disciplinary actions; providing penalties; and making
repeals," 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
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providing for fees.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of December 16, 1986 (P.L.1646, No.188),
known as the Chiropractic Practice Act, is amended by adding
sections to read:
Section 101.1. Findings and declarations.
The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Chiropractic is a health profession in this
Commonwealth that is subject to regulation and oversight to
protect the public health, welfare and safety.
(2) It is in the public interest that only a person who
meets the qualifications established under this act engage in
the practice of chiropractic to maintain public trust and
confidence in the profession.
Section 101.2. Applicability and construction.
(a) Applicability.--This act shall apply to a person who
practices chiropractic in this Commonwealth regardless of the
person's place of residence or whether a doctor-patient
relationship exists.
(b) Construction.--This act shall be liberally construed to
implement the purposes of this act.
Section 2. The definitions of "adjunctive procedures,"
"chiropractic," "chiropractor" and "manipulation/adjustment" in
section 102 are amended and the section is amended by adding
definitions to read:
Section 102. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Adjunctive procedures." [Physical measures such as
mechanical stimulation, heat, cold, light, air, water,
electricity, sound, massage and mobilization.] A physical
measure, physiologic therapeutic program or rehabilitative or
exercise program, including active and passive modalities,
mechanical stimulation, heat, cold, light, air, water,
electricity, sound, massage and mobilization, that a licensee
uses to reduce pain or muscle spasm, increase function or
mobility, reduce disability or otherwise provide chiropractic
care and treatment to a patient.
"Animal." A living animal other than a human being.
"Animal chiropractic." The evaluation and treatment of
vertebral or extremity joint dysfunction of an animal through
spinal, joint or neuromusculoskeletal manipulative therapy or
soft tissue therapy. The term does not include administering,
selling, distributing, recommending or providing advice
regarding a substance, product or device to restore or maintain
the health of an animal, including any of the following:
(1) Vitamins.
(2) Minerals.
(3) Phytonutrients.
(4) Antioxidants.
(5) Enzymes.
(6) Glandular extracts.
(7) Botanical substances.
(8) Herbal therapies.
(9) Homeopathic remedies.
(10) D