N.C. Acupuncture Licensing Bd. v. N.C. Bd. of Physical Therapy Examiners

JACKSON, Justice.

**698 In this case we must determine whether the Business Court erred by affirming a declaratory ruling issued by the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners (Physical Therapy Board) pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 150B-4 determining that dry needling constitutes physical therapy. Because we conclude that the Physical Therapy Board's decision was consistent with its enabling statutes and administrative rules, we affirm the final judgment of the Business Court that upheld the Physical Therapy Board's declaratory ruling.

In May 2016, the North Carolina Acupuncture Licensing…