Legislation & advocacy

Chiropractic’s voice in Harrisburg.

PCA writes the bills, testifies at the hearings and walks the Capitol halls so Pennsylvania chiropractors can practice to their training and patients can reach their care. Here is what we are fighting for right now, and how you can help win it.

PCA members and legislators at the Pennsylvania Capitol rotunda for lobby day, holding signs supporting HB 1106 and SB 1330
PCA lobby day at the Capitol with Senator Dawn Keefer, Representative John Lawrence and Representative Jennifer O’Mara. HB 1106 prime sponsor Representative Lisa Borowski not pictured.
193⁠–⁠8House vote on HB 1106
1928fighting for PA chiropractic since
6Capitol advocacy days this year
253state legislators we work with
Bill tracker

What we’re fighting for right now

Where every bill we’re driving or watching stands today, and what it means for your practice.

Top priorityNow in the Senate

HB 1106: Delegation

Clarifies what trained staff can do in a chiropractic office, so doctors can run efficient practices and see more patients. Passed the House 193–8. Now it needs a Senate vote.

  1. ✓IntroducedHouse
  2. ✓Passed committeeHouse
  3. ✓Passed the House193–8
  4. 4Senate voteUp next
  5. 5GovernorSigns into law
State · SenateIn the Senate

SB 1330: Scope modernization

Brings Pennsylvania’s chiropractic practice act in line with how DCs are trained today.

Read the plan →
Federal · CongressSupport

HR 539 / S 106: Medicare coverage

Medicare covers only spinal manipulation today. These bills would cover the full range of chiropractic services for seniors.

Contact your member of Congress →
State · HouseWatching

PT direct access and dry needling

Proposals to expand physical therapy direct access from 30 to 60 days and to address dry needling. PCA’s Dr. Marc Belitsky testified before the House Professional Licensure Committee.

Watch the testimony →
Your move

Three things you can do this week

Senators listen to the chiropractors and patients in their own districts. Ten minutes from you carries more weight than a hundred emails from us.

Find your Senator →
  1. 1

    Send your postcard

    Fill out the HB 1106 Senate postcard from your inbox and mail it today. A physical card on a Senator’s desk carries weight.

  2. 2

    Call your Senator

    Call or visit the district office. Introduce yourself, tell your story and ask for a YES on HB 1106.

  3. 3

    Thank your Representative

    Share the thank-you post from our social toolkit. Senators notice when colleagues get credit for supporting chiropractic.

Watch

On the record for Pennsylvania chiropractic

We show up where decisions get made: committee hearings, the House and Senate, the State Board and the courts.

Testimony · PT direct access & dry needling

Dr. Marc Belitsky testifies before the House Professional Licensure Committee

PCA’s position on physical therapy direct access and dry needling, on the record before the committee.

Advocacy

PCA advocacy in Harrisburg

How PCA makes the case for chiropractic with Pennsylvania lawmakers.

Track record

What PCA advocacy has already won

Every one of these changed how Pennsylvania chiropractors practice and get paid.

Governor Tom Wolf signing Act 67 of 2018 with PCA leaders
Governor Tom Wolf signs Act 67 of 2018, PCA’s student clinical training law, with PCA leaders.
Act 67 of 2018Student clinical training lawChiropractic students can train in Pennsylvania practices as part of their college curriculum, under the direct supervision of a licensed DC.
InsuranceStopped multiple copays in one visitPatients no longer pay stacked copays for a single chiropractic visit.
InsuranceEnded unlimited retroactive reviewsInsurers can no longer reach back indefinitely to take back payments.
Workers’ compProtected injured workers’ rightsStopped efforts to limit injured workers’ access to chiropractic care.
CourtsFunded State Farm v. CavotoPCA funded the appeal that defends chiropractors’ right to delegate.
State BoardShaped Board regulationsAdvocated on distance learning, delegation, specialty advertising and scope, including animal chiropractic.
Legislative team

The people working the Capitol for you

Jessica Treichler
Your legislative liaison

Jessica Treichler

Jessica brings seven years of grassroots advocacy and five years managing billing in a multidisciplinary chiropractic clinic, so she knows the practice-side cost of every bill she works on. She leads PCA’s day-to-day work on HB 1106 and SB 1330 and is your first call on any legislative question.

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Andrew Rickhard, DC
Andrew Rickhard, DCLegislative Co-Chair
Andrew Heck, DC
Andrew Heck, DCCo-Chair · Past President
Mike Barba
Mike BarbaExecutive Director
Marc Belitsky, DC
Marc Belitsky, DCLegislative Committee
Keith Miller, DC
Keith Miller, DCPAC Committee Chair
Advocacy days

Come to the Capitol with us

Spend a day in Harrisburg meeting legislators with PCA leadership. No experience needed. We brief you, schedule the meetings and walk in with you.

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Support the PCA-PAC

The PAC supports candidates who support chiropractic. It is how we stay in the room with the legislators who decide our bills, and every dollar comes from doctors like you.

PAC Committee Chair: Keith Miller, DC

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Stay informed

Newsletters and briefings

Our monthly legislative newsletter tells you what moved, what’s next and exactly what to do. Members get it by email.

Tools

Reach your lawmakers

Pennsylvania has 50 Senators (4-year terms) and 203 House members (2-year terms). Every one of them has a district office near you.