The Nebraska Veterinary Board has determined the use of PEMF to be veterinary medicine and has sent practitioners cease and desist letters.
In a meeting on April 11, 2024 the board meeting minutes state the following:
A. What is the scope of practice regarding “Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy” for animals?
It is the opinion of the Board that Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy would be within the scope of practice for Veterinary Medicine and Surgery in accordance with 38-3312-1
38-3312. Practice of veterinary medicine and surgery, defined. Practice of veterinary medicine and surgery means: (1) To diagnose, treat, correct, change, relieve, or prevent animal disease, deformity, defect, injury, or other physical or mental conditions, including the prescription or administration of any drug, medicine, biologic, apparatus, application, anesthetic, or other therapeutic or diagnostic substance or technique, and the use of any manual or mechanical procedure for testing for pregnancy or fertility or for correcting sterility or infertility. The acts described in this subdivision shall not be done without a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship;
STATE OF NEBRASKA STATUTES RELATING TO THE VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY PRACTICE ACT
38-3312. Practice of veterinary medicine and surgery, defined. Practice of veterinary medicine and surgery means: (1) To diagnose, treat, correct, change, relieve, or prevent animal disease, deformity, defect, injury, or other physical or mental conditions, including the prescription or administration of any drug, medicine, biologic, apparatus, application, anesthetic, or other therapeutic or diagnostic substance or technique, and the use of any manual or mechanical procedure for testing for pregnancy or fertility or for correcting sterility or infertility. The acts described in this subdivision shall not be done without a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship; (2) To render advice or recommendation with regard to any act described in subdivision (1) of this section; (3) To represent, directly or indirectly, publicly or privately, an ability and willingness to do any act described in subdivision (1) of this section; and (4) To use any title, words, abbreviation, or letters in a manner or under circumstances which induce the belief that the person using them is qualified to do any act described in subdivision (1) of this section.
Source: Laws 2007, LB463, § 1094.
LINK: https://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Documents/VeterinaryMedicineSurgery.pdf
Nebraska Veterinary Medicine Surgery
State of Nebraska Uniform Credentialing Act
Nebraska Licensure of Animal Therapists Chapter-182
