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OR SB874

Bill

Status

Passed

6/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Unknown

Origin

Senate

2025 Legislative Measures

AI Summary

  • Replaces the term "Oriental medicine" with "Traditional Eastern medicine" throughout Oregon statutes governing acupuncture and related practices regulated by the Oregon Medical Board

  • Expands the statutory definition of acupuncture to include more detailed descriptions of needle insertion techniques, specifying insertion into skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle layers, fascia, and near joint spaces based on anatomical location and clinical assessment

  • Replaces references to "Oriental massage" with "Traditional Eastern medicine manual therapy" and "Oriental pharmacopoeia" with "Traditional Eastern medicine pharmacopoeia"

  • Updates the professional organization referenced for Acupuncture Advisory Committee nominations from "Oregon Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine" to "Oregon Association of Acupuncturists, or its successor organization"

  • Makes technical corrections to statutory references for accrediting organizations, changing "Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education" to "Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education"

Legislative Description

Relating to Oriental medicine.

Last Action

Effective date, January 1, 2026.

6/23/2025

Committee Referrals

Behavioral Health and Health Care3/14/2025
Health Care1/17/2025

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