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HB2715 • 2026
ACUPUNCTURE-5-NEEDLE PROTOCOL
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ACUPUNCTURE-5-NEEDLE PROTOCOL
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
ACUPUNCTURE-5-NEEDLE PROTOCOL
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Full Text of HB2715 Home Legislation Full Text HB2715 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced House Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced House Amendment 001 Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2715 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Lilian Jiménez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 2/95 new Amends the Acupuncture Practice Act. Provides that none of the provisions of the Act shall prevent an unlicensed person from engaging in a standardized 5-needle protocol if the person satisfies specified conditions. Provides that the treatment utilizing the 5-needle protocol shall be limited to the insertion of disposable, sterile acupuncture needles into the ear and only in compliance with the 5-needle protocol. Provides that the application or insertion of needles anywhere else on the body of another person by a person shall be considered engaging in the practice of acupuncture without a license. LRB104 09487 AAS 19548 b A BILL FOR HB2715 LRB104 09487 AAS 19548 b 1 AN ACT concerning regulation. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Acupuncture Practice Act is amended by 5 adding Section 95 as follows: 6 (225 ILCS 2/95 new) 7 Sec. 95. Exemption for practice of the 5-needle protocol. 8 (a) As used in this Section, "5-needle protocol" means a 9 procedure where 5 needles are inserted into the external human 10 ear to provide relief from the effects of behavioral health 11 conditions. 12 (b) None of the provisions of this Act shall prevent an 13 unlicensed person from engaging in the 5-needle protocol if 14 the person: 15 (1) has appropriate training in the 5-needle ear 16 acupuncture protocol, including training established by 17 the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association or the 18 People's Organization of Community Acupuncture or similar 19 training approved by the Board; 20 (2) has appropriate training in clean needle 21 techniques; 22 (3) employs sterile, single-use needles without the 23 reuse of needles; HB2715 - 2 - LRB104 09487 AAS 19548 b 1 (4) does not purport to treat any specific disease, 2 disorder, infirmity, or affliction; 3 (5) does not use any letters, words, or insignia 4 indicating or implying that he or she is an acupuncturist; 5 and 6 (6) makes no statements implying that his or her 7 practice of the 5-needle protocol is licensed, certified, 8 or otherwise regulated by the State. 9 (c) Treatment utilizing the 5-needle protocol as described 10 by this Section shall be limited to the insertion of 11 disposable, sterile acupuncture needles into the ear and only 12 in compliance with the 5-needle protocol. 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