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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 874
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the President of the Senate in conform-
ance with presession filing rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part of the
President (at the request of Governor Tina Kotek for Oregon Medical Board)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to Oriental medicine; amending ORS 677.010, 677.275, 677.757, 677.759, 677.761 and 677.780.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 677.010 is amended to read:
677.010. As used in this chapter, subject to the exemptions in ORS 677.060 and unless the con-
text requires otherwise:
(1) “Approved internship” means the first year of post-graduate training served in a hospital
that is approved by the Oregon Medical Board or by the Accreditation Council [ of] for Graduate
Medical Education or its successor organization , the American Osteopathic Association or its
successor organization or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or its suc-
cessor organization.
(2) “Approved school of medicine” means a school offering a full-time resident program of study
in medicine or osteopathic medicine leading to a degree of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of
Osteopathic Medicine, such program having been fully accredited or conditionally approved by the
Liaison Committee on Medical Education, or its successor agency, or the American Osteopathic
Association, or its successor agency, or having been otherwise determined by the board to meet the
association standards as specifically incorporated into board rules.
[(3) “Board” means the Oregon Medical Board. ]
[(4)] (3) “Diagnose” means to examine another person in any manner to determine the source
or nature of a disease or other physical or mental condition, or to hold oneself out or represent that
a person is so examining another person. It is not necessary that the examination be made in the
presence of such other person; [ it] the examination may be made on information supplied either
directly or indirectly by such other person.
[(5)] (4) “Dispense” means the preparation and delivery of a prescription drug, pursuant to a
lawful order of a practitioner, in a suitable container appropriately labeled for subsequent adminis-
tration to or use by a patient or other individual entitled to receive the prescription drug.
[(6)] (5) “Dispensing physician” means a physician or podiatric physician and surgeon who pur-
chases prescription drugs for the purpose of dispensing them to patients or other individuals entitled
to receive the prescription drug and who dispenses them accordingly.
[(7)] (6) “Drug” means all medicines and preparations for internal or external use of humans,
intended to be used for the cure, mitigation or prevention of diseases or abnormalities of humans,
which are recognized in any published United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary, or
otherwise established as a drug.
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[(8)] (7) “Fellow” means an individual who has not qualified under ORS 677.100 (1) and (2) and
who is pursuing some special line of study as part of a supervised program of a school of medicine,
a hospital approved for internship or residency training, or an institution for medical research or
education that provides for a period of study under the supervision of a responsible member of that
hospital or institution, such school, hospital or institution having been approved by the board.
[(9)] (8) “Intern” means an individual who has entered into a hospital or hospitals for the first
year of post-graduate training.
[(10)] (9) “License” means permission to practice, whether by license, registration or certif-
ication.
[(11)] (10) “Licensee” means an individual holding a valid license issued by the board.
[(12)] (11) “Physical incapacity” means a condition that renders an individual licensed under this
chapter unable to practice under that license with professional skill and safety by reason of physical
illness or physical deterioration that adversely affects cognition, motor or perceptive skill.
[(13)] (12) “Physician” means a person who holds a degree of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of
Osteopathic Medicine, or a person who holds a degree of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine if the context
in which the term “physician” is used does not authorize or require the person to practice outside
the scope of a license issued under ORS 677.805 to 677.840.
[(14)] (13) “Podiatric physician and surgeon” means a physician licensed under ORS 677.805 to
677.840 to practice podiatry.
[(15)(a)] (14)(a) “Podiatry” means:
(A) The diagnosis or the medical, physical or surgical treatment of ailments of the human foot,
ankle and tendons directly attached to and governing the function of the foot and ankle, and treat-
ment involving the use of a general or spinal anesthetic if that treatment is performed in a hospital
licensed under ORS 441.025 or in an ambulatory surgical center licensed by the Oregon Health
Authority and is under the supervision of or in collaboration with a podiatric physician and surgeon;
(B) Assisting in the performance of surgery, as provided in ORS 677.814; and
(C) The treatment of skin, skin-related structures and subcutaneous masses, and wounds in-
volving skin, skin-related structures and subcutaneous masses, on the human leg no further proximal
than the tibial tubercle.
(b) “Podiatry” does not include administering general or spinal anesthetics or the amputation
of the entire foot.
[(16)] (15) “Prescribe” means to direct, order or designate the use of or manner of using by
spoken or written words or other means.
[(17)] (16) “Resident” means an individual who, after the first year of post-graduate training, in
order to qualify for some particular specialty in the field of medicine, pursues a special line of study
as part of a supervised program of a hospital approved by the board.
(17) “Traditional Eastern medicine” means the practice of medicine, specifically
acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine, regulated by this chapter if the medicine is
practiced within the context of a person’s license to practice acupuncture issued under ORS
677.757 to 677.770.
SECTION 2.
ORS 677.275 is amended to read:
677.275. Each administrative law judge conducting hearings on behalf of the Oregon Medical
Board is vested with the full authority of the board to schedule and conduct hearings on behalf and
in the name of the board on all matters referred by the board, including issuance of licenses, pro-
ceedings for placing licensees on probation and for suspension and revocation of licenses, and shall
cause to be prepared and furnished to the board, for decision thereon by the board, the complete
written transcript of the record of the hearing. This transcript shall contain all evidence introduced
at the hearing and all pleas, motions and objections, and all rulings of the administrative law judge.
Each administrative law judge may administer oaths and issue summonses, notices and subpoenas,
but may not place any licensee on probation or issue, refuse, suspend or revoke a license.
SECTION 3. ORS 677.757 is amended to read:
677.757. As used in ORS 677.757 to 677.770:
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[(1)(a) “Acupuncture” means an Oriental health care practice used to promote health and to treat
neurological, organic or functional disorders by the stimulation of specific points on the surface of the
body by the insertion of needles. “Acupuncture” includes the treatment method of moxibustion, as well
as the use of electrical, thermal, mechanical or magnetic devices, with or without needles, to stimulate
acupuncture points and acupuncture meridians and to induce acupuncture anesthesia or analgesia. ]
[(b) The practice of acupuncture also includes the following modalities as authorized by the Oregon
Medical Board: ]
[(A) Traditional and modern techniques of diagnosis and evaluation; ]
[(B) Oriental massage, exercise and related therapeutic methods; and ]
[(C) The use of Oriental pharmacopoeia, vitamins, minerals and dietary advice. ]
(1) “Acupuncture” means:
(a) Traditional Eastern medicine used to promote health and treat neurological, organic
or functional disorders through the insertion of needles into specific points on the body at
varying depths, including insertion into the skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle layers and
fascia, and into or near joint spaces based on anatomical location and the practitioner’s
clinical assessment. The type of needle inserted, and the depth, angle and technique of in-
sertion, are informed by specialized training in acupuncture theory, biomedical anatomy and
diagnostic evaluation to safely stimulate biological and physiological responses and support
the body’s healing process.
(b) The treatment method of moxibustion and the use of electrical, thermal, mechanical
or magnetic devices, with or without needles, to stimulate acupuncture points and
acupuncture meridians and to induce acupuncture anesthesia or analgesia.
(c) The following modalities, as authorized by the Oregon Medical Board:
(A) Traditional Eastern medicine and acupuncture techniques of diagnosis and evalu-
ation;
(B) Traditional Eastern medicine manual therapy, exercise and related therapeutic
methods; and
(C) The use of Traditional Eastern medicine pharmacopoeia, vitamins, minerals and
dietary advice.
(2) [ “Oriental pharmacopoeia” ] “Traditional Eastern medicine pharmacopoeia” means a list
of herbs described in [ traditional Oriental ] Traditional Eastern medicine texts commonly used in
accredited schools of [ Oriental] Traditional Eastern medicine if the texts are approved by the
Oregon Medical Board.
SECTION 4.
ORS 677.759 is amended to read:
677.759. (1) [ No person shall ] A person may not practice acupuncture without first obtaining
a license to practice medicine and surgery or a license to practice acupuncture from the Oregon
Medical Board except as provided in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the board may issue a license to practice
acupuncture to an individual licensed to practice acupuncture in another state or territory of the
United States if the individual is licensed to practice medicine and surgery or acupuncture in the
other state or territory. The board [ shall] may not issue such a license unless the requirements of
the other state or territory are similar to the requirements of this state.
(3) The board shall examine the qualifications of an applicant and determine who shall be au-
thorized to practice acupuncture.
(4) Using the term “acupuncture,” “acupuncturist,” [ “Oriental medicine” ] “Traditional Eastern
medicine” or any other term, title, name or abbreviation indicating that an individual is qualified
or licensed to practice acupuncture is prima facie evidence of practicing acupuncture.
(5) In addition to the powers and duties of the board described in this chapter, the board shall
adopt rules consistent with ORS 677.757 to 677.770 governing the issuance of a license to practice
acupuncture.
SECTION 5. ORS 677.761 is amended to read:
677.761. Nothing in ORS 677.757 to 677.770 is intended to:
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(1) Prevent, limit or interfere with an individual licensed or certified by the Oregon Medical
Board from practicing health care other than acupuncture within the scope of the license or certif-
ication of the individual.
(2) Limit any other licensed or certified health care practitioner from practicing acupressure
or other therapy within the scope of the license or certification of the individual.
(3) Limit the activities of any person who engages in the business of providing [ Oriental
massage] Traditional Eastern medicine manual therapy, exercise and related therapeutic methods
or who provides substances listed in [ an Oriental ] Traditional Eastern medicine pharmacopoeia,
or vitamins or minerals or dietary advice, so long as the activities of the person are not otherwise
prohibited by law.
(4) Limit the ability of practitioners from outside Oregon to demonstrate the practice of
acupuncture as part of a recognized and limited duration educational program, lecture or event
within this state under rules adopted by the board.
SECTION 6.
ORS 677.780 is amended to read:
677.780. (1) There is established an Acupuncture Advisory Committee consisting of six members
appointed by the Oregon Medical Board. Of the committee members appointed by the board:
(a) One shall be a person who is a current member of the board.
(b) Two shall be physicians licensed under ORS chapter 677.
(c) Three shall be acupuncturists licensed under ORS [ 677.759] 677.757 to 677.770. In appointing
the three acupuncturists, the board may receive nominations from the [ Oregon Association of
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine ] Oregon Association of Acupuncturists, or its successor
organization, and other professional acupuncture organizations.
(2) The term of office of each committee member is three years, but a committee member serves
at the pleasure of the board. A committee member may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
A committee member serves until a successor is appointed and qualified. If there is a vacancy for
any cause, the board shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired
term.
(3) A committee member is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided for board mem-
bers in ORS 677.235.
(4) A majority of the members of the committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of
business.
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Passed by Senate March 11, 2025
Repassed by Senate June 9, 2025
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Obadiah Rutledge, Secretary of Senate
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Passed by House June 3, 2025
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
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