Bill Status of HB 4487   103rd General Assembly


Short Description:  ACUPUNCTURE-5-NEEDLE PROTOCOL

House Sponsors
Rep. Hoan Huynh and Lilian Jiménez

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/17/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
225 ILCS 2/95 new

Synopsis As Introduced
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.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/17/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Hoan Huynh
  1/17/2024HouseFirst Reading
  1/17/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/6/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez

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