103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4487
 
Introduced 1/17/2024, by Rep. Hoan Huynh
 
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.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Acupuncture Practice Act is amended by 
5adding 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 
9procedure where 5 needles are inserted into the external human 
10ear to provide relief from the effects of behavioral health 
11conditions. 
12    (b) None of the provisions of this Act shall prevent an 
13unlicensed person from engaging in the 5-needle protocol if 
14the 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; 
 
 
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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 
10by this Section shall be limited to the insertion of 
11disposable, sterile acupuncture needles into the ear and only 
12in compliance with the 5-needle protocol. The application or 
13insertion of needles anywhere else on the body of another 
14person by a person acting under the provisions of this Section 
15shall be considered engaging in the practice of acupuncture 
16without a license.