1. (1) Training programs must have curriculum that requires students to complete practicum training that provides an opportunity to observe the facilitation of non-ordinary states of consciousness.
2. (2) After January 1, 2026, all practicum must take place at a practicum site. Practicum training shall include placement at a practicum site where students can observe psilocybin services under the supervision of a practicum site supervisor.
3. (3) Any licensed service center can function as practicum site for training programs with curriculum approved by the Oregon Health Authority (Authority) subject to the requirements of OAR 333-333-4470. A training program with curriculum approved by the Authority shall notify the Authority in a form and manner prescribed by the Authority when it is using a practicum site to satisfy the requirements of this rule. .
4. (4) Any licensed service center can function as a practicum site for training programs authorized to provide psilocybin training by another state within the United States of America or U.S. Territories or the freely associated states of the Republic of Marshall Islands, Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia where provision of psilocybin services is allowed under state or territory law. If an out-of-state or outside the U.S. training program uses a practicum site in Oregon, the practicum site shall notify the Authority in a form and manner prescribed by the Authority.
5. (5) A practicum site must obtain written client consent prior to allowing a client to be observed by practicum students and prior to sharing any client information with practicum students or a training program.
6. (6) The practicum site supervisor is responsible for developing students’ practicum skills and evaluating students’ practicum performance, related to psilocybin services.
7. (7) Until January 1, 2026, if a practicum site is not reasonably available or accessible to students, a training program may identify alternative practicum in its application for approval that reasonably approximates training at a practicum site. For alternative practicum, the lead educator or training program director is responsible for developing students’ alternative practicum skills and evaluating students’ alternative practicum performance, focusing on services with clients. Alternative practicum may not be used to satisfy the requirements of this rule after January 1, 2026.
8. (8) Alternative practicum may include but is not limited to observation of taped facilitation sessions that were recorded with participants’ consent, participating in psychedelic peer support organization, role playing, and experience with altered states of consciousness that are not drug-induced, for example breath work, meditation or spiritual journeys.
9. (9) Programs must provide students with a minimum of 40 hours of practicum training, including at least 30 hours of direct practice in which students directly observe clients receiving psilocybin services or directly participate in alternative practicum activity as described in section (8), and at least 10 hours of consultation relating to the student’s direct practice. A training program may provide students up to four hours of credit towards the direct practice requirement for participating in an administration session at a practicum site as a client.
10. (10) A training program must conduct all practicum training, including direct practice, consultation and alternative practicum in person.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 475A.235 & ORS 475A.380

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 475A.235 & ORS 475A.380

History

PH 82-2024, amend filed 11/22/2024, effective 01/01/2025
PH 58-2023, amend filed 12/21/2023, effective 01/01/2024
PH 74-2022, adopt filed 05/19/2022, effective 05/20/2022