As used in division 71 rules regulating five-needle protocol:

1. (1) “Acupuncture” has the meaning given in ORS 677.757.
2. (2) “Board” means the Oregon Medical Board.
3. (3) “Five-needle protocol” or “5NP” has the meaning given in Oregon Laws 2025, chapter 296, section 2, the standardized five-needle treatment protocol in which five points on the human outer ear are stimulated with sterile, single-use disposable needles, ear seeds or ear beads for the purpose of achieving temporary relief from the symptoms of substance use disorder, mental health conditions or trauma. The five points are the shen men, sympathetic, liver, kidney and lung points.
4. (4) “5NP technician” means an individual registered by the Oregon Medical Board to provide five-needle protocol treatments in Oregon.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 677.265 & OL 2025, chapter 296, section 2 (HB 2143)

Statutes/Other Implemented

OL 2025, chapter 296, section 2 (HB 2143)

History

OMB 1-2026, adopt filed 01/09/2026, effective 03/01/2026