1. (1) Lower Body and Lower Body Extremity Injections: Following education must be provided by a Naturopathic Physician, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or faculty of an accredited medical or naturopathic school or college, with five or more years of experience in tendons, ligament, and extremity injections:

   1. (a) Four (4) hours didactic education in diagnosis, natural history of conditions, care management, selection of image guidance, and interventional technique regarding lower body and/ or lower body extremities.
   2. (b) Ten (10) hours practical education including supervised delivery of therapy to appropriate target of the lower body and/ or lower body extremities

2. (2) Upper Body and Upper Body Extremity Injections: Following education must be provided by a Naturopathic Physician, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or faculty of an accredited medical or naturopathic school or college, with five or more years of experience in tendons, ligament, and extremity injections.

   1. (a) Four (4) hours of didactic education in diagnosis, natural history of conditions, care management, selection of image guidance, and interventional technique regarding upper body and/ or upper body extremities.
   2. (b) Ten (10) hours practical education including supervised delivery of therapy to appropriate target of the upper body and/ or upper body extremities.

3. (3) Peri-Spinal Injections: Following education must be provided by a Naturopathic Physician, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or faculty of an accredited medical or naturopathic school or college, with five or more years of experience in spinal injections

   1. (a) Proof of completed approved education in sections 1 and 2 of this rule.
   2. (b) Four (4) hours of didactic education in diagnosis, natural history of conditions, care management, selection of image guidance, and interventional technique regarding spinal injections.
   3. (c) Twelve (12) hours practical education including supervised delivery of therapy to appropriate spinal targets.

4. (4) Injection Therapy of Autologous Injectate: Following education must be provided by a Naturopathic Physician, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or faculty of an accredited medical or naturopathic school or college, with five or more years of experience in autologous injections.

   1. (a) Eight (8) hours of Board approved education per autologous injectate, focused on autologous acquisition, injectate processing, sterile technique, and safety.
   2. (b) Licensee shall only administer Injection Therapy of Autologous Injectate that corresponds to the completion of Board approved training per injection site, section(s) 1-3;

5. (5) Ozone Injection Therapy: Following education must be provided by a Naturopathic Physician, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or faculty of an accredited medical or naturopathic school or college, with five or more years of experience in Ozone injection therapy:

   1. (a) Four (4) hours of Board approved didactic education focused on Ozone injection therapy
   2. (b) Licensee shall only administer Ozone Injection Therapy that corresponds to the completion of Board approved training per injection site, section(s) 1-3;
6. (6) IV Therapy: Passage of Parenteral Medicine NPLEX elective exam,

7. (7) Chelation IV Therapy: Following education must be provided by a Naturopathic Physician, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or faculty of an accredited medical or naturopathic school or college, with five or more years of experience in Chelation IV Therapy.

   1. (a) Passage of Parenteral Medicine NPLEX elective exam,
   2. (b) Eight (8) hours of Board approved education in Chelation IV Therapy.

8. (8) Ozone IV Therapy: Following education must be provided by a Naturopathic Physician, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or faculty of an accredited medical or naturopathic school or college, with five or more years of experience in Ozone IV Therapy.

   1. (a) Passage of Parenteral Medicine NPLEX elective exam
   2. (b) Sixteen (16) hours of Board approved IV Ozone Therapy

9. (9) Active Oregon license to practice Naturopathic Medicine is required prior to administering the following:

   1. (a) Subcutaneous, Intramuscular, Intravenous Injections of Compounded, Manufactured, Injectable Grade Injectate that are medical in nature:
   2. (b) All therapies listed in section 1-8 of this rule.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 685.125

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 685.102

History

OBNM 6-2024, amend filed 10/29/2024, effective 01/01/2025
OBNM 5-2022, amend filed 08/11/2022, effective 08/11/2022
BNE 1-2006, f. & cert. ef. 10-13-06