2025-2026 Regular SessionIllinois Legislature

HB2715: ACUPUNCTURE-5-NEEDLE PROTOCOL

Legislative Summary

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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Bill History

2/4/2025
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Amendment 001

House Amendment 001

3/5/2025Not Adopted

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Rules(House of Representatives)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/4/20259.7 KB