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Supporters urge registry, rules for five‑needle auricular protocol outside licensed acupuncture
Summary
Witnesses told the Senate Health Care Committee that Senate Bill 2,143 (also cited as House Bill 2,143 in testimony) would establish a registry and rulemaking to allow trained non‑acupuncturists to deliver the five‑needle protocol used for addiction and trauma support.
The Senate Committee on Health Care heard testimony April 22 on legislation to recognize and regulate the five‑needle auricular acupuncture protocol (often called 5NP or NADA protocol) and to require the Oregon Medical Board to create a registry of qualified providers.
Witnesses said the five‑needle protocol is a low‑cost, easy‑to‑learn intervention used internationally in addiction recovery, behavioral‑health settings and disaster responses. Winona Vidakunis, a graduate of Polka Tech Acupuncture School and a member of the Oregon Association of Acupuncturists, told the committee the five‑needle protocol “can improve patient outcomes in terms of program retention, reductions in…
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