HB2715 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)
ACUPUNCTURE-5-NEEDLE PROTOCOL
Last Action
3/21/2025 - House: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
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.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/04/2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| 2/06/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 2/06/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 3/04/2025 | House | Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| 3/05/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| 3/05/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/05/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 3/05/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh |
| 3/11/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| 3/13/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt |
| 3/17/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 3/20/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 3/21/2025 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/21/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/08/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez |
| 4/10/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava |