Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
As used in the rules regulating the practice of
acupuncture:
(1)
(a) "Acupuncture" means an Oriental health
care practice used to promote health and to treat neurological, organic or
functional disorders by the stimulation of specific points on the surface of
the body by the insertion of needles. "Acupuncture" includes the treatment
method of moxibustion, as well as the use of electrical, thermal, mechanical or
magnetic devices, with or without needles, to stimulate acupuncture points and
acupuncture meridians and to induce acupuncture anesthesia or
analgesia.
(b) The practice of
acupuncture also includes the following modalities as authorized by the Oregon
Medical Board:
(A) Traditional and modern
Oriental Medical and acupuncture techniques of diagnosis and
evaluation;
(B) Oriental massage,
exercise and related therapeutic methods; and
(C) The use of Oriental pharmacopoeia,
vitamins, minerals and dietary advice.
(2) "Board" means the Oregon Medical Board
for the State of Oregon.
(3)
"Clinical training" means supervised clinical training which consists of
diagnosis and actual patient treatment which includes insertion of acupuncture
needles.
(4) "Committee" means the
Acupuncture Advisory Committee.
(5)
"Licensed Acupuncturist" means an individual authorized by the Board to
practice acupuncture pursuant to ORS Chapter 677.
(6)
(a)
"Oriental massage" means methods of manual therapy, including manual
mobilization, manual traction, compression, rubbing, kneading and percussion,
with or without manual implements, for indications including limited range of
motion, muscle spasm, pain, scar tissue, contracted tissue and soft tissue
swelling, edema and inflammation, as described in instructional programs and
materials of Oriental or Asian health care.
(b)
(A)
Oriental massage as practiced in Oregon does not include high-velocity,
short-amplitude, manipulative thrusting procedures to the articulations of the
spine or extremities.
(B) Oriental
massage as practiced in Oregon does not include internal pelvic massage
(intravaginal, intra-anal, or intra-rectal) or genital massage.
(7) "Physician" means
an individual licensed to practice medicine as a medical doctor or doctor of
osteopathic medicine pursuant to ORS Chapter 677.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
677.265 & 677.759
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
677.265,
677.757,
677.759 & 677.780
