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This bill establishes legal protections and guidelines for traditional healing practitioners in Oklahoma by defining key terms and creating a regulatory framework that allows them to practice certain healing therapies without being subject to standard healthcare professional licensing requirements. The bill defines "culture" as a group's way of life, "indigenous or traditional healing therapy" as healing practices historically used by native peoples, and "traditional healing practitioner" as an individual with a distinct healing practice. The legislation aims to preserve public access to traditional healing therapies while setting clear boundaries on what these practitioners can and cannot do. Specifically, traditional healing practitioners are prohibited from performing surgery, setting fractures, administering prescription drugs or radiation, diagnosing medical diseases, recommending changes to prescribed treatments, manipulating joints beyond their normal range of motion, or falsely representing themselves as licensed healthcare professionals. The bill provides that practitioners who do not hold standard healthcare licenses will not be in violation of healthcare professional practice acts if they adhere to these restrictions. However, practitioners who fail to comply with these guidelines may be subject to administrative action, criminal prosecution, civil liability, or other legal remedies. The law is set to become effective on November 1, 2025.

Health and Social Services

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb361&Session=2600