Background on the Rulemaking Process
Oregon Psilocybin Services (OPS) section is required to adopt administrative rules to administer
ORS chapter 475A, the Oregon Psilocybin Services Act. The rulemaking process is informed by recommendations from the Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board (OPAB), input from Rules Advisory Committees (RACs), and comments received during public comment periods. You can read current OPS administrative rules here:
Oregon Administrative Rules 333-333. Oregon Psilocybin Services (OPS) expects to open administrative rules during the fall of each year.
OPS licensees, license applicants, and training programs can refer to the
OPS Guidance on Administrative Rules for guidance on how to comply with OPS administrative rules.
Rules Adopted November 2024
On November 22, 2024, OPS adopted new and updated administrative rules.
Read 2024 OPS Rules with Tracked Changes
(Effective on: January 1, 2025)
The new and updated rules were informed by twenty hours of Rules Advisory Committee (RAC) meetings, over sixty written public comments and over four hours of public hearings during the public comment period. Public hearings offered Spanish interpretation, American Sign Language interpretation, and communication access real time translation (CART captioning).
We invite you to read our
Letter to the Public which highlights frequent themes identified during the public comment period and how they have been addressed in the 2024 rules. You can also read the
Hearings Officer Report which summarizes comments and testimony received during the 2024 public comment period.
Past Rulemaking