Oregon Health Authority scraps proposed psilocybin fee increases

(KTVZ) -- The Oregon Health Authority will not move forward with proposed fee increases for state psilocybin licensees. State health officials decided to halt the rulemaking process after receiving feedback from advisory groups and the public.

The decision stops a rulemaking process that would have made significant fee adjustments across the state's psilocybin program. The Oregon Health Authority announced it will not file final rules for the fee adjustments and will notify affected licensees, advisory members, community partners and members of the public who submitted comments.

The decision follows extensive input gathered during the rulemaking review. The Oregon Health Authority cited feedback received through the Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board, rule advisory committees and public comments as the basis for withdrawing the proposed fee changes. “Based on feedback OHA has received through the Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board (OPAB), rule advisory committees (RACs) and rulemaking public comment period, the agency will not file final rules as a result of this rulemaking process and will not adopt the proposed fee increases,” the agency stated.

Oregon Psilocybin Services operates under the state agency to oversee regulatory compliance across the industry. The division is responsible for licensing psilocybin facilitators, manufacturers, service centers and testing laboratories, while ensuring workers and businesses follow Oregon law.

While fee increases have been dropped, state health officials plan to move forward with other administrative updates. The agency intends to initiate a separate rulemaking effort to consider proposed program adjustments that are unrelated to licensing fees. “In the coming weeks, OHA will begin a new rulemaking process to consider psilocybin program rule changes that had been proposed that were unrelated to proposed fee changes, with a planned effective date of Jan. 15, 2027,” the Oregon Health Authority said.

The newly proposed non-fee rule changes are scheduled to take effect Jan. 15, 2027. Information regarding the upcoming rulemaking process will be published on the state website as updates become available.