Naturopathic doctors; Board of Medicine to license and regulate.
Summary
Naturopathic doctors; license required. Requiresthe Board of Medicine to license and regulate naturopathic doctors.The practice of naturopathic medicine is defined in the bill as (i)a system of primary health care for the prevention, diagnosis, andtreatment of human health conditions, injury, and disease and (ii)the use of both naturopathic and traditional medical therapies topromote or restore whole patient health. The bill also establishes the Advisory Board on Naturopathic Medicine to assist the Board ofMedicine in formulating regulations related to the practice of naturopathicmedicine.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Last action Jan 21, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (11-Y 3-N)
upper
Jan 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102625D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CP
Chap Petersen
DDemocratic
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