Naturopathic doctors; licensure requirements for practice. (HB784)

Introduced By

Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City) with support from co-patron Sen. Phil Puckett (D-Tazewell)

Progress

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 Introduced
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 Passed Committee
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 Passed House
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 Passed Senate
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 Signed by Governor
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 Became Law

Description

Practice of naturopathy. Establishes licensure requirements for the practice of naturopathy. This bill establishes criteria for the practice naturopathy, including educational requirements, examinations, scope of practice, requirements for the promulgation of regulations governing the profession, and an advisory board to the Board of Medicine. Amends § 54.1-2900 (“Definitions.”), § 54.1-2901 (“Exceptions and exemptions generally.”), § 54.1-2914 (“Sale of controlled substances and medical devices or appliances; requirements for vision care services.”), § 54.1-3401 (“Definitions.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed
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Comments

Pat B writes:

Golly, here we go again. Why are we spending taxpayer money...
1) to regulate and restrict natural healing practices that are perfectly safe (by setting up a regulatory board and blah, blah, blah),
2) to give special privileges to less than 10 people in the whole commonwealth,
3) to shut down traditional naturopathic businesses?
This was a bad idea last year, and every year it has been introduced. Go away.

Posted 41 months ago.