VA SB858 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 8 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-04-08 - Letter sent to the Department of Health Professions
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-04-08 - Letter sent to the Department of Health Professions
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Naturopathic doctors; license required. Requires the Board of Medicine to license and regulate naturopathic doctors, defined in the bill as an individual, other than a doctor of medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, or podiatry, who may diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases using a system of practice that is based on the natural healing capacity of individuals, using physiological, psychological, or physical methods, and who may also use natural medicines, prescriptions, legend drugs, foods, herbs, or other natural remedies, including light and air.
Title
Naturopathic doctors; Board of Medicine to license and regulate.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health with letter (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-04-08 | Senate | Letter sent to the Department of Health Professions |
2020-01-30 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health with letter (10-Y 5-N) |
2020-01-30 | Senate | Committee substitute printed to LIS only 20106523D-S1 |
2020-01-20 | Senate | Assigned Education sub: Health Professions |
2020-01-08 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
2020-01-08 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105215D |
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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54 | 1 | 2900 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
54 | 1 | 2901 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
54 | 1 | 2914 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
54 | 1 | 2956.14 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
54 | 1 | 2956.17 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
54 | 1 | 2973.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
54 | 1 | 3401 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |