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Connecticut House Bill HB05534

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1-Substitute House Bill No. 5534
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5-AN ACT CONCERNING A COMMITTEE ON THE PRACTICE OF NATUROPATHY.
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12+AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRACTICE OF NATUROPATHY.
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714 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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9-Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee, may establish a committee to consider: (1) The education and examination requirements and other qualifications necessary to allow persons licensed to practice naturopathy pursuant to chapter 373 of the general statutes to prescribe, dispense and administer prescription drugs consistent with their scope of practice, and (2) the development of a naturopathic formulary of prescription drugs for persons licensed to practice naturopathy who meet specified educational and examination requirements or other qualifications to prescribe, dispense or administer. The commissioner may appoint members to the committee who include, but need not be limited to, representatives of health care professions that may be affected by a change to allow persons licensed to practice naturopathy to prescribe, dispense or administer prescription drugs or who may be helpful to establish such a naturopathic formulary of prescription drugs.
16+Section 1. Section 20-34 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2016):
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11-(b) Any health care professional or person representing a group of health care professionals who may be affected by a change to allow persons licensed to practice naturopathy to prescribe, dispense or administer prescription drugs may submit to the Department of Public Health a written statement describing the anticipated effect of such change not later than June 1, 2016, for consideration by the department or any committee that may be established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
18+(a) The practice of naturopathy means the science, art and practice of healing by natural methods as recognized by the Council of Naturopathic Medical Education and that comprises diagnosis, prevention and treatment of disease and health optimization by stimulation and support of the body's natural healing processes, as approved by the State Board of Naturopathic Examiners, with the consent of the Commissioner of Public Health, and shall include (1) counseling; (2) the practice of the [mechanical and material] physical and therapeutic sciences of healing as follows: [The mechanical sciences such as mechanotherapy] Corrective exercise therapy for rehabilitation, articular manipulation, [corrective and orthopedic gymnastics,] physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, electrotherapy and phototherapy; and the [material] sciences such as nutrition, dietetics, phytotherapy [,] and treatment by natural substances and external applications; (3) ordering diagnostic tests and other diagnostic procedures; [as such tests and procedures relate to the practice of mechanical and material sciences of healing as described in subdivision (2) of this subsection;] (4) ordering medical devices and durable medical equipment; and (5) removing ear wax, spirometry, tuberculosis testing and venipuncture for blood testing.
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13-(c) If a committee is established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner of Public Health shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, the conclusions of such committee and any recommendations for legislation to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health.
20+(b) For purposes of subsection (a) of this section, "natural substances" means substances that are not narcotic substances, as defined in subdivision (30) of section 21a-240, do not require the written or oral prescription of a licensed practitioner to be dispensed and are only administered orally.
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