Connecticut 2019 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05915 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/22/2019

                     
 
LCO No. 2932   	1 of 1 
 
General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5915  
January Session, 2019  
LCO No. 2932 
 
 
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. HENNESSY, 127
th Dist. 
REP. SANTIAGO E., 130
th Dist. 
REP. ROSARIO, 128
th Dist. 
REP. STAFSTROM, 129
th Dist. 
REP. BAKER, 124
th Dist. 
 
REP. STALLWORTH, 126
th Dist. 
SEN. BRADLEY, 23
rd Dist. 
SEN. MOORE, 22
nd Dist. 
REP. GRESKO, 121
st Dist. 
 
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING THE GRANTING OF LIMITED PRESCRIPTIVE 
AUTHORITY TO NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS TO IMPROVE 
PATIENT ACCESS TO CARE. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That the general statutes be amended to authorize the practice of 1 
advanced naturopathic care and grant limited prescriptive authority to 2 
naturopathic physicians engaged in advanced naturopathic care to 3 
improve patient access to care. 4 
Statement of Purpose:   
To advance the practice of naturopathy and improve patient access to 
care by granting limited prescriptive authority to naturopathic 
physicians.