| 17 | 22 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General |
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| 18 | 23 | | Assembly convened: |
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| 20 | 25 | | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) (a) As used in this 1 |
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| 21 | 26 | | section: 2 |
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| 22 | 27 | | (1) "Direct-to-consumer genetic testing company" means a company 3 |
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| 23 | 28 | | that sells a genetic test directly to the consumer without requiring the 4 |
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| 24 | 29 | | involvement of any health care provider; 5 |
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| 25 | 30 | | (2) "Health carrier" means an insurance company, health care center, 6 |
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| 26 | 31 | | hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, fraternal 7 |
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| 27 | 32 | | benefit society or other entity that delivers, issues for delivery, renews, 8 |
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| 28 | 33 | | amends or continues a health care plan in this state; and 9 |
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| 29 | 34 | | (3) "Life insurance company" means a company engaged in writing 10 |
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| 30 | 35 | | policies or annuities the premiums on which are charged wholly or 11 |
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| 31 | 36 | | chiefly on the basis of tables purporting to represent the mortality of 12 |
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| 32 | 37 | | insured lives or of annuitants. 13 |
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| 46 | | - | Sec. 2. Section 20-34 of the general statutes is repealed and the 21 |
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| 47 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 22 |
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| 48 | | - | (a) The practice of naturopathy means the science, art and practice 23 |
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| 49 | | - | of healing by natural methods as recognized by the Council of 24 |
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| 50 | | - | Naturopathic Medical Education and that comprises diagnosis, 25 |
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| 51 | | - | prevention and treatment of disease and health optimization by 26 |
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| 52 | | - | stimulation and support of the body's natural healing processes, as 27 |
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| 53 | | - | approved by the State Board of Naturopathic Examiners, with the 28 |
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| 54 | | - | consent of the Commissioner of Public Health, and shall include: (1) 29 |
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| 55 | | - | [counseling] Counseling; (2) the practice of (A) the [mechanical and 30 |
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| 56 | | - | material] physical sciences of healing as follows: [The mechanical 31 |
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| 57 | | - | sciences such as mechanotherapy, articular] Articular manipulation, 32 |
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| 58 | | - | [corrective and orthopedic gymnastics,] physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, 33 |
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| 59 | | - | electrotherapy and phototherapy; [and the material] (B) the sciences, 34 |
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| 60 | | - | [such as] including, but not limited to, nutrition, dietetics, 35 |
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| 61 | | - | phytotherapy, treatment by natural substances and external 36 |
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| 62 | | - | applications; (3) ordering diagnostic tests and other diagnostic 37 |
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| 63 | | - | procedures as such tests and procedures relate to the practice of 38 |
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| 64 | | - | [mechanical and material] physical sciences of healing as described in 39 |
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| 65 | | - | subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of this subsection; (4) ordering 40 |
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| 66 | | - | medical devices and durable medical equipment; and (5) removing ear 41 |
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| 67 | | - | wax, spirometry, tuberculosis testing; and (C) venipuncture for blood 42 |
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| 68 | | - | testing. 43 |
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| 69 | | - | (b) (1) For purposes of subsection (a) of this section, "natural 44 |
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| 70 | | - | substances" means substances that (A) are not narcotic substances, as 45 |
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| 71 | | - | defined in subdivision (30) of section 21a-240, (B) do not require the 46 |
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| 72 | | - | written or oral prescription of a licensed practitioner to be dispensed, 47 |
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| 73 | | - | and (C) are only administered orally. 48 Substitute Bill No. 6544 |
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| 80 | | - | (2) The Department of Public Health, in consultation with the State 49 |
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| 81 | | - | Board of Naturopathic Examiners established pursuant to section 20-50 |
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| 82 | | - | 35, may (A) establish educational and examination requirements or 51 |
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| 83 | | - | other qualifications to permit a naturopathic physician to prescribe, 52 |
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| 84 | | - | dispense and administer prescription medicines, except any opioid 53 |
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| 85 | | - | drugs, as defined in section 20-14o, consistent with his or her scope of 54 |
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| 86 | | - | practice, and (B) establish a naturopathic formulary of prescription 55 |
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| 87 | | - | medicines, which shall not include any opioid drugs, as defined in said 56 |
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| 88 | | - | section, that a naturopathic physician who meets such educational and 57 |
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| 89 | | - | examination requirements or other qualifications may use consistent 58 |
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| 90 | | - | with his or her practice and training. At least triennially, the 59 |
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| 91 | | - | Department of Public Health, in consultation with the State Board of 60 |
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| 92 | | - | Naturopathic Examiners, shall update any naturopathic formulary of 61 |
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| 93 | | - | prescription medicines established under this subdivision. 62 |
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