Regulatory Announcements

Alaskan NDs have had minimal prescription authority for decades. New regulations now prohibit NDs from using or dispensing any substance that requires a prescription, including injectable vitamins. Full article.
Read the actual regulations here.

The FNMRA is in the first stages of creating a disciplinary database of all NDs who have had disciplinary action taken against them in all US and Canadian jurisdictions. The database was a high priority identified in the initial survey of regulatory jurisdictions. The first step will be to create a list to assist you in your investigations of all initial applicants and current licensees/registrants.
We would like your help in compiling the list of all NDs who have had disciplinary action taken against them in North America. To be most useful, we will need the participation of all jurisdictions. You do not need to be a member to submit information to us.

Governor John Hickenlooper today signed into law a measure to allow naturopathic doctors to register with the state to legally practice naturopathic medicine.  Colorado becomes the 17th state to do so, along with the District of Columbia.
http://naturopathic.org/content.asp?admin=Y&contentid=677

May 10, 2013 - NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE WEEK, Canada's national annual awareness campaign promoting naturopathic medicine and naturopathic doctors, which took place this year from May 6 to 12, was recognized by Liberal MP Joyce Murray in the House of Commons.
http://www.cand.ca/index.php?id=29&backPID=29&tt_news=106

North Dakota is the newest state to achieve ND regulation.  Some preliminary answers about licensing fees, continuing education and scope of practice can be found at this link:
http://www.dakotanaturopaths.org/practicing-in-north-dakota.html

The Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care (ACCAHC) has recently completed a paper in conjunction with with four of its member organizations.
The paper examines the current and prospective roles of DCs, NDs, LAcs and direct-entry midwives in meeting nation's primary care needs.
The goal of this paper is to assist policy makers, regulators, third-party payers, delivery system administrators, practitioners, and other concerned parties as well as the disciplines themselves in considering the optimal use of these professions as part of the nation’s primary care matrix.
Link to the full paper and more information:  http://accahc.org/component/content/article/1-about-cat/90-meeting-the-nations-primary-care-needs

NDs in Colorado and Massachusetts need your help to answer some questions for legislators regarding fees, complaints/disciplinary stats, and numbers of licenses past and present. 
Please respond to the survey the FNMRA sent by email.  The link is also below:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PLG5RD7

In July 2012 a new regulation under the Health Professions Act establishes the College of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta and gives that body the authority to establish requirements for entry into the profession and ongoing professional development. The regulation will also allow the College to set standards for professional practice, investigate complaints and govern use of protected titles, including Naturopath and Naturopathic Doctor.

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