Information for Alternative Health Practitioners

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Hello everyone...

 

For all of us practitioners that are part of Searching-Alternatives,

this information might be interesting... For those who are not

practioners but who benefit from them, you might be interested to

know that California has recently passed a law protecting the right

of unlicensed health care providers to practice. This ensures the

place of alternative practioners in California where in places like

Florida they are being harrassed and shut down.

 

Be Well,

Misty

http://www..com

 

 

 

Dear Misty,

 

Since the passage of SB-577, the CHFC Steering Committee has been

working to make sure that all the hard work that went into passing

this landmark legislation was not wasted. Your support was

critical over the past year and now it is time to reap the benefits

of our efforts.

 

It is time for unlicensed health care providers to take advantage of

the protections offered by SB-577 as of January 1, 2003. Thus, we

have developed a Compliance Package that will answer the most

common questions of consumers and providers about the impact of this

innovative legislation. In the package you will find:

 

1. A copy of final version of SB-577

2. A 7-page Legal Analysis of SB-577

3. A Sample Disclosure Form to give to patients/clients.

4. An Information Sheet for your patients/clients.

5. A Provider FAQ sheet

6. A Consumer FAQ sheet

 

You can download all of these documents from our website

www.californiahealthfreedom.org. Please educate yourself,

your colleagues, and your clients about the important implications

of SB-577.

 

Besides implementation and education, we also see our current role as

protecting the gains that we have made for complementary and

alternative practices in California. We will be monitoring

any attempts to reverse or water down this new law. We will send you

the occasional email to let you know what is happening and hope that

you will continue to provide your support.

 

SB-577 was not the last step on our path to legitimizing alternative

practices in California; it was merely the very important

first step of creating a favorable climate in which CAM practices

can evolve to their fullest potential. This means developing

more educational programs, strong professional organizations, and

much more research.

 

Please put our Compliance Package to good use and thanks again for

your support of CHFC and SB-577.

 

Sincerely,

John Melnychuk

President, California Health Freedom Coalition

655 Homer Avenue

Palo Alto, CA 94301

(650) 352-4533

website: <www.californiahealthfreedom.org>