Fw: Pending bill in Va VA HB 1389 (regarding Naturopathy)

[Guest guest]

This is a bill that is currently pending in the state of Virginia. If

passed, it could potentially have an adverse affect on our rights to heal

ourselves naturally. Please pay close attention to the area highlighted in

red.

If anyone wishes to contact our state legislators, I have included links

with contact information.

 

VA House of Delegates: http://dela.

<http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/MWebsiteTL?OpenView>

state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/MWebsiteTL?OpenView

 

VA Senate: http://sov.state.

<http://sov.state.va.us/SenatorDB.nsf/$$Viewtemplate+for+WMembershipHome?Op

enForm> va.us/SenatorDB.nsf/$$Viewtemplate+for+WMembershipHome?OpenForm

 

It only takes a minute to write and let them know how you feel.

 

It's time to protect our freedom again!

 

Heather

 

P.S. PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD!

 

 

gerry@montpelierchi <gerry%40montpelierchiro.com> ro.com wrote:

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:58:25 -0700

gerry@montpelierchi <gerry%40montpelierchiro.com> ro.com

Pending bill in Va " VA HB 1389 "

hbunnell04 (AT) (DOT) <hbunnell04%40> com

 

" Naturopath " means an individual, other than a doctor of medicine,

osteopathy, chiropractic, or podiatry, who has successfully completed the

requirements established for licensure by the Board to practice

naturopathic medicine.

 

" Practice of naturopathy or naturopathic medicine " means a system of

primary health care for the (i) prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of

human health conditions, injury, and disease; (ii) promotion or restoration

of health; and (iii) the support and stimulation of a patient's inherent

self-healing process through patient education and the use of natural

therapies and therapeutic substances.

 

§ 54.1-2956.12. Regulations relating to the practice of naturopathy or

naturopathic medicine.

 

The Board shall promulgate regulations governing the practice of

naturopathy or naturopathic medicine. The regulations shall include, at a

minimum, standards for (i) performing and ordering physical and laboratory

examinations for diagnostic purposes, consistent with naturopathic medical

education and training, including, but not limited to, phlebotomy, clinical

laboratory tests, orificial examinations, and physiological function tests,

and diagnostic imaging studies; (ii) repair and care incidental to

superficial lacerations and abrasions; (iii) removal of foreign bodies

located in the superficial tissues; (iv) prescribing, dispensing, ordering,

administering, or performing the following: (a) food, extracts of food,

nutraceuticals, vitamins, amino acids, minerals, enzymes, botanicals and

their extracts, botanical medicines, homeopathic medicines, all dietary

supplements and nonprescription drugs as defined by the Federal Food, Drug,

and Cosmetic Act; (b) hot or cold

hydrotherapy; naturopathic physical medicine; electromagnetic energy; colon

hydrotherapy; and therapeutic exercise; © devices, including, but not

limited to, therapeutic devices, barrier contraception, and durable medical

equipment; (v) utilization of routes of administration that include oral,

nasal, auricular, oscular, rectal, vaginal, transdermal, intradermal,

subcutaneous, intravenous, and intramuscular consistent with naturopathic

medical education and training; and (vi) performing other therapies

consistent with naturopathic medical education and training that are

approved by the Board.

 

 

 

Please pay attention to the red highlited section. It is my personal

reasoning that this bill can be interpretated in a way that causes the sale

of all forms of herbal supplements to fall under the category of

Naturopathic medicine, causing the dispensing, sale, preparation of any

food substance that is used to " treat " any kind of dis-ease of the body to

become illegal unless it is done by a licensed Naturopathic doctor and then

only to treat their patients, not to make a profit from it. It is my

opinion that this wording has been carefully crafted by supporters of

pharmaceutical companies to affectively illiminate the sale and

distribution of natural remedies on the open market.

 

I am in favor of regulating Naturopaths, but not to this extent. This bill

is not a good ammendment the way it is worded. It can be very restrictive

in the market place and possibly limit availability of herbal remedies that

should be available to people if they choose to take them.

 

Here is the link to the bill itself: http://leg1.

<http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB1389>

state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB1389

 

The Healthkeepers website is: www.healthkeepers.net

 

 

Gerry

[Guest guest]

---*thanks for the info..........I cant believe they are trying to do

this........yet i guess im not surprised......well its time to spread

the bill info for us to stand for our right to healing methods

period..;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; In

, " Lyndall Abbott-Young "

<devil.tas wrote:

>

>

> This is a bill that is currently pending in the state of Virginia.

If

> passed, it could potentially have an adverse affect on our rights

to heal

> ourselves naturally. Please pay close attention to the area

highlighted in

> red.

> If anyone wishes to contact our state legislators, I have included

links

> with contact information.

>

> VA House of Delegates: http://dela.

> <http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/MWebsiteTL?OpenView>

> state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/MWebsiteTL?OpenView

>

> VA Senate: http://sov.state.

> <http://sov.state.va.us/SenatorDB.nsf/

$$Viewtemplate+for+WMembershipHome?Op

> enForm> va.us/SenatorDB.nsf/$$Viewtemplate+for+WMembershipHome?

OpenForm

>

> It only takes a minute to write and let them know how you feel.

>

> It's time to protect our freedom again!

>

> Heather

>

> P.S. PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD!

>

>

> gerry@montpelierchi <gerry%40montpelierchiro.com> ro.com

wrote:

> Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:58:25 -0700

> gerry@montpelierchi <gerry%40montpelierchiro.com>

ro.com

> Pending bill in Va " VA HB 1389 "

> hbunnell04 (AT) (DOT) <hbunnell04%40> com

>

> " Naturopath " means an individual, other than a doctor of medicine,

> osteopathy, chiropractic, or podiatry, who has successfully

completed the

> requirements established for licensure by the Board to practice

> naturopathic medicine.

>

> " Practice of naturopathy or naturopathic medicine " means a system of

> primary health care for the (i) prevention, diagnosis, and

treatment of

> human health conditions, injury, and disease; (ii) promotion or

restoration

> of health; and (iii) the support and stimulation of a patient's

inherent

> self-healing process through patient education and the use of

natural

> therapies and therapeutic substances.

>

> § 54.1-2956.12. Regulations relating to the practice of naturopathy

or

> naturopathic medicine.

>

> The Board shall promulgate regulations governing the practice of

> naturopathy or naturopathic medicine. The regulations shall

include, at a

> minimum, standards for (i) performing and ordering physical and

laboratory

> examinations for diagnostic purposes, consistent with naturopathic

medical

> education and training, including, but not limited to, phlebotomy,

clinical

> laboratory tests, orificial examinations, and physiological

function tests,

> and diagnostic imaging studies; (ii) repair and care incidental to

> superficial lacerations and abrasions; (iii) removal of foreign

bodies

> located in the superficial tissues; (iv) prescribing, dispensing,

ordering,

> administering, or performing the following: (a) food, extracts of

food,

> nutraceuticals, vitamins, amino acids, minerals, enzymes,

botanicals and

> their extracts, botanical medicines, homeopathic medicines, all

dietary

> supplements and nonprescription drugs as defined by the Federal

Food, Drug,

> and Cosmetic Act; (b) hot or cold

> hydrotherapy; naturopathic physical medicine; electromagnetic

energy; colon

> hydrotherapy; and therapeutic exercise; © devices, including, but

not

> limited to, therapeutic devices, barrier contraception, and durable

medical

> equipment; (v) utilization of routes of administration that include

oral,

> nasal, auricular, oscular, rectal, vaginal, transdermal,

intradermal,

> subcutaneous, intravenous, and intramuscular consistent with

naturopathic

> medical education and training; and (vi) performing other therapies

> consistent with naturopathic medical education and training that are

> approved by the Board.

>

>

>

> Please pay attention to the red highlited section. It is my personal

> reasoning that this bill can be interpretated in a way that causes

the sale

> of all forms of herbal supplements to fall under the category of

> Naturopathic medicine, causing the dispensing, sale, preparation of

any

> food substance that is used to " treat " any kind of dis-ease of the

body to

> become illegal unless it is done by a licensed Naturopathic doctor

and then

> only to treat their patients, not to make a profit from it. It is my

> opinion that this wording has been carefully crafted by supporters

of

> pharmaceutical companies to affectively illiminate the sale and

> distribution of natural remedies on the open market.

>

> I am in favor of regulating Naturopaths, but not to this extent.

This bill

> is not a good ammendment the way it is worded. It can be very

restrictive

> in the market place and possibly limit availability of herbal

remedies that

> should be available to people if they choose to take them.

>

> Here is the link to the bill itself: http://leg1.

> <http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB1389>

> state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB1389

>

> The Healthkeepers website is: www.healthkeepers.net

>

>

> Gerry

>