HB13-1111: Naturopathic Doctor Act

• Establishes registration system for naturopathic doctors in Colorado under the Division of Professions and Occupations, effective June 1, 2014.

• Creates a 9-member advisory committee (3 naturopathic doctors, 3 MDs/DOs, 1 pharmacist, 2 public members) to advise the Director on regulation and implementation.

• Requires applicants to be at least 21 years old, hold a baccalaureate degree, graduate from an approved naturopathic medical college, and pass a national licensing examination by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners.

• Defines permitted practice including nutritional advice, physical examinations, ordering diagnostic tests, dispensing non-prescription medicines from a naturopathic formulary, performing minor office procedures, and natural medicine therapies; prohibits surgery, controlled substances, general anesthetics, obstetrics, spinal adjustment, and treating children under age 2.

• Requires $1 million professional liability insurance, continuing education, written patient disclosures that naturopathic doctors are not physicians, and establishment of medical record security plans; article sunsets September 1, 2017, subject to legislative review and reauthorization.