HB 1949 Summary

• Authorizes naturopathic physicians licensed in Hawaii to prescribe and administer testosterone, a Schedule III controlled substance, consistent with naturopathic medical practice.

• Requires naturopathic physicians to register with the Department of Public Safety and obtain federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration to prescribe testosterone.

• Amends the definition of "naturopathic formulary" to include testosterone while explicitly excluding narcotic drugs and other controlled substances from the formulary.

• Adds naturopathic physicians to the definition of "practitioner" under Hawaii's Uniform Controlled Substances Act for purposes of testosterone prescribing authority.

• Authorizes the Board of Naturopathic Medicine to discipline naturopathic physicians for violations of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act.