HB 5302 Summary

• Expands the list of professionals who can use the title "doctor" to include naturopathic physicians, requiring them to specify "of naturopathic medicine" when using the title.

• Establishes licensure requirements for naturopathic physicians under a new Part 186, requiring graduation from an approved naturopathic medical program and passage of a competency-based national licensing examination.

• Defines "approved naturopathic medical program" to include accredited U.S. programs, degree-granting colleges/universities offering at least 132 weeks of full-time study, and Canadian institutions meeting equivalent standards.

• Creates exemptions from licensure for students in approved programs, practitioners using titles like "naturopath" or "traditional naturopathic practitioner" (without claiming "doctor" or "physician" status), and registered dieticians providing nutritional services.

• Authorizes the board to establish annual licensing fees for naturopathic physicians and includes a condition that the bill takes effect only if House Bill 5303 is also enacted into law.