General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 314

 

January Session, 2017

 

LCO No. 2726

 

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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH

 

Introduced by:

 

SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.

 

AN ACT ALLOWING NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS TO PRESCRIBE MEDICATION.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 20 of the general statutes be amended to allow naturopathic physicians to prescribe medication.

Statement of Purpose:

To keep costs of medical treatment down and give flexibility to patients to seek care from a physician with whom they are comfortable.