07.01.03
In late May, legislation to expand statewide access to naturopathic medicine was passed for the first time by the California Senate. The bill, which would extend state licensure to clinically trained naturopathic doctors in California, has advanced to the State Assembly. The bill, SB 907, was introduced earlier this year by Senate President Pro Tem John Burton (D-San Francisco). With Senate approval clinched, the bill will begin working its way through the Assembly. The bill is sponsored by the California Association of Naturopathic Physicians, which has launched a grassroots advocacy campaign to promote the bill and fight for its passage.