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An act relating to naturopathic medicine; renaming ch. 462, F.S., as "Naturopathic Medicine"; creating s. 462.001, F.S.; providing legislative findings and purpose; creating s. 462.002, F.S.; providing applicability and construction; renumbering and amending s. 462.01, F.S.; revising and providing definitions; creating s. 462.004, F.S.; creating the Board of Naturopathic Medicine within the Department of Health; providing for membership of the board; requiring the board, in conjunction with the department, to establish a disciplinary training program for board members; providing requirements for the program; providing that board members must complete a training program to participate in probable cause panels or disciplinary decisions; requiring board members appointed to probable cause panels to attempt to complete their work on every case presented; authorizing board members to reconvene a probable cause panel under certain circumstances; providing applicability; renumbering and amending s. 462.023, F.S.; authorizing the board to adopt rules; deleting obsolete language; creating s. 462.006, F.S.; prohibiting an unlicensed person from practicing naturopathic medicine or using specified titles or hb223-00 abbreviations; providing construction; providing penalties; creating s. 462.007, F.S.; providing for licensure by examination of naturopathic doctors; requiring the department and the board to use an investigative process that meets certain criteria; authorizing the State Surgeon General or her or his designee to issue a 90-day licensure delay under certain circumstances; providing construction; prohibiting the board from certifying for licensure certain applicants until a certain investigation is completed; providing applicability; authorizing the board to enter an order imposing certain sanctions against or conditions on an applicant under certain circumstances; creating s. 462.008, F.S.; providing for licensure by endorsement of naturopathic doctors; renumbering and amending s. 462.08, F.S.; revising requirements for licensure renewal for naturopathic doctors; requiring the department to adopt rules; renumbering and amending s. 462.18, F.S.; revising continuing education requirements for naturopathic doctors; requiring naturopathic doctors to use the department's electronic continuing education tracking system to demonstrate compliance with continuing education requirements; renumbering and amending s. 462.19, F.S.; revising provisions related to hb223-00 reactivation of inactive naturopathic doctor licenses; requiring the board to adopt certain rules; prohibiting the department from reactivating a license until certain conditions have been met; creating s. 462.015, F.S.; providing financial responsibility requirements as a condition of licensure for naturopathic doctors; providing exemptions from such requirements; requiring certain insuring entities to notify the department promptly of a naturopathic doctor's cancellation or nonrenewal of insurance; requiring the department to suspend the license of a naturopathic doctor under certain circumstances until the licensee demonstrates compliance with specified requirements; providing applicability; requiring a certain naturopathic doctor to provide a specified notice to his or her patients; providing requirements for the notice; providing for disciplinary action and for permanent disqualification from any exemption from the financial responsibility requirements for specified conduct; requiring certain naturopathic doctors to notify the department in writing of any change in circumstance and demonstrate compliance with certain requirements; requiring the department to suspend the license of a naturopathic doctor under certain circumstances until certain requirements are hb223-00 met; providing applicability; requiring the board to adopt rules; renumbering and amending s. 462.13, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; renumbering and amending s. 462.14, F.S.; revising grounds for disciplinary action; providing construction; providing for disciplinary actions by the board and department; providing requirements for the reinstatement of a license for certain persons; providing requirements for disciplinary guidelines adopted by the board; providing requirements and procedures for the department's receipt of certain closed claims and reports involving a licensed naturopathic doctor; authorizing the department to bring an action to enjoin a naturopathic doctor from providing medical services under certain circumstances; requiring the department to promptly furnish certain documents to a naturopathic doctor or her or his attorney upon undertaking an investigation of the naturopathic doctor; authorizing a naturopathic doctor who is the subject of such investigation to submit a written response within a specified timeframe; requiring that the response be considered by the probable cause panel, if held on the matter; amending ss. 20.43, 381.0031, 468.301, 476.044, 477.0135, 485.003, 486.161, 627.351, 893.02, and hb223-00 921.0022, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date.

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David Smith (R)*,  Nathan Boyles (R), 

House Health Care Budget Subcommittee Hearing (13:30:00 2/16/2026 ) (on 02/16/2026)

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