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FL HB 223

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Naturopathic Medicine

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Naturopathic Medicine ; Creates Board of Naturopathic Medicine within DOH; provides for licensure by examination of naturopathic doctors; provides financial responsibility requirements as condition of licensure for naturopathic doctors; provides that patients are responsible for advising treating health care practitioners about any legend drug, nutrient, or natural medicinal substance that naturopathic doctor has prescribed or recommended to patient; provides for licensure by endorsement of naturopathic doctors.

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2026-03-11 — Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 688
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Smithprimary
  • Health & Human Services Committeeprimary
  • Boylescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-17

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-10-28

    Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-10-28

    Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-10-28

    Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-10-28

    Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

  6. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    filing,reading-1

  7. 2026-02-09

    Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda

  8. 2026-02-11

    Favorable by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-02-11

    Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

  10. 2026-02-11

    Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee

  11. 2026-02-12

    Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda

  12. 2026-02-16

    Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-02-16

    Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee

  14. 2026-02-16

    Now in Health & Human Services Committee

  15. 2026-02-20

    Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

  16. 2026-02-24

    Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-02-25

    Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

  18. 2026-02-25

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  19. 2026-02-25

    CS Filed

    filing

  20. 2026-02-25

    Bill referred to House Calendar

  21. 2026-02-25

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

    reading-1

  22. 2026-02-26

    Added to Second Reading Calendar

  23. 2026-03-11

    Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 688

    deferral

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable (Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee)

    2026-02-11 · pass · 15-0

  • Favorable (Health Care Budget Subcommittee)

    2026-02-16 · pass · 7-4

  • Favorable With Committee Substitute (Health & Human Services Committee)

    2026-02-24 · pass · 17-4

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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