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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session |
Senate: RAGE DP 4-3-0-0 | Third Read 17-12-1-0House: HHS DP 7-4-1-0 |
SB 1178: naturopathic physicians; drug administration
Sponsor: Senator Shamp, LD 29
Caucus & COW
Overview
Expands the definition of drug to allow a naturopathic physician to intravenously administer antibiotics, antivirals and antifungals.
History
The practice of naturopathic medicine is a medical system of diagnosing and treating diseases, injuries, ailments, infirmities and other conditions of the human mind and body, including by natural means, drugless methods, drugs, nonsurgical methods, devices, physical, electrical, hygienic and sanitary measures and all forms of physical agents and modalities. Naturopathic physicians are licensed and overseen by the Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board (Board).
A naturopathic physician may dispense a natural substance, a drug, except a schedule II-controlled substance that is an opioid, or a device for a patient’s diagnosed or treated condition if: 1) the physician is certified to dispense by the Board without suspensions or revocation; 2) the natural substance, drug or device is dispensed and properly labeled with outlined information; 3) the dispensing physician enters into the patient's medical record the name and strength of the natural substance, drug or device dispensed, the dispense date and the therapeutic reason; and 4) the dispensing physician keeps all prescription-only drugs, controlled substances and prescription-only devices in a secured cabinet or room, controls access to the cabinet or room and maintains an ongoing inventory of its contents.
The term drug excludes: 1) the intravenous administration of prescription drugs, except for vitamins, chelation therapy, drugs used in emergency resuscitation and stabilization, minerals and nutrients; 2) controlled substances listed as schedule I or II controlled substances, except morphine, any drug that is reclassified from schedule III to schedule II after January 1, 2014 and any homeopathic preparations that are also controlled substances; 3) cancer chemotherapeutics classified as prescription drugs; and 4) antipsychotics (A.R.S. §§ 32-1501 and 32-1581).
Provisions
1. Allows a naturopathic physician, by expanding the definition of drug, to intravenously administer antibiotics, antivirals and antifungals. (Sec. 1)
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