A recently amended bill would add naturopathic doctors to the list of providers who are allowed to serve as primary treating physicians in California's workers' compensation system.
Sen. Aisha Wahab, D-Hayward, on Thursday amended SB 1303, a sunset review bill originally intended to authorize the California Board of Naturopathic Medicine to continue operating through 2031, to also propose expanding their scope of practice.
Adding naturopathic doctors to the list of providers included in Labor Code Section 3209.3 would allow them to serve as the primary treating physicians, making the...
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