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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5715   </title>
<shortdesc>NATUROPATHIC MED PRAC ACT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Dan Reitz-Angelo Saviano</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>New Act</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>5 ILCS 80/4.31 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 570/102</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1102</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Creates the Naturopathic Medical Practice Act. Provides for the regulation of naturopathic physicians through licensure by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Establishes the Board of Naturopathic Medicine, the Naturopathic Childbirth Attendance Advisory Committee, and the Naturopathic Formulary Committee. Sets forth provisions concerning licensure, scope of practice, duties of the Department, and administrative procedure. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Sets the repeal date of the Naturopathic Medical Practice Act as January 1, 2021. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act to add naturopathic physicians who issue a prescription for a controlled substance in accordance with the naturopathic formulary to the definition of "prescriber".</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) March 26, 2010</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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