Feb 11, 2021 | Legislative updates
We hope you’re staying well, as we head into the final stretch of winter – and into Year Two of the ongoing pandemic. Everyone has already been through so much, and understandably, there is an underlying desire for things to just “go back to normal.” And...
Jan 29, 2021 | Legislative updates
Dear Friends of Naturopathic Medicine, Unfortunately HB2044 did not make it out of the Full Committee last night. The final vote was 8-13, with one abstention. So it’s disappointing indeed – yet despite the outcome, there are...
Jan 27, 2021 | Legislative updates
Dear Friends of Naturopathic Medicine, HB 2044 – our bill to create a licensing structure for Naturopathic Doctors in Virginia – is going to be heard in BOTH the Health Professions subcommittee and then also in the full HWI Committee TOMORROW, 1/28! This...
Jan 20, 2021 | Legislative updates
Friends of Naturopathic Medicine, Our ND licensure bill in the House, HB 2044, has been rescheduled for the next HWI Health Professions subcommittee meeting. This means that we need to keep the pressure on and the issue fresh in legislators’ minds! We...
Jan 8, 2021 | Announcement, Legislative updates, Press Release
With the 2021 Legislative Session kicking off next week, we’re excited to see our efforts to license medically trained and qualified Naturopathic Doctors (NDs) in Virginia receiving media coverage!Check out this article in the Virginia Mercury, featuring members from...
Dec 17, 2020 | Legislative updates
The VAANP hopes this finds you and yours safe and well as we wind down 2020 in these colder, darker, more inward winter months. Our hope is that we emerge with renewed strength and hope in the New Year. In spite of the stillness that winter creates, for the NDs...