Pennsylvania – Update May, 2013

2013 – Safe Harbor bill working to find sponsors
Support

2013 – HB612 Naturopathic Doctor Licensure
Neutral as long as amendments stay

2012 – HB 1717 Naturopathic Licensure bill
Opposed; not passed

2011 – HB1717 Naturopathic Physician licensing bill
Opposed; not passed

2008 – HB2499 Massage Therapy licensure
Opposed, Passed October 9, 2008

Early in 2013, a Naturopathic Physicians’ licensure bill was introduced in Pennsylvania, complete with exemption language, so the Pennsylvania group decided to remain neutral.

In 2011 a Naturopathic physicians’ licensure bill was also introduced without any exemptions, which was defeated. Sunshine Health Freedom Foundation has a State Coordinator, Eileen Johannsen, who attended the annual leadership conference of National Health Freedom Coalition in September 2008 and is in contact with NHFA regarding potential health freedom bill language for PA. 2008 saw the introduction of a massage therapy licensure bill in PA which Eileen and Ruth Hoskins worked to defeat.



Pennsylvania
Sunshine Health Freedom State Coordinator

Eileen Johanssen
Easton, PA
Email: lovetheherbs@mynsp.com
Phone 610-533-8506

State/Bill Number:
2013 Pennsylvania H.B. 612

Subject:
NP Licensure

Position:
Neutral

Status:
Not Passed -end of session

Link:
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2013&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0612&pn=0674


State/Bill Number:
2013 Pennsylvania S.B. 653

Subject:
GMO – label all

Position:
Support

Status:
Not Passed

Link:
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2013&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0653&pn=0832