Board advances draft 2026 sunset review, staff to finalize report for November review

The California Board of Naturopathic Medicine spent the Oct. 8 meeting reviewing and editing its draft 2026 sunset review report, directing staff to finish outstanding data tables and narrative sections and return the draft to the board for approval at its November meeting.

The board’s draft consolidates updated licensing and enforcement data, a newly commissioned survey of former licensees, and a set of newly identified statutory and administrative issues the board recommends the Legislature consider. Rebecca, board staff member, told members the fund-condition and licensing tables have been completed with figures confirmed by the Department of Consumer Affairs budget office and that she will circulate final narrative text to the board’s advisory reviewers before the next meeting.

Why it matters: the sunset review is the board’s formal report to the Legislature assessing statutory and operational issues, and it shapes any recommended law changes or administrative follow-up. The board’s narrative and attachments will be submitted to the Legislature in early January 2026, per the board’s timetable.

What the board…