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Committee advances bill to require background checks for naturopaths and genetic counselors
Summary
Senate Bill 2,042 would extend the Board of Medicine’s authority to obtain FBI‑level criminal history checks to naturopathic doctors and genetic counselors; the committee voted to advance the bill.
The Industry, Business and Labor Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 2,042, which authorizes the North Dakota Board of Medicine to obtain criminal history record checks for naturopathic doctors and genetic counselors in the same manner currently used for physicians and physician assistants.
Sandra DuPentes, executive director of the North Dakota Board of Medicine, told the committee the bill inserts the same background‑check language into the…
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