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Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine seeks steady funding; tight budget relies on licensing fees
Summary
The Board of Naturopathic Medicine told the Ways and Means subcommittee its governor‑recommended budget will sustain current operations at three FTEs, noting the board’s broad formulary, investigation workload and changes to continuing‑education approval rules.
Good afternoon. The Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine presented its governor‑recommended budget and program priorities during the Feb. 17 public hearing on Senate Bill 5524 before the Joint Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Education.
Marybeth Baptista, executive director of the Board of Naturopathic Medicine, told the committee the board regulates approximately 1,200 licensed naturopathic doctors in Oregon and maintains one of the nation’s most expansive prescribing formularies. "In Oregon, the legislature has defined us as primary care physicians by statute," Baptista said,…
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