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House clears licensing for homeopathic practice limited to licensed MDs after contentious debate
Summary
Second substitute House Bill 252, creating a licensing structure for homeopathic practice but restricting it to licensed MDs/DOs, passed the House 47–27 after extended debate over public-safety, credentialing and oversight concerns.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House voted 47–27 on Feb. 22 to pass the second substitute to House Bill 252, which would establish a licensing framework for homeopathic practice in the state and limit authorized practitioners to physicians (MDs or DOs).
Representative Hayes Hunter, sponsor, argued the measure would allow Utahns who travel to Nevada for homeopathic care to be treated in-state and emphasized that the bill requires providers to be licensed physicians. ‘‘Why are they going to Nevada? Why are they…
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