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House approves amendment clarifying insurers’ obligations and expands naturopathic prescriptive authority
Summary
HB108, as amended, clarifies insurers are not required to cover hormone replacement and allows naturopathic physicians to prescribe hormones; supporters said Utah naturopaths receive extensive training and residency requirements that support safe practice; the House passed the bill 67–6.
The Utah House amended and passed HB108 on Feb. 10 to clarify that health insurers are not mandated to pay for hormone-replacement therapy prescribed by naturopathic physicians and to expand prescriptive authority for naturopaths.
Representative Douglas Agard, sponsor of the bill, moved Amendment No. 1 to make explicit that insurers ‘‘have…
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