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Senate advances bill to let naturopathic physicians prescribe testosterone after heated debate

Utah State Senate · March 5, 2009
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The Utah Senate debated House Bill 108 at length before advancing it. Supporters said the change restores parity for treating low testosterone; opponents warned it expands the scope of naturopathic prescriptive authority and could risk future scope creep or misuse.

Senators on the Utah Senate floor debated House Bill 108, a measure that would allow naturopathic physicians to prescribe testosterone to restore low hormone levels, before passing the measure for further action.

Senator Stoll, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the change aligns naturopathic practice with existing authority to prescribe estrogen and said the request followed testimony and committee…

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