Legislating Naturopathy 101 - Florida Naturopathic Bill 2025 "HB 223: Naturopathic Medicine"

here, excerpts from the proposed Florida naturopathy licensing law for AANMC-AANP-CAND type NDs.  Same old false labels and opacity shenanigans!

001. at Florida's legislative site flsenate.gov, regarding "HB 223: Naturopathic Medicine" [full text PDF here; archived here] we're provided in:

001.a. science claim:

"has obtained a passing score on Part I - Biomedical Science Examination and Part II - Core Clinical Science Examination of the competency-based national Naturopathic Physician Licensing Examination administered by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners [...]";

beware!  It is, of course, NABNE's NPLEX that falsely labels homeopathy, on that Part II, science. 

001.b. coded vitalism:

"'principles of naturopathic medicine' means the foundations of naturopathic medical education and practice as set forth by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians or the board and embodied in the education offered by naturopathic doctoral degree programs accredited by, or having candidacy status with, the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education or another accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the board, and including all of the following principles: (a) The healing power of nature [HPN]. (b) Identify and treat the causes. (c) First do no harm. (d) Doctor as teacher. (e) Treat the whole person. (f) Prevention [...] 'naturopathic therapeutic order' [TO] means a principle defined by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians to guide naturopathic doctors in resolving a patient's symptoms and addressing the root cause of a patient's disease while using the least therapeutic force necessary";

of course, HPN is naturopathy's vitalism, coded, and build into their TO.  And so now we're into the blanket label of science upon what isn't.

001.c. definition of naturopathy:

"'naturopathic medicine' and 'practice of naturopathic medicine' mean the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment by a naturopathic doctor of any deformity, disease, injury, pain, or other physical or mental condition using botanical or fungal extracts, clinical nutrition, counseling techniques, dietary supplements, environmental medicine, homeopathic remedies, imaging studies, laboratory testing, lifestyle medicine, natural substances, physical exam, or physical medicine in a manner consistent with the education offered by naturopathic doctoral degree programs accredited by, or having candidacy status with, the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education or another accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the board, and applied in a manner consistent with the principles of naturopathic medicine and the naturopathic therapeutic order defined herein";

informed consent be damned! This is not a definition, it is a veneer.  Institutionalizing by licensing...falsehood marches on... 

002. thanks to "David Smith Renews Effort to Fully Legalize Naturopathy in Florida" wherein we're told:

"Rep. David Smith has refiled a bill that aims to repeal Florida’s long-standing restrictions on naturopathy. Smith, a Winter Springs Republican, filed a measure (HB 223) that seeks to establish regulatory frameworks to ensure naturopathic doctors [...] Smith filed an identical measure (HB 533) in the House during the 2025 Legislative Session. Doral Republican Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez filed a similar measure (SB 470) in the Senate, which was cosponsored by St. Petersburg Democratic Sen. Darryl Rouson. Both measures stalled in committee";