Naturopathic Physician News
WANP Well-Represented at National AANP Convention
13 July 2024 Several members of WANP's leadership team just returned from a busy and inspiring week in Chicago, Illinois, connecting with colleagues from around the country at the annual convention of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP). Once...
WA L&I: Adoption of Naturopathic Physician Services/Billing Changes
1 July 2024 The WANP has been working closely with the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries over the last several months to update the billing codes utilized by naturopathic physicians - transitioning our doctors from unique "local" codes to...
WA DOH: Adoption of Rules Related to Provider-Performed Microscopic Procedures (PPMP) Medical Test Site (MTS) Licenses
13 June 2024 We are sad to report that - despite our significant efforts over the last 9 months - the Department of Health has finalized the proposed changes to WAC 246-338-020 to remove naturopathic physicians and midwives from the list of health care providers that...
WA DOH: Board of Naturopathy Regular Meeting Highlights (May 2024)
17 May 2024 Below is my summary of the key discussions and decisions made at today's regular business meeting of the Board of Naturopathy, which regulates the practice of naturopathic medicine. (Please note that this summary does not reflect official meeting minutes...
WANP Joins Organizations Across North America to Celebrate Naturopathic Medicine Week
13 May 2024 The WANP is thrilled to participate in this year's designated week honoring and celebrating our incredible medicine, featuring the theme: Revolutionizing Wellness: Naturopathic Medicine for Whole Person Health Care. Throughout this week, we will join with...
WANP Hosts Successful CONNECT 2024 Continuing Education Conference
5 May 2024 Today marks the close of CONNECT 2024: Emergence and we want to send an ENORMOUS and heartfelt THANK YOU to every single person who made CONNECT 2024 a fun, engaging, and successful event! Our volunteers spent so many hours planning the weekend,...
DOH Sunrise Review Public Comment Meeting Complete - Gratitude and Next Steps
24 April 2024 What a truly inspiring morning! Mere hours ago, the Public Comment Meeting portion of our Sunrise Review drew to a close, and we are unspeakably proud of how our community showed up in support of our effort to expand naturopathic scope of practice to...
DOH Sunrise Review Public Comment Meeting Scheduled; NDs Fare Well in Written Comments
21 March 2024 We finally received word late last week that the Public Comment Meeting for the on-going Sunrise Review on Senate Bill 5411 has been scheduled! The Department of Health will hear oral comments on WANP's scope expansion efforts between 9a and 12p on...
2024 Legislative Session Draws to a Close
7 March 2024 The 2024 Legislative Session officially ended today. This short session kept us busy, despite our priority scope modernization bill being stuck in Sunrise Review status. The WANP weighed in on many bills that could impact the naturopathic physician...
WANP Executive Director Speaks at NMSA's Kaleidoscope Event
2 March 2024 WANP's Executive Director Angela Ross, ND, was honored to be a feature speaker at the annual Kaleidoscope event of the Naturopathic Medical Student Association (NMSA) this evening, alongside long-time WANP member and ND-extraordinaire Eric Yarnell, ND,...