WANP Responds to WA DOH Draft Sunrise Review Report

30 August 2024 WANP's Executive Director spent the better part of the month conducting an in-depth review of the draft Sunrise Review report released by the Washington Department of Health on 1 August 2024, collecting additional information and data to confirm or...

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 Hosts Mini Advocacy Day in Olympia

22 January 2024 The WANP was thrilled to welcome over 30 naturopathic physicians, naturopathic medical students, and community members to hear from the prime sponsor of Senate Bill 5411, Senator Shelly Short (R-7) near our state Capitol in Olympia this evening. We are...

NDs in the News | WANP Executive Director on KUOW (NPR)

1 February 2023 KUOW (Seattle NPR affiliate) Public Health Reporter Eilís O'Neill was scanning bills from the 2023 Legislative Session looking for anything aiming to help with the on-going opioid epidemic. She came upon Senate Bill 5411: Addressing a shortage of...

WANP kicks off 2023 Legislative Session with the filing of SB 5411

13 January 2023 The 2023 Legislative Session is officially underway and we are excited to bring forward SB 5411: Increasing the scope of practice of naturopathic physicians once again. This bill is aimed at increasing the prescriptive authority of naturopathic...