10 June 2026 Directly from the Washington State Department of Health: The Department of Health, Health Systems Quality Assurance Division (HSQA), is accepting applications to fill two (2) public member positions on the Board of Naturopathy. HSQA is looking for...
8 November 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...
31 October 2024 In case you missed it, the regulatory Board of Naturopathy updated WAC 246-836-080 relating to Continuing Competency requirements for Washington-licensed naturopathic physicians earlier this year in order to comply with a legislative directive for all...
7 October 2024 For the past several months, we have been actively participating in the rule-making initiated by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) to update multiple sections of WAC 388-823. The WANP...
1 October 2024 While we all hate when it happens, it does sometimes happen that new graduates or those doctors relocating to Washington State do not pass the required Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examinations (NPLEX) on the first try. 😕 Since the most recent...
9 August 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...
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...
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...
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...
9 February 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...
14 December 2023 A new rule allowing Washington-licensed naturopathic physicians to inject botulinum toxin for nonsurgical cosmetic purposes is in effect as of today. In the weeks since the rule language was finalized, the WANP heard from many of our doctors who have...
17 November 2023 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...
11 August 2023 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...
23 June 2023 The Board of Naturopathy, which regulates the practice of naturopathic medicine, convened a special meeting this afternoon to take action to advance the CR-102 rule making on Health Equity and Continuing Education. Below is my summary of the key...
14 June 2023 The WANP was honored to welcome Craig Tom, Supervisory Diversion Investigator with the Seattle Field Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), to answer some of the most frequently asked questions of naturopathic physicians in...
