Legal Considerations for Alternative & Natural Health Practitioners
Protecting Your Practice
By Ray Dielman, N.D., C.N.H.P.
The unlicensed practice of natural healing is essentially illegal in this country. Most state medical practice acts, the laws that regulate the practice of medicine, require that an individual be licensed to practice any of the healing arts. Most laws prohibit anyone other than physicians from diagnosing, treating or prescribing for any emotional condition, disorder or ailment unless he or she is licensed to perform such activity (e.g., dentists, podiatrists, chiropractors, optometrists, psychologists, naturopaths, etc.).
Licensure begins prior to practice laws as most cities, counties, and states have laws requiring a license to operate a business or practice called an occupational license, the method by which you are granted the privilege of engaging in or managing any business, profession or occupation. For purposes of this article any person holding themselves out to the public by sign, printed matter and telephone to sell anything, shall be considered to be in business.
Words & .... Phrases which Are allowed!
"Client"
"Consultation"
"Suggest"
"Recommend"
"Assist"
"Promote"
"Health Building"
Words & .... Phrases which Are NOT allowed!
"Patient"
"Treatment"
"Prescribe"
"Diagnose"
"Cure"
"Illness"
"Relieve Symptoms"
"Doctor"
http://www.healthkeepersalliance.org/
Learn more about Naturopathic Practice and help protect our Right to Practice Natural Health. Those of us using it with our families as well as those of us who share that information should have the right to do so. We are all students and teachers!
Karen Doolan (Thanks Mariann for sharing this info with me)
It seems to me we can all use a friendly reminder to be careful of how we present ourselves to the public. I thought this article from HealthKeepers Magazine does a good job of that.
Mariann Cade
By Ray Dielman, N.D., C.N.H.P.
The unlicensed practice of natural healing is essentially illegal in this country. Most state medical practice acts, the laws that regulate the practice of medicine, require that an individual be licensed to practice any of the healing arts. Most laws prohibit anyone other than physicians from diagnosing, treating or prescribing for any emotional condition, disorder or ailment unless he or she is licensed to perform such activity (e.g., dentists, podiatrists, chiropractors, optometrists, psychologists, naturopaths, etc.).
Licensure begins prior to practice laws as most cities, counties, and states have laws requiring a license to operate a business or practice called an occupational license, the method by which you are granted the privilege of engaging in or managing any business, profession or occupation. For purposes of this article any person holding themselves out to the public by sign, printed matter and telephone to sell anything, shall be considered to be in business.
Words & .... Phrases which Are allowed!
"Client"
"Consultation"
"Suggest"
"Recommend"
"Assist"
"Promote"
"Health Building"
Words & .... Phrases which Are NOT allowed!
"Patient"
"Treatment"
"Prescribe"
"Diagnose"
"Cure"
"Illness"
"Relieve Symptoms"
"Doctor"
http://www.healthkeepersalliance.org/
Learn more about Naturopathic Practice and help protect our Right to Practice Natural Health. Those of us using it with our families as well as those of us who share that information should have the right to do so. We are all students and teachers!
Karen Doolan (Thanks Mariann for sharing this info with me)
It seems to me we can all use a friendly reminder to be careful of how we present ourselves to the public. I thought this article from HealthKeepers Magazine does a good job of that.
Mariann Cade
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