As of today July 1, 2015 Naturopathic Doctors in Ontario are now included under the Regulated Health Professions Act.
This provides better health care for you!
A few changes:
1. Naturopathic Doctors may now prescribe some drugs; hormones, high doses of certain vitamins.
2. Naturopathic Doctors can provide requisitions for blood work at your local Ontario laboratories such as CML, lifelabs, gamma Dynacare without a MD. However, still not covered under OHIP and paid out of pocket.
3. Naturopathic Doctors will require 70 hours of continuing education over 3 year cycle to maintain in good standing.
4. Naturopathic Doctors will be able to continue to perform acupuncture, spinal manipulations, gynecological and anal examinations, administer certain drugs/substances/vitamins by inhalation and injection (once completing the Prescribing Therapeutics Course and Exam).
5. Naturopathic Doctors can now be addressed as Dr. or Doctor followed by ND after their name.
Naturopathic Medicine is moving in the right direction… be part of this change!!
Nature’s Touch Team.