There is the information on the bill coming up to on Valentine’s Day.

Vitesis asks that you to contact members of the House HHS committee and ask them to vote “NO!” on this bill. It is our opinion that this bill disenfranchises members of the Health and Healing Community. If this bill fails, then perhaps next year it can be written to benefit our entire community and not just a few.

HOUSE BILL 1064
by Kimberly Sharples, HHP
Health Freedom Activist
kimberlysharples@msn.com /719-390-1979

HB 1064, is the Regulation of Naturopathic Doctors bill. This bill was introduced by Rep. Jeanne Labuda. We are opposing this bill for several reasons.

• HB 1064 defines the practice of naturopathy and naturopathic medicine as the same thing, basically all of natural healing.

• HB 1064 makes it unlawful for traditional naturopaths or natural health practitioners, from practicing anything within that definition. Those in violation can be charged with a Class 2 misdemeanor or a Class 6 felony.

• HB 1064 also makes it unlawful to use titles or words, including naturopath or naturopathy, or ND, unless licensed as a Naturopathic Doctor as specified in the bill.

• HB 1064 states that one must have only graduated from certain naturopathic medical schools, which eliminates thousands of other health care practitioners from practicing creating an exclusionary and monopolistic bill.

• HB 1064 is poorly written with no honor of the traditional naturopaths and all natural health healers and practitioners.

We are urging everyone to please call, fax and email the members of this committee and urge them to vote NO on HB 1064.

“National Health Freedom Action’s Law and Public Policy Director, Attorney Diane Miller, has come out with strong statements of support for the health freedom bill HB1158 and strong opposition to the mandatory licensing bill for naturopaths HB1064.” Her website is www.nationalhealthfreedom.org.

You may go to:
http://www.healthkeepers.net/state_issues.php?state=Colorado and select OPPOSE CO HB 08-1064. Follow the directions, completing the form, clicking on the SEND FAX button, and Health Keepers will email AND fax this letter to each member of the committee.