Florida SB 542: Naturopathy

Bill Text

542 
Naturopathy 
2025-11-18T03:15:00Z 
Citing this act as the "Florida Naturopathy Sunrise Act"; creating the Board of Naturopathy within the Department of Health; providing licensure requirements for naturopaths; providing titles and abbreviations licensed naturopaths may use and are prohibited from using; specifying acts that are outside the scope of practice of naturopaths, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2027-01-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 542 

 By Senator Garcia 

 36-00465-26 2026542__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to naturopathy; providing a short 
 3 title; providing legislative findings and intent; 
 4 renumbering, reenacting, reordering, and amending s. 
 5 462.01, F.S.; defining the term “board”; revising the 
 6 definition of the terms “natureopathy” and 
 7 “naturopathy”; repealing s. 462.023, F.S., relating to 
 8 powers and duties of the Department of Health; 
 9 creating s. 462.002, F.S.; creating the Board of 
 10 Naturopathy within the department; providing for 
 11 membership of the board; providing term limits; 
 12 providing applicability; specifying requirements for 
 13 the first naturopath members appointed to the board; 
 14 creating s. 462.003, F.S.; providing rulemaking 
 15 authority to the board; creating s. 462.004, F.S.; 
 16 providing licensure requirements for naturopaths; 
 17 providing for licensure by endorsement; renumbering, 
 18 reenacting, reordering, and amending s. 462.08, F.S., 
 19 relating to renewal of license to practice 
 20 naturopathy; providing requirements for licensure 
 21 renewal; creating s. 462.006, F.S.; providing titles 
 22 and abbreviations licensed naturopaths may use and are 
 23 prohibited from using; creating s. 462.007, F.S.; 
 24 specifying acts that are outside the scope of practice 
 25 of naturopaths; authorizing licensed naturopaths to 
 26 prescribe, dispense, and administer specified non 
 27 legend nutritional product; specifying that controlled 
 28 and noncontrolled legend drugs are outside the scope 
 29 of a licensed naturopath’s prescriptive authority; 
 30 creating s. 462.008, F.S.; authorizing the board to 
 31 adopt certain rules for the health, safety, and 
 32 welfare of the public; repealing s. 462.09, F.S., 
 33 relating to disposition of fees; reenacting and 
 34 amending s. 462.11, F.S., relating to naturopaths to 
 35 observe regulations; conforming provisions to changes 
 36 made by the act; repealing s. 462.13, F.S., relating 
 37 to additional powers and duties of the department; 
 38 reenacting and amending s. 462.14, F.S., relating to 
 39 grounds for disciplinary action and action by the 
 40 department; conforming provisions to changes made by 
 41 the act; making technical changes; reenacting and 
 42 amending ss. 462.16 and 462.17, F.S., relating to 
 43 reissue of license and penalty for offenses relating 
 44 to naturopathy, respectively; conforming provisions to 
 45 changes made by the act; reenacting and amending s. 
 46 462.18, F.S.; providing continuing education 
 47 requirements for licensed naturopaths; reenacting and 
 48 amending s. 462.19, F.S.; making conforming and 
 49 technical changes; reenacting s. 462.2001, F.S., 
 50 relating to saving clause; providing an effective 
 51 date. 
 52 
 53 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 55 Section 1. This act shall be known as the “Florida 
 56 Naturopathy Sunrise Act.” 
 57 Section 2. (1) The Legislature finds that naturopathy is a 
 58 distinct healing art emphasizing natural methods of health care. 
 59 (2) The Legislature further finds that public health and 
 60 safety require updated, modernized licensing, scope of practice 
 61 standards, and regulatory oversight for naturopaths. 
 62 (3) It is the intent of the Legislature to reestablish 
 63 licensure for naturopaths to ensure professional competency, 
 64 protect the public health, and provide residents of this state 
 65 with access to regulated naturopathic care. 
 66 Section 3. Section 462.01, Florida Statutes, is renumbered 
 67 as section 462.001, Florida Statutes, and reenacted, reordered, 
 68 and amended, to read: 
 69 462.001 462.01 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the 
 70 term: 
 71 (1) “Board” means the Board of Naturopathy. 
 72 (3) “Natureopathy” and “naturopathy” shall be construed as 
 73 synonymous terms and mean the use and practice of biofeedback; 
 74 biochemistry; Christian Science or prayer treatments; 
 75 counseling; diagnostic procedures, including physical 
 76 examinations for diagnostic purposes, clinical laboratory tests, 
 77 if conducted in cooperation with a licensed physician, and 
 78 physiological function tests; dietary therapy; dietary 
 79 recommendations; digestive aids; Eastern medicine; Eastern 
 80 medicine dietary recommendations; enzymes; external 
 81 applications; first aid; food; food extracts; health coaching; 
 82 health education; herbal substances, excl