06/08/2026
🚨 OHIO HEALTH FREEDOM UPDATE: SB 385 Hearing This Wednesday! 🚨
The Ohio Senate Health Committee has scheduled **Proponent Testimony** for Senate Bill 385 (Naturopathic Licensure). This means those *in favor* of the bill will be presenting their arguments to lawmakers.
If we want to protect our right to choose our health wellness providers, we need to watch this hearing closely and know exactly what is at stake!
📅 When: Wednesday, June 10th
Time: 10:30 AM
📺 Where to Watch: Live stream on **The Ohio Channel
As you tune in, remember what SB 385 means for the natural health community as currently written:
🚫 Title Monopoly: It takes terms like "naturopath" and "naturopathy" out of the public domain, stripping traditional practitioners of titles they’ve used safely for decades.
⚖️ Felony Penalties: It makes using these traditional titles or offering non-diagnostic wellness advice a **5th-degree felony** for a first offense.
❌ No Safe Harbor: Unlike 11 other states, this bill includes *zero* protections or exemptions for traditional naturopaths, herbalists, or wellness coaches.
⚠️ Accreditation Risks: It locks licensure to a single out-of-state accreditor (CNME) that recently faced a unanimous 12-0 federal recommendation for denial of recognition.
🦴 Chiropractic Conflict: It creates dangerous overlap and confusion regarding musculoskeletal manipulation, threatening established safety standards.
🔥 ATTENTION OPPONENTS: START PREPARING NOW!
While this Wednesday is for the proponents, our turn is coming. Do not wait until the opponent testimony date is officially announced to start writing.
The committee can move fast. We need to be fully loaded and ready to go the moment we are assigned our hearing date. Begin drafting your 5-minute written and spoken testimonies *this week*. Focus on how this bill limits your freedom of choice or threatens your small business.
Let's watch, take notes, and get ready to defend health freedom in Ohio!
