Regulated Natural Medicine Implementation

Regarding the regulation of natural medicine, the act:

• Authorizes the director of the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies to approve facilitator education and training programs;
• Exempts facilitator education and training programs from regulation as private educational schools;
• Updates rule-making by the department of public health and environment and the state licensing authority related to laboratory testing and certification of natural medicine products;
• Prohibits individuals, rather than all persons, from having a financial interest in more than 5 natural medicine business licenses;
• Authorizes the state licensing authority to promulgate rules regarding requirements for the destruction of natural medicine or natural medicine products;
• Clarifies that a person may operate a natural medicine testing facility at the same location as a regulated marijuana testing facility; and
• Specifies which transfers and distributions of regulated natural medicine and regulated natural medicine products are authorized between persons licensed as healing centers, facilitators, natural medicine cultivation facilities, and natural medicine manufacturers.

APPROVED by Governor June 6, 2024

EFFECTIVE June 6, 2024
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)