An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation

This bill makes three main changes to Vermont's professional regulation and health care laws. First, it requires the Office of Professional Regulation to check criminal backgrounds for psychologists, speech-language pathologists, and nonlicensed psychotherapists applying for or renewing their credentials. Second, it officially recognizes naturopathic physicians as licensed health care professionals for birth and death certificate filing purposes and creates a temporary advisory group to study their role in end-of-life care policies. Third, it directs the Office of Professional Regulation to conduct a study on its current funding structure and report findings with recommendations by January 2025.