Dear Valued Stakeholder,

The California Board of Naturopathic Medicine (CBNM or Board) is beginning the development of its new strategic plan. The Department of Consumer Affairs, SOLID Planning Solutions (SOLID) is assisting the Board with the strategic planning process.

As a stakeholder, you have an important perspective and stake in the success of the Board. Your completed survey will provide input as to how the Board is doing by identifying internal strengths and weaknesses and external opportunities and threats (SWOT Analysis) as consideration for the future direction of the Board.

All responses are anonymous. Thank you for taking time to participate in this short survey. This will allow us to add your feedback to our analysis as we prepare our strategic plan.

This survey will close on Friday, March 29, 2024.

Take the online survey here: https://www.research.net/r/CBNM_2024_Environmental_Scan_External

Thank you in advance for your participation in this survey.

Starting January 1, 2021, new laws will impact licensees who prescribe and/or furnish controlled substances.

1. Updated Prescription Pad Security Requirements – starting January 1, 2021, California state law requires 15 security elements, including a 12-character serial number and corresponding barcode, to appear on California Security Prescription Forms. State law also requires California Security Prescription Forms to be produced by printers approved by the California Department of Justice’s California Security Prescription Printers Program. For more information, please refer to the AB 149 Joint Statement.

2. Revised Reporting Requirements for Controlled Substances – starting January 1, 2021, the dispensing of a controlled substance must be reported to the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) within one working day after the medication is released to the patient or the patient’s representative. Previously, the deadline to report was seven days after dispensing. Further, this law requires reporting of Schedule V drugs, in addition to Schedules II, III, and IV. This requirement applies to pharmacists and prescribers who dispense controlled substances. For more information, please refer to the AB 149 Joint Statement.

The California Board of Naturopathic Medicine would like to notify you that the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Health and Human Services have credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers. The California Board of Naturopathic Medicine is sharing this information to provide warning to healthcare providers to ensure that they take timely and reasonable precautions to protect their networks from these threats. Please see additional information at the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency website: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-302a.