Co-Chairs John Mahoney and Jo Comerford (pictured right) take notes as Kim Valeri Povey testifies.

On November 19, 2019 over 12 months of work culminated in a public hearing on H3660/S665, The Massachusetts Consumer Access and Right to Practice Complementary and Alternative Health Care Act, as reaction to the bill was heard by the Joint Committee on Public Health.

Rep. Donald Wong introduced the bill accompanied by two MDs and a chiropractor who all underscored the need for safe harbor for unlicensed holistic health practitioners.

An additional 34 individuals who had traveled from all corners of the state spoke out in support of the bill while not a single voice was raised in opposition.

The bill now moves into an executive session where we hope it will be favorably passed quickly out of the committee and sent to the floor for a vote.