An important reason to support SF 1520 and protect the title 'Registered Naturopathic Doctor'

Please consider the following in support of SF 1520, the naturopathic doctor registration bill in Minnesota.
An unrecognized accreditation board for naturopathic doctors in Washington, D.C., the Council on
Naturopathic Registration and Accreditation, Inc. promotes its "Registered Naturopath" and "Registered Naturopathic Doctor" certifications:
'To be sure of the training of your naturopathic doctor and his/her adherence to natural healing principles, ask your doctor if he/she is a "Registered Naturopathic Doctor." '(from http://www.cnra.org/whatis.php)
The CNRA professional looking website lists certain requirements for registration:

1. You must hold an N.D. (Doctor of Naturopathy) degree from an accredited school.
2. You must be currently involved in the naturopathic profession as a practicing naturopath.
3. If one exists, you should be a member of your state naturopathic organization
4. You should be a member of a national naturopathic organization.

However, there is no list of accredited schools and the only real requirement appears to be filling out an online form and paying $150.

The benefit to registration (i.e. paying $150) is listing in the practitioner directory linked from the cnra.org website, which in turn appears to be a link to HealthKeepers Online Practitioner Directory Search, , http://www.healthpro.net/HKD/search.html

Here is a telling example,
if we go to the directory, http://www.healthpro.net/HKD/search.html and input Colorado as a keyword (please click on images to enlarge )
You will find the list of presumed 'Registered Naturopathic Doctors' in Colorado:
Please click on the 6th entry from the top to learn something about Dr. Brian O'Connell:
Dr. O'Connell was profiled in the Seattle Times article "Teen's death hastened by practitioner who had bogus diplomas" (please read it online at http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004024299_miracle20m0.html)
and is serving 13 years in prison for criminally negligent homicide.
To this day, he is listed in the Council on Naturopathic Registration and Accreditation Inc.'s directory of Registered Naturopathic Doctors, in spite of being tried and convicted 4 years ago!
This clearly shows that contrary to the claims of opponents of SF 1520, the Bill to Register Naturopathic Doctors in Minnesota, naturopathic doctor regulation is a matter of public safety.
SF 1520 will promote public safety of Minnesotans by ensuring that only qualified naturopathic doctors with valid credentials are registered.
Please support SF 1520!