Disclaimer
California Senate Bill SB-577 requires that you should be aware of the following:
Bhuvaneshwari Himakunthala is a homeopathic practitioner and is not a licensed physician and homeopathy is not licensed by the State of California. Homeopathy is alternative and complementary to healing arts that are licensed by the State of California. Under Sections 2053.5 and 2053.6 of California’s Business and Professions Code (commonly known as the Medical Practice Act), Bhuvaneshwari Himakunthala may offer services in homeopathy as long as she meets certain requirements and subject to restrictions.
- Treatment is always by mutual agreement and may be discontinued by either party.
- As a homeopath, I do not make any kind of diagnosis in conventional medical terms. You should be aware that the outcome and duration of homeopathic treatment vary by individual and cure cannot be guaranteed. For all kinds of emergency situations, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency care.
- If you ever have any concerns about the nature of your treatment, please feel free to discuss them with your homeopath. It is your responsibility to maintain a relationship with a licensed physician. It is recommended that you inform your medical doctor that you are receiving homeopathic treatment.
Homeopathy practitioners are not permitted to:
- Perform any form of surgery or any procedure that punctures your skin or harmfully invades your body.
- Use X-ray radiation.
- Prescribe prescription drugs or recommend that you discontinue drugs that were prescribed by a licensed physician.
- Set fractures.
- Treat wounds with electrotherapy.
- Put you at risk of great bodily harm, serious physical or mental illness, or death.
- Imply in any way that they are licensed physicians.
Your homeopath is required to provide you with a statement, written in plain language that includes the following information:
- That he/she is not a licensed physician and that his/her services are not licensed by the state
- a brief and clear description of the kind of services they provide & the reasoning behind it
- a description of their education, training and experience.
- ask you to sign an acknowledgement that you received the written statement
- provide you with a copy of it
- They must also keep a copy of your signed acknowledgement for three years.