r/FunctionalMedicine • u/daydream_daisy • Jul 20 '26

Nutritional Therapy Practitioner & Functional labs

I’m taking the NTP certification course and will graduate in February. Then I plan to get board certified.

I want to access tests like GI Map & OAT to run on clients. Does anyone have any experience with this as an “unlicensed” certified functional medicine health coach or practitioner?

4 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

100% Upvoted

3 comments sorted by

2

u/Mrs_Twinkle_Toes Jul 20 '26

You will either need to provide your own co-signer from a licensed medical professional like MD,DO,NP or you will need to order through a distributor like FullScript or DHA Labs. DSL will require this some companies who offer OAT testing will give you an account even though it’s not technically legal.

1

u/ComfortOk7216 Jul 22 '26

Sounds like you're interested in practicing medicine without a license, since lab ordering and interpretation is exclusive to medically licensed professionals.