CHAPTER 8.2. Naturopathic Doctors Act [3610. - 3686.]
Chapter 8.2 added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 485, Sec. 5.
§§ 3610–3686 · 60 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 3610–3615 · 4 sections
- § 3610 This chapter may be cited as the Naturopathic Doctors Act.
- § 3612 The California Board of Naturopathic Medicine is hereby created within the Department of Consumer Affairs.
- § 3613 The following definitions apply for the purposes of this chapter: (a) “Board” means the California Board of Naturopathic Medicine. Any reference in any law or…
- § 3615 The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other…
ARTICLE 2. Administration §§ 3620–3627 · 10 sections
- § 3620 The board shall enforce and administer this chapter and shall be solely responsible for the implementation of this chapter.
- § 3620.1 Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the…
- § 3621 (a) The board shall consist of nine members, consisting of seven members appointed by the Governor, one public member appointed by the Senate Committee on…
- § 3621.5 The board shall meet at least two times each calendar year and shall conduct additional meetings in appropriate locations that are necessary to transact its…
- § 3622 (a) The board shall adopt regulations in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (b) Unless contrary to this chapter, regulations adopted by the…
- § 3623 (a) The board shall approve a naturopathic medical education program accredited by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education or an equivalent federally…
- § 3624 (a) The board may grant a certificate of registration to practice naturopathic medicine to a person who does not hold a naturopathic doctor’s license under…
- § 3624.5 (a) This chapter does not apply to a practitioner licensed as a naturopathic doctor in another state or country who meets both of the following requirements:…
- § 3626 (a) The board may employ other officers and employees as necessary to discharge the duties of the board. (b) The board shall employ a full-time staff position…
- § 3627 (a) The board shall establish a naturopathic formulary advisory subcommittee to determine a naturopathic formulary based upon a review of naturopathic medical…
ARTICLE 3. Licensure §§ 3630–3637 · 10 sections
- § 3630 An applicant for a license as a naturopathic doctor shall file an application with the board on a form provided by the board that shows, to the board’s…
- § 3631 (a) An applicant for licensure shall pass the Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examination (NPLEX) or an equivalent examination approved by the North American…
- § 3633 The board may grant a license to an applicant who is licensed and in good standing as a naturopathic doctor in another state, jurisdiction, or territory in the…
- § 3633.1 The board may grant a license to an applicant who meets the requirements of Section 3630, but who graduated before 1986, before the Naturopathic Physicians…
- § 3634 A license issued under this chapter shall be subject to renewal biennially, as prescribed by the board, and shall expire unless renewed in that manner. The…
- § 3635 (a) In addition to any other qualifications and requirements for licensure renewal, the board shall require the satisfactory completion of 60 hours of approved…
- § 3635.1 (a) A licensee shall retain certificates of continuing education course completion for six years. (b) The committee may audit licensees’ continuing education…
- § 3635.2 In addition to complying with subdivision (b) of Section 3635, the following shall apply to providers of continuing education: (a) The content of continuing…
- § 3636 (a) Upon a written request, the board may grant inactive status to a naturopathic doctor who is in good standing and who meets the requirements of Section 462.…
- § 3637 Only an individual may be licensed under this chapter.
ARTICLE 4. Application of Chapter §§ 3640–3645 · 13 sections
- § 3640 (a) A naturopathic doctor may order and perform physical and laboratory examinations for diagnostic purposes, including, but not limited to, phlebotomy,…
- § 3640.1 (a) A naturopathic doctor may provide supervision and direction to a licensed vocational nurse in accordance with Sections 2859 and 2859.1. (b) A naturopathic…
- § 3640.2 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a naturopathic assistant may do all of the following: (a) Administer medication only by intradermal, subcutaneous,…
- § 3640.3 (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the licensure of naturopathic assistants. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as…
- § 3640.5 Nothing in this chapter or any other law shall be construed to prohibit a naturopathic doctor from furnishing or ordering drugs when all of the following…
- § 3640.7 Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 3640.5 or any other provision of this chapter, a naturopathic doctor may independently prescribe and administer the…
- § 3640.8 (a) To qualify to administer intravenous (IV) therapy in their practice pursuant to Section 3640.7, a naturopathic doctor shall demonstrate that they have…
- § 3641 (a) A naturopathic doctor shall document their observations, diagnosis, and summary of treatment in the patient record. Patient records shall be maintained for…
- § 3642 A naturopathic doctor may not perform any of the following functions: (a) Prescribe, dispense, or administer a controlled substance or device identified in…
- § 3643 This chapter may not be construed to authorize a naturopathic doctor to practice medicine, as defined under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000), except as…
- § 3643.5 (a) This chapter may not be construed to limit the practice of a person licensed, certified, or registered under any other provision of law relating to the…
- § 3644 This chapter does not prevent or restrict the practice, services, or activities of any of the following: (a) A person licensed, certified, or otherwise…
- § 3645 (a) This chapter permits, and does not restrict, the use of the following titles by persons who are educated and trained as any of the following: (1)…
ARTICLE 5. Naturopathic Childbirth Attendance §§ 3650–3655 · 7 sections
- § 3650 A naturopathic doctor may perform naturopathic childbirth attendance if they have completed additional training and have been granted a certificate of…
- § 3651 In order to be certified for the specialty practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance, a naturopathic doctor shall obtain a passing grade on the American…
- § 3651.5 A naturopathic doctor certified for the specialty practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance shall do both of the following: (a) Maintain current…
- § 3652 (a) A certificate of specialty practice in naturopathic childbirth attendance shall expire concurrently with the licensee’s naturopathic doctor’s license. (b)…
- § 3653 (a) Naturopathic childbirth attendance does not include the use or performance of any of the following: (1) Forceps delivery. (2) General or spinal anesthesia.…
- § 3654 In addition to Section 3640, a naturopathic doctor who holds a specialty certificate in naturopathic childbirth attendance may administer, order, or perform…
- § 3655 (a) A licensee holding a speciality certificate in naturopathic childbirth attendance shall disclose to each client, in writing, the following: (1) The…
ARTICLE 6. Offenses and Enforcement §§ 3660–3664 · 6 sections
- § 3660 Except as provided in subdivision (h) of Section 3644, a person shall have a valid, unrevoked, or unsuspended license issued under this chapter to do any of…
- § 3661 A naturopathic doctor who uses the term or designation “Dr.” shall further identify themselves as “Naturopathic Doctor,” “Licensed Naturopathic Doctor,”…
- § 3662 It shall constitute unprofessional conduct for a naturopathic doctor to violate, attempt to violate, assist in the violation of, or conspire to violate, any…
- § 3663 (a) The board shall have the responsibility for reviewing the quality of the practice of naturopathic medicine carried out by persons licensed as naturopathic…
- § 3663.5 (a) On and after July 1, 2019, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), the board shall require a licensee to provide a separate disclosure that…
- § 3664 A person who violates Section 3660 or 3661 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars…
ARTICLE 7. Naturopathic Corporations §§ 3670–3675 · 6 sections
- § 3670 A naturopathic corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professional services, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, if the…
- § 3671 A naturopathic corporation shall not engage in any conduct that constitutes unprofessional conduct. In the conduct of its practice, the naturopathic…
- § 3672 The income of a naturopathic corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareholder is a disqualified person, as defined in Section…
- § 3673 Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and officer of a naturopathic corporation, except an assistant…
- § 3674 The name of a naturopathic corporation and any name or names under which it may render professional services, shall contain the words “naturopathic” or…
- § 3675 The board may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article, including, but not limited to, regulations requiring the…
ARTICLE 8. Fiscal Administration §§ 3680–3681 · 2 sections
- § 3680 (a) The application fee for a doctor of naturopathic medicine shall be no more than five hundred dollars ($500) and may be increased to not more than six…
- § 3681 All fees collected by the board shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to the Naturopathic Doctor’s Fund which is hereby created in the…
ARTICLE 9. Miscellaneous Provisions §§ 3685–3686 · 2 sections