32-1559. Naturopathic medical assistants;
certification; supervision; duties; use of title


A. A person who wishes to be certified as a naturopathic medical assistant shall
submit an application as prescribed in section 32-1524.


B. A certified naturopathic medical assistant may assist a doctor of naturopathic
medicine who is licensed under this chapter.


C. The board by rule may prescribe naturopathic medical treatment procedures that a
naturopathic medical assistant certified under this section may perform under the direct
supervision of a doctor of naturopathic medicine who is licensed under this chapter if
the board determines that these procedures:


1. May be competently performed by the assistant.


2. Do not exceed the procedures that the supervising doctor of naturopathic
medicine has been licensed by this state to perform.


D. A naturopathic medical assistant may do clerical tasks without direct
supervision if the tasks do not involve the treatment of a person's condition or other
procedures that are prohibited under this chapter.


E. A person shall not use the title "medical assistant" or a related abbreviation
unless that person is working as a naturopathic medical assistant pursuant to this
section.