32-1560. Clinical training program;
certificate; duties; use of title


A. A naturopathic medical student who wishes to engage in a clinical training
program in naturopathic medicine shall submit an application for a certificate as
prescribed in section 32-1524.


B. A naturopathic medical student issued a certificate by the board to engage in an
approved clinical training program shall be under the direct supervision of a physician
licensed under this chapter or by a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 13, 17 or 29
of this title when the student is engaged in clinical training.


C. The board by rule may prescribe naturopathic medical treatment procedures that
naturopathic medical students may perform under the direct supervision of a physician
licensed under this chapter if the board determines that these procedures:


1. May be competently performed by the student.


2. Do not exceed the procedures that the supervising physician has been licensed by
this state to perform.


D. A naturopathic medical student may do clerical tasks without direct supervision
if the tasks do not involve diagnosing or treating a patient's condition.


E. A person shall not use the title "naturopathic medical student" or a related
title or abbreviation while engaged in a clinical training program unless that person
holds a certificate issued by the board to engage in that clinical training program.


F. If a student of naturopathic medicine ceases to be enrolled in an approved
school of naturopathic medicine, the certificate to engage in clinical training held by
that student is automatically canceled.