3620. The committee shall enforce and administer the provisions of
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 committee in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and
disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is
inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the
protection of the public shall be paramount.
3621. (a) The committee shall consist of nine members appointed by
the Governor. Members of the committee shall include five members who
are California licensed naturopathic doctors, or have met the
requirements for licensure pursuant to this chapter, two members who
are California licensed physicians and surgeons, and two public
members.
(b) A member of the committee shall be appointed for a four-year
term. A person shall not serve as a member of the committee for more
than two consecutive terms. A member shall hold office until the
appointment and qualification of his or her successor, or until one
year from the expiration of the term for which the member was
appointed, whichever first occurs. Vacancies shall be filled by
appointment for unexpired terms.
(c) (1) A public member of the committee shall be a citizen of
this state for at least five years preceding his or her appointment.
(2) A person shall not be appointed as a public member if the
person or the person's immediate family in any manner owns an
interest in a college, school, or institution engaged in naturopathic
education, or the person or the person's immediate family has an
economic interest in naturopathy or has any other conflict of
interest. "Immediate family" means the public member's spouse,
parents, children, or his or her children's spouses.
(d) Each member of the committee shall receive a per diem and
expenses as provided in Section 103.
(e) The committee may appoint a person exempt from civil service
who shall be designated as an executive officer and who shall
exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated by the committee
and vested in him or her by this chapter.
3621.5. The committee shall meet at least two times each calendar
year and shall conduct additional meetings in appropriate locations
that are necessary to transact its business.
3622. (a) The committee shall adopt regulations in order to carry
out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) Unless contrary to the provisions of this chapter, regulations
adopted by the Bureau of Naturopathic Medicine shall continue to
apply to the committee and its licensees.
3623. (a) The committee shall approve a naturopathic medical
education program accredited by the Council on Naturopathic Medical
Education or an equivalent federally recognized accrediting body for
the naturopathic medical profession that has the following minimum
requirements:
(1) Admission requirements that include a minimum of
three-quarters of the credits required for a bachelor's degree from a
regionally accredited or preaccredited college or university or the
equivalency, as determined by the council.
(2) Program requirements for its degree or diploma of a minimum of
4,100 total hours in basic and clinical sciences, naturopathic
philosophy, naturopathic modalities, and naturopathic medicine. Of
the total requisite hours, not less than 2,500 hours shall consist of
academic instruction, and not less than 1,200 hours shall consist of
supervised clinical training approved by the naturopathic medical
school.
(b) A naturopathic medical education program in the United States
shall offer graduate-level full-time studies and training leading to
the degree of Doctor of Naturopathy or Doctor of Naturopathic
Medicine. The program shall be an institution, or part of an
institution of, higher education that is either accredited or is a
candidate for accreditation by a regional institutional accrediting
agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education and the
Council on Naturopathic Medical Education, or an equivalent
federally recognized accrediting body for naturopathic doctor
education.
(c) To qualify as an approved naturopathic medical school, a
naturopathic medical program located in Canada or the United States
shall offer a full-time, doctoral-level, naturopathic medical
education program with its graduates being eligible to apply to the
committee for licensure and to the North American Board of
Naturopathic Examiners that administers the naturopathic licensing
examination.
3624. (a) The committee may grant a certificate of registration to
practice naturopathic medicine to a person who does not hold a
naturopathic doctor's license under this chapter and is offered a
faculty position by the dean of a naturopathic medical education
program approved by the committee, if all of the following
requirements are met to the satisfaction of the committee:
(1) The applicant furnishes documentary evidence that he or she is
a United States citizen or is legally admitted to the United States.
(2) The applicant submits an application on a form prescribed by
the committee.
(3) The dean of the naturopathic medical education program
demonstrates that the applicant has the requisite qualifications to
assume the position to which he or she is to be appointed.
(4) The dean of the naturopathic medical education program
certifies in writing to the committee that the applicant will be
under his or her direction and will not be permitted to practice
naturopathic medicine unless incident to and a necessary part of the
applicant's duties as approved by the committee.
(b) The holder of a certificate of registration issued under this
section shall not receive compensation for or practice naturopathic
medicine unless it is incidental to and a necessary part of the
applicant's duties in connection with the holder's faculty position.
(c) A certificate of registration issued under this section is
valid for two years.
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:
(1) The practitioner is in consultation with a licensed
practitioner of this state, or is an invited guest of any of the
following for the purpose of professional education through lectures,
clinics, or demonstrations:
(A) The California Medical Association.
(B) The Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California.
(C) The California Podiatric Medical Association.
(D) The California Naturopathic Doctors Association.
(E) A component county society of subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or
(D).
(2) The practitioner does not open an office, appoint a place to
meet patients, receive calls from patients, give orders, or have
ultimate authority over the care or primary diagnosis of a patient.
3626. The committee may employ other officers and employees as
necessary to discharge the duties of the committee.
3627. (a) The committee shall establish a naturopathic formulary
advisory subcommittee to determine a naturopathic formulary based
upon a review of naturopathic medical education and training.
(b) The naturopathic formulary advisory subcommittee shall be
composed of an equal number of representatives from the clinical and
academic settings of physicians and surgeons, pharmacists, and
naturopathic doctors.
(c) The naturopathic formulary advisory subcommittee shall review
naturopathic education, training, and practice and make specific
recommendations regarding the prescribing, ordering, and furnishing
authority of a naturopathic doctor and the required supervision and
protocols for those functions.
(d) The committee shall make recommendations to the Legislature
not later than January 1, 2007, regarding the prescribing and
furnishing authority of a naturopathic doctor and the required
supervision and protocols, including those for the utilization of
intravenous and ocular routes of prescription drug administration.
The naturopathic formulary advisory subcommittee and the committee
shall consult with physicians and surgeons, pharmacists, and licensed
naturopathic doctors in developing the findings and recommendations
submitted to the Legislature.
3628. (a) The committee shall establish a naturopathic childbirth
attendance advisory subcommittee to issue recommendations concerning
the practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance based upon a
review of naturopathic medical education and training.
(b) The naturopathic childbirth attendance advisory subcommittee
shall be composed of an equal number of representatives from the
clinical and academic settings of physicians and surgeons, midwives,
and naturopathic doctors.
(c) The naturopathic childbirth attendance advisory subcommittee
shall review naturopathic education, training, and practice and make
specific recommendations to the Legislature regarding the practice of
naturopathic childbirth attendance.
(d) The committee shall make recommendations to the Legislature
not later than January 1, 2007. The naturopathic childbirth
attendance advisory subcommittee and the committee shall consult with
physicians and surgeons, midwives, and licensed naturopathic doctors
in developing the findings and recommendations submitted to the
Legislature.
3620. The committee shall enforce and administer the provisions of
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 committee in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and
disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is
inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the
protection of the public shall be paramount.
3621. (a) The committee shall consist of nine members appointed by
the Governor. Members of the committee shall include five members who
are California licensed naturopathic doctors, or have met the
requirements for licensure pursuant to this chapter, two members who
are California licensed physicians and surgeons, and two public
members.
(b) A member of the committee shall be appointed for a four-year
term. A person shall not serve as a member of the committee for more
than two consecutive terms. A member shall hold office until the
appointment and qualification of his or her successor, or until one
year from the expiration of the term for which the member was
appointed, whichever first occurs. Vacancies shall be filled by
appointment for unexpired terms.
(c) (1) A public member of the committee shall be a citizen of
this state for at least five years preceding his or her appointment.
(2) A person shall not be appointed as a public member if the
person or the person's immediate family in any manner owns an
interest in a college, school, or institution engaged in naturopathic
education, or the person or the person's immediate family has an
economic interest in naturopathy or has any other conflict of
interest. "Immediate family" means the public member's spouse,
parents, children, or his or her children's spouses.
(d) Each member of the committee shall receive a per diem and
expenses as provided in Section 103.
(e) The committee may appoint a person exempt from civil service
who shall be designated as an executive officer and who shall
exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated by the committee
and vested in him or her by this chapter.
3621.5. The committee shall meet at least two times each calendar
year and shall conduct additional meetings in appropriate locations
that are necessary to transact its business.
3622. (a) The committee shall adopt regulations in order to carry
out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) Unless contrary to the provisions of this chapter, regulations
adopted by the Bureau of Naturopathic Medicine shall continue to
apply to the committee and its licensees.
3623. (a) The committee shall approve a naturopathic medical
education program accredited by the Council on Naturopathic Medical
Education or an equivalent federally recognized accrediting body for
the naturopathic medical profession that has the following minimum
requirements:
(1) Admission requirements that include a minimum of
three-quarters of the credits required for a bachelor's degree from a
regionally accredited or preaccredited college or university or the
equivalency, as determined by the council.
(2) Program requirements for its degree or diploma of a minimum of
4,100 total hours in basic and clinical sciences, naturopathic
philosophy, naturopathic modalities, and naturopathic medicine. Of
the total requisite hours, not less than 2,500 hours shall consist of
academic instruction, and not less than 1,200 hours shall consist of
supervised clinical training approved by the naturopathic medical
school.
(b) A naturopathic medical education program in the United States
shall offer graduate-level full-time studies and training leading to
the degree of Doctor of Naturopathy or Doctor of Naturopathic
Medicine. The program shall be an institution, or part of an
institution of, higher education that is either accredited or is a
candidate for accreditation by a regional institutional accrediting
agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education and the
Council on Naturopathic Medical Education, or an equivalent
federally recognized accrediting body for naturopathic doctor
education.
(c) To qualify as an approved naturopathic medical school, a
naturopathic medical program located in Canada or the United States
shall offer a full-time, doctoral-level, naturopathic medical
education program with its graduates being eligible to apply to the
committee for licensure and to the North American Board of
Naturopathic Examiners that administers the naturopathic licensing
examination.
3624. (a) The committee may grant a certificate of registration to
practice naturopathic medicine to a person who does not hold a
naturopathic doctor's license under this chapter and is offered a
faculty position by the dean of a naturopathic medical education
program approved by the committee, if all of the following
requirements are met to the satisfaction of the committee:
(1) The applicant furnishes documentary evidence that he or she is
a United States citizen or is legally admitted to the United States.
(2) The applicant submits an application on a form prescribed by
the committee.
(3) The dean of the naturopathic medical education program
demonstrates that the applicant has the requisite qualifications to
assume the position to which he or she is to be appointed.
(4) The dean of the naturopathic medical education program
certifies in writing to the committee that the applicant will be
under his or her direction and will not be permitted to practice
naturopathic medicine unless incident to and a necessary part of the
applicant's duties as approved by the committee.
(b) The holder of a certificate of registration issued under this
section shall not receive compensation for or practice naturopathic
medicine unless it is incidental to and a necessary part of the
applicant's duties in connection with the holder's faculty position.
(c) A certificate of registration issued under this section is
valid for two years.
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:
(1) The practitioner is in consultation with a licensed
practitioner of this state, or is an invited guest of any of the
following for the purpose of professional education through lectures,
clinics, or demonstrations:
(A) The California Medical Association.
(B) The Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California.
(C) The California Podiatric Medical Association.
(D) The California Naturopathic Doctors Association.
(E) A component county society of subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or
(D).
(2) The practitioner does not open an office, appoint a place to
meet patients, receive calls from patients, give orders, or have
ultimate authority over the care or primary diagnosis of a patient.
3626. The committee may employ other officers and employees as
necessary to discharge the duties of the committee.
3627. (a) The committee shall establish a naturopathic formulary
advisory subcommittee to determine a naturopathic formulary based
upon a review of naturopathic medical education and training.
(b) The naturopathic formulary advisory subcommittee shall be
composed of an equal number of representatives from the clinical and
academic settings of physicians and surgeons, pharmacists, and
naturopathic doctors.
(c) The naturopathic formulary advisory subcommittee shall review
naturopathic education, training, and practice and make specific
recommendations regarding the prescribing, ordering, and furnishing
authority of a naturopathic doctor and the required supervision and
protocols for those functions.
(d) The committee shall make recommendations to the Legislature
not later than January 1, 2007, regarding the prescribing and
furnishing authority of a naturopathic doctor and the required
supervision and protocols, including those for the utilization of
intravenous and ocular routes of prescription drug administration.
The naturopathic formulary advisory subcommittee and the committee
shall consult with physicians and surgeons, pharmacists, and licensed
naturopathic doctors in developing the findings and recommendations
submitted to the Legislature.
3628. (a) The committee shall establish a naturopathic childbirth
attendance advisory subcommittee to issue recommendations concerning
the practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance based upon a
review of naturopathic medical education and training.
(b) The naturopathic childbirth attendance advisory subcommittee
shall be composed of an equal number of representatives from the
clinical and academic settings of physicians and surgeons, midwives,
and naturopathic doctors.
(c) The naturopathic childbirth attendance advisory subcommittee
shall review naturopathic education, training, and practice and make
specific recommendations to the Legislature regarding the practice of
naturopathic childbirth attendance.
(d) The committee shall make recommendations to the Legislature
not later than January 1, 2007. The naturopathic childbirth
attendance advisory subcommittee and the committee shall consult with
physicians and surgeons, midwives, and licensed naturopathic doctors
in developing the findings and recommendations submitted to the
Legislature.
3620. The committee shall enforce and administer the provisions of
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 committee in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and
disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is
inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the
protection of the public shall be paramount.
3621. (a) The committee shall consist of nine members appointed by
the Governor. Members of the committee shall include five members who
are California licensed naturopathic doctors, or have met the
requirements for licensure pursuant to this chapter, two members who
are California licensed physicians and surgeons, and two public
members.
(b) A member of the committee shall be appointed for a four-year
term. A person shall not serve as a member of the committee for more
than two consecutive terms. A member shall hold office until the
appointment and qualification of his or her successor, or until one
year from the expiration of the term for which the member was
appointed, whichever first occurs. Vacancies shall be filled by
appointment for unexpired terms.
(c) (1) A public member of the committee shall be a citizen of
this state for at least five years preceding his or her appointment.
(2) A person shall not be appointed as a public member if the
person or the person's immediate family in any manner owns an
interest in a college, school, or institution engaged in naturopathic
education, or the person or the person's immediate family has an
economic interest in naturopathy or has any other conflict of
interest. "Immediate family" means the public member's spouse,
parents, children, or his or her children's spouses.
(d) Each member of the committee shall receive a per diem and
expenses as provided in Section 103.
(e) The committee may appoint a person exempt from civil service
who shall be designated as an executive officer and who shall
exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated by the committee
and vested in him or her by this chapter.
3621.5. The committee shall meet at least two times each calendar
year and shall conduct additional meetings in appropriate locations
that are necessary to transact its business.
3622. (a) The committee shall adopt regulations in order to carry
out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) Unless contrary to the provisions of this chapter, regulations
adopted by the Bureau of Naturopathic Medicine shall continue to
apply to the committee and its licensees.
3623. (a) The committee shall approve a naturopathic medical
education program accredited by the Council on Naturopathic Medical
Education or an equivalent federally recognized accrediting body for
the naturopathic medical profession that has the following minimum
requirements:
(1) Admission requirements that include a minimum of
three-quarters of the credits required for a bachelor's degree from a
regionally accredited or preaccredited college or university or the
equivalency, as determined by the council.
(2) Program requirements for its degree or diploma of a minimum of
4,100 total hours in basic and clinical sciences, naturopathic
philosophy, naturopathic modalities, and naturopathic medicine. Of
the total requisite hours, not less than 2,500 hours shall consist of
academic instruction, and not less than 1,200 hours shall consist of
supervised clinical training approved by the naturopathic medical
school.
(b) A naturopathic medical education program in the United States
shall offer graduate-level full-time studies and training leading to
the degree of Doctor of Naturopathy or Doctor of Naturopathic
Medicine. The program shall be an institution, or part of an
institution of, higher education that is either accredited or is a
candidate for accreditation by a regional institutional accrediting
agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education and the
Council on Naturopathic Medical Education, or an equivalent
federally recognized accrediting body for naturopathic doctor
education.
(c) To qualify as an approved naturopathic medical school, a
naturopathic medical program located in Canada or the United States
shall offer a full-time, doctoral-level, naturopathic medical
education program with its graduates being eligible to apply to the
committee for licensure and to the North American Board of
Naturopathic Examiners that administers the naturopathic licensing
examination.
3624. (a) The committee may grant a certificate of registration to
practice naturopathic medicine to a person who does not hold a
naturopathic doctor's license under this chapter and is offered a
faculty position by the dean of a naturopathic medical education
program approved by the committee, if all of the following
requirements are met to the satisfaction of the committee:
(1) The applicant furnishes documentary evidence that he or she is
a United States citizen or is legally admitted to the United States.
(2) The applicant submits an application on a form prescribed by
the committee.
(3) The dean of the naturopathic medical education program
demonstrates that the applicant has the requisite qualifications to
assume the position to which he or she is to be appointed.
(4) The dean of the naturopathic medical education program
certifies in writing to the committee that the applicant will be
under his or her direction and will not be permitted to practice
naturopathic medicine unless incident to and a necessary part of the
applicant's duties as approved by the committee.
(b) The holder of a certificate of registration issued under this
section shall not receive compensation for or practice naturopathic
medicine unless it is incidental to and a necessary part of the
applicant's duties in connection with the holder's faculty position.
(c) A certificate of registration issued under this section is
valid for two years.
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:
(1) The practitioner is in consultation with a licensed
practitioner of this state, or is an invited guest of any of the
following for the purpose of professional education through lectures,
clinics, or demonstrations:
(A) The California Medical Association.
(B) The Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California.
(C) The California Podiatric Medical Association.
(D) The California Naturopathic Doctors Association.
(E) A component county society of subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or
(D).
(2) The practitioner does not open an office, appoint a place to
meet patients, receive calls from patients, give orders, or have
ultimate authority over the care or primary diagnosis of a patient.
3626. The committee may employ other officers and employees as
necessary to discharge the duties of the committee.
3627. (a) The committee shall establish a naturopathic formulary
advisory subcommittee to determine a naturopathic formulary based
upon a review of naturopathic medical education and training.
(b) The naturopathic formulary advisory subcommittee shall be
composed of an equal number of representatives from the clinical and
academic settings of physicians and surgeons, pharmacists, and
naturopathic doctors.
(c) The naturopathic formulary advisory subcommittee shall review
naturopathic education, training, and practice and make specific
recommendations regarding the prescribing, ordering, and furnishing
authority of a naturopathic doctor and the required supervision and
protocols for those functions.
(d) The committee shall make recommendations to the Legislature
not later than January 1, 2007, regarding the prescribing and
furnishing authority of a naturopathic doctor and the required
supervision and protocols, including those for the utilization of
intravenous and ocular routes of prescription drug administration.
The naturopathic formulary advisory subcommittee and the committee
shall consult with physicians and surgeons, pharmacists, and licensed
naturopathic doctors in developing the findings and recommendations
submitted to the Legislature.
3628. (a) The committee shall establish a naturopathic childbirth
attendance advisory subcommittee to issue recommendations concerning
the practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance based upon a
review of naturopathic medical education and training.
(b) The naturopathic childbirth attendance advisory subcommittee
shall be composed of an equal number of representatives from the
clinical and academic settings of physicians and surgeons, midwives,
and naturopathic doctors.
(c) The naturopathic childbirth attendance advisory subcommittee
shall review naturopathic education, training, and practice and make
specific recommendations to the Legislature regarding the practice of
naturopathic childbirth attendance.
(d) The committee shall make recommendations to the Legislature
not later than January 1, 2007. The naturopathic childbirth
attendance advisory subcommittee and the committee shall consult with
physicians and surgeons, midwives, and licensed naturopathic doctors
in developing the findings and recommendations submitted to the
Legislature.
