SECTIONS 3630-3637 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 3630-3637

3630. An applicant for a license as a naturopathic doctor shall
file with the committee a written application on a form provided by
the committee that shows, to the committee's satisfaction, compliance
with all of the following requirements:
(a) The applicant has not committed an act or crime that
constitutes grounds for denial of a license under Section 480, and
has complied with the requirements of Section 144.
(b) The applicant has received a degree in naturopathic medicine
from an approved naturopathic medical school where the degree
substantially meets the educational requirements in paragraph (2) of
subdivision (a) of Section 3623.

3631. An applicant for licensure shall pass the Naturopathic
Physicians Licensing Examination (NPLEX) or an equivalent approved by
the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners. In the absence
of an examination approved by the North American Board of
Naturopathic Examiners, the committee may administer a substantially
equivalent examination.

3633. The committee 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 United States, provided the
applicant has met the requirements of Sections 3630 and 3631.

3633.1. The committee may grant a license to an applicant who meets
the requirements of Section 3630, but who graduated prior to 1986,
pre-NPLEX, and passed a state or Canadian Province naturopathic
licensing examination. Applications under this section shall be
received no later than December 31, 2007.

3634. A license issued under this chapter shall be subject to
renewal biennially as prescribed by the committee and shall expire
unless renewed in that manner. The committee may provide by
regulation for the late renewal of a license.

3635. (a) In addition to any other qualifications and requirements
for licensure renewal, the committee shall require the satisfactory
completion of 60 hours of approved continuing education biennially.
This requirement is waived for the initial license renewal. The
continuing education shall meet the following requirements:
(1) At least 20 hours shall be in pharmacotherapeutics.
(2) No more than 15 hours may be in naturopathic medical journals
or osteopathic or allopathic medical journals, or audio or videotaped
presentations, slides, programmed instruction, or computer-assisted
instruction or preceptorships.
(3) No more than 20 hours may be in any single topic.
(4) No more than 15 hours of the continuing education requirements
for the specialty certificate in naturopathic childbirth attendance
shall apply to the 60 hours of continuing education requirement.
(b) The continuing education requirements of this section may be
met through continuing education courses approved by the committee,
the California Naturopathic Doctors Association, the American
Association of Naturopathic Physicians, the California State Board of
Pharmacy, the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, or other
courses that meet the standards for continuing education for licensed
physicians and surgeons in California.

3636. (a) Upon a written request, the committee may grant inactive
status to a naturopathic doctor who is in good standing and who meets
the requirements of Section 462.
(b) A person whose license is in inactive status may not engage in
any activity for which a license is required under this chapter.
(c) A person whose license is in inactive status shall be exempt
from continuing education requirements while his or her license is in
that status.
(d) To restore a license to active status, a person whose license
is in inactive status must fulfill continuing education requirements
for the two-year period prior to reactivation, and be current with
all licensing fees as determined by the committee.

3637. Only an individual may be licensed under this chapter.