SECTIONS 3670-3675 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 3670-3675

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 corporation and its
shareholders, officers, directors, and employees rendering
professional services who are naturopathic doctors are in compliance
with the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act (Part 4
(commencing with Section 13400) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the
Corporations Code), this chapter, and all other statutes and
regulations now or hereafter enacted or adopted pertaining to that
corporation and the conduct of its affairs. With respect to a
naturopathic corporation, the governmental agency referred to in the
Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act is the committee.

3671. A naturopathic corporation shall not engage in any conduct
that constitutes unprofessional conduct. In the conduct of its
practice, the naturopathic corporation shall comply with statutes and
regulations to the same extent as an individual holding a license
under this chapter.

3672. The income of a naturopathic corporation attributable to
professional services rendered while a shareholder is a disqualified
person, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, shall
not in any manner accrue to the benefit of the shareholder or his or
her shares in the naturopathic corporation.

3673. Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations Code,
each director, shareholder, and officer of a naturopathic
corporation, except an assistant secretary and an assistant
treasurer, shall be a licensed person as defined by Section 13401 of
the Corporations Code.

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 "naturopathic doctor" and, as appropriate,
wording or abbreviations denoting its status as a corporation.

3675. The committee may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out
the purposes and objectives of this article, including, but not
limited to, regulations requiring the following:
(a) That the bylaws of a naturopathic corporation include a
provision whereby the capital stock of the corporation owned by a
disqualified person, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations
Code, or a deceased person, shall be sold to the corporation or to
the remaining shareholders of the corporation within any time as the
regulations may provide.
(b) That a naturopathic corporation shall provide adequate
security by insurance or otherwise for claims against it by its
patients arising out of the rendering of professional services.