2007 California Business and Professions Code Article 2. Administration

CA Codes (bpc:3620-3628)

3620.  The bureau shall enforce and administer the provisions of
this chapter.


3622.  The bureau shall adopt regulations in order to carry out the
purposes of this chapter.



3623.  (a) The bureau 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
bureau for licensure and to the North American Board of Naturopathic
Examiners that administers the naturopathic licensing examination.




3624.  (a) The bureau 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 bureau, if all of the following requirements
are met to the satisfaction of the bureau:
   (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 bureau.
   (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 bureau 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 bureau.
   (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 California Podiatric Medical Association.
   (C) The California Naturopathic Doctors Association.
   (D) A component county society of subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
   (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.




3625.  (a) The Director of Consumer Affairs shall establish an
advisory council consisting of nine members.  Members of the advisory
council shall include three members who are California licensed
naturopathic doctors, or have met the requirements for licensure
pursuant to this chapter, three members who are California licensed
physicians and surgeons, and three public members.
   (b) A member of the advisory council shall be appointed for a
four-year term.  A person shall not serve as a member of the council
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.  The first terms of the members
first appointed shall be as follows:
   (1) The Governor shall appoint one physician and surgeon member,
one naturopathic doctor member, and one public member, with term
expirations of June 1, 2006; one physician and surgeon member with a
term expiration date of June 1, 2007, one naturopathic doctor member
with a term expiration date of June 1, 2008.
   (2) The Senate Rules Committee shall appoint one physician and
surgeon member with a term expiration of June 1, 2008, and one public
member with a term expiration of June 1, 2007.
   (3) The Speaker of the Assembly shall appoint one naturopathic
doctor member with a term expiration of June 1, 2007, and one public
member with a term expiration of June 1, 2008.
   (c) (1) A public member of the advisory council 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) In order to operate in as cost-effective a manner as possible,
the advisory council and any advisory committee created pursuant to
this chapter shall meet as few times as necessary to perform its
duties, and its members shall receive no compensation, travel
allowances, or reimbursement for their expenses.



3626.  The Director of Consumer Affairs may employ a bureau chief
and other officers and employees as necessary to discharge the duties
of the bureau.


3627.  (a) The bureau shall establish a naturopathic formulary
advisory committee to determine a naturopathic formulary based upon a
review of naturopathic medical education and training.
   (b) The naturopathic formulary advisory committee 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 committee 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 bureau 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 committee and the bureau shall consult with
physicians and surgeons, pharmacists, and licensed naturopathic
doctors in developing the findings and recommendations submitted to
the Legislature.


3628.  (a) The bureau shall establish a naturopathic childbirth
attendance advisory committee 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 committee
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 committee
shall review naturopathic education, training, and practice and make
specific recommendations to the Legislature regarding the practice of
naturopathic childbirth attendance.
   (d) The bureau shall make recommendations to the Legislature not
later than January 1, 2007. The naturopathic childbirth attendance
advisory committee and the bureau shall consult with physicians and
surgeons, midwives, and licensed naturopathic doctors in developing
the findings and recommendations submitted to the Legislature.