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2025 California Code
Business and Professions Code - BPC
DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS
CHAPTER 8.2 - Naturopathic Doctors Act
ARTICLE 4 - Application of Chapter
Section 3645.
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CA Bus & Prof Code § 3645 (2025)
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3645. (a) This chapter permits, and does not restrict, the use of the following titles by persons who are educated and trained as any of the following:
(1) “Naturopath.”
(2) “Naturopathic practitioner.”
(3) “Traditional naturopathic practitioner.”
(b) This chapter permits, and does not restrict, the education of persons as described in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (a). Those persons are not required to be licensed under this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 600, Sec. 10. (SB 796) Effective January 1, 2018. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 3686.)
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