2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
Health Care
Article 37.3 - Naturopathic Doctors
§ 12-37.3-106. Registration required - qualifications - examination - registration by endorsement - rules

(1) Effective June 1, 2014, a person shall not practice as a naturopathic doctor in this state without a registration.

(2) An applicant for a registration to practice as a naturopathic doctor in this state shall submit an application to the director in a form and manner determined by the director by rule, accompanied by the fee required pursuant to section 12-37.3-104 (1) (d). The director shall issue a registration to practice as a naturopathic doctor to an applicant upon receipt of satisfactory proof that the applicant:

(a) Is at least twenty-one years of age and of good moral character;

(b) Has obtained a baccalaureate degree from an accredited educational institution or documented experience that provides the same kind, amount, and level of knowledge as a baccalaureate degree, as determined by the director;

(c) Has graduated from and holds a doctor of naturopathic medicine or doctor of naturopathy degree from an approved naturopathic medical college;

(d) Has successfully passed either a director-approved examination or a comprehensive competency-based national naturopathic licensing examination administered by the North American board of naturopathic examiners or a nationally recognized, director-approved successor entity, as determined by the director by rule; and

(e) Has not had a license or other authorization to practice as a naturopathic doctor or other health care license, registration, or certification denied, revoked, or suspended by Colorado or any other jurisdiction for reasons that relate to the applicant's ability to skillfully and safely practice naturopathic medicine, unless the license, registration, or certification is reinstated to good standing by Colorado or another jurisdiction.

(3) The director may issue a registration by endorsement to engage in the practice of naturopathic medicine to an applicant who has a license, certification, or registration in good standing as a naturopathic doctor under the laws of another jurisdiction if the applicant presents satisfactory proof to the director that, at the time of application for a Colorado registration by endorsement, the applicant possesses credentials and qualifications that are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this section. The director may adopt rules concerning the necessary applicant credentials and qualifications.

(4) The director may determine, by rule, the qualifications for registration under this article for a person who satisfies the requirements of paragraphs (a), (b), and (e) of subsection (2) of this section but does not satisfy the requirements for registration under paragraph (c) or (d) of subsection (2) of this section and who is not licensed, certified, or registered to practice a profession or occupation under this title or the laws of any other jurisdiction in the United States. The director's rules may require qualifications the director deems appropriate and may include documented evidence that the person:

(a) Has completed a post-graduate level didactic and supervised clinical educational program from an accredited educational institution, which program is substantially equivalent to the education requirements set forth in paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of this section, as determined by the director by rule;

(b) Has passed a national examination in naturopathic medicine that is substantially equivalent to the examination required in paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of this section, as determined by the director by rule; and

(c) Has at least ten years of related professional experience.