328-E:12 Naturopathic Childbirth or Acupuncture Specialty Certification. –
I. No doctor of naturopathic medicine shall practice naturopathic childbirth or acupuncture without first obtaining a certificate of specialty practice. The board shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A for the certification of doctors of naturopathic medicine for specialty practice.
II. To be certified in naturopathic childbirth, a doctor of naturopathic medicine shall be required to:
(a) Pass a specialty examination in obstetrics or natural childbirth approved by the board.
(b) Have at least 100 hours of course work, internship or preceptorship in obstetrics or natural childbirth approved by the board.
(c) Have participated in 40 supervised births, including prenatal and postnatal care, under the direct supervision of a licensed naturopathic, medical or osteopathic physician with specialty training in obstetrics or natural childbirth. The board may prescribe a national standardized examination in naturopathic childbirth as constituting the specialty examination.
(d) Meet the American College of Naturopath Obstetricians (ACNO) standards for childbirth.
III. To be certified in acupuncture, a doctor of naturopathic medicine shall be required to complete a program in acupuncture approved by the board that includes at least 500 hours of training in acupuncture, including both didactic and clinical training, and pass a specialty examination in acupuncture approved by the board. The board may prescribe a national standardized examination in acupuncture as constituting the specialty examination.