TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER Nat 100 ORGANIZATION
PART Nat 101 PURPOSE
Section Nat 101.01
Purpose
PART Nat 102
DEFINITIONS
Section Nat 102.01
Terms Used
PART Nat 103
DESCRIPTION OF THE BOARD
Section Nat 103.01
Composition of the Board
Section Nat 103.02
Duties of the Board
Section Nat 103.03
Council on Doctors of Naturopathic Medicine Formulary
Section Nat 103.04
Administrative and Staff Services
Section Nat 103.05
Meetings
Section Nat 103.06
Quorum and Majority for Decision Making
Section Nat 103.07
Record of Board Actions
Section Nat 103.08
Committees
Section Nat 103.09
Officers
PART Nat 104 PUBLIC
REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION
Section Nat 104.01 Office Location and Mailing Address, Office
Hours, Telephone Number, TTY/TDD Access and Fax Number
Section Nat 104.02
Inspection and Copies of Records
CHAPTER Nat 200 PROCEDURAL RULES
PART Nat 201
DEFINITIONS
Section Nat 201.01
Definitions
PART Nat 202 DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
Section Nat 202.01
Principles of Dispute Resolution
Section Nat 202.02
Construction of Rules
Section Nat 202.03
Right to a Hearing
PART Nat 203
COMPLAINTS OF MISCONDUCT
Section Nat 203.01 Procedures for Submission and Processing of
Complaints of Misconduct by Licensees
PART Nat 204 CONDUCT
OF HEARINGS; PRESIDING OFFICER; WAIVER OF RULES
Section Nat 204.01
Conduct of Hearings
Section Nat 204.02
Presiding Officer
Section Nat 204.03
Withdrawal of Presiding Officer
Section Nat 204.04
Waiver or Suspension of Rules by Presiding Officer
PART Nat 205 FORMAT,
SUBMISSION AND DELIVERY OF HEARING DOCUMENTS
Section Nat 205.01
Format of Hearing Documents
Section Nat 205.02
Dates of Issuance and Submission
Section Nat 205.03
Delivery of Documents
PART Nat 206 TIME
PERIODS
Section Nat 206.01
Computation of Time
PART Nat 207 MOTIONS
Section Nat 207.01
Motions; Objections
PART Nat 208
COMMENCEMENT OF THE HEARING; APPEARANCES; PRE-HEARING CONFERENCE;
RECORDING THE HEARING; WITNESS FEES
Section Nat 208.01
Commencement of the Hearing
Section Nat 208.02
Procedure for Emergency Suspension of Licenses
Section Nat 208.03
Appearances
Section Nat 208.04
Prehearing Conference
Section Nat 208.05
Recording the Hearing
Section Nat 208.06
Witness Fees
PART Nat 209 INTERVENTION; ROLES OF COMPLAINANTS AND BOARD
STAFF
Section Nat 209.01
Intervention Procedure
Section Nat 209.02
Effect of Intervention
Section Nat 209.03
Rights of an Intervenor
Section Nat 209.04
Role of Complainants and Board Staff
PART Nat 210 CONTINUANCES AND FAILURE TO ATTEND HEARING
Section Nat 210.01 Continuances
Section Nat 210.02
Failure of a Party to Attend or Participate in the Hearing
PART Nat 211 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS
Section Nat 211.01 Voluntary Production of Information
Section Nat 211.02
Motions to Compel Production of Information and Documents
Section Nat 211.03
Mandatory Pre-Hearing Disclosure of Witnesses and Exhibits
PART Nat 212 RECORD,
PROOF, EVIDENCE AND DECISIONS
Section Nat 212.01
Record
Section Nat 212.02
Burden and Standard of Proof
Section Nat 212.03
Testimony; Order of Proceeding
Section Nat 212.04
Evidence
Section Nat 212.05
Proposed Findings of Fact and Rulings of Law
Section Nat 212.06
Closing the Record
Section Nat 212.07
Reopening the Record
Section Nat 212.08
Decision After Hearing
Section Nat 212.09
Motion for Reconsideration or Rehearing
Section Nat 212.10
Reconsideration on the Board’s Own Motion
Section Nat 212.11
Stay of Board Orders
PART Nat 213
SETTLEMENTS
Section Nat 213.01
Settlement of Some or All Issues in a Dispute
PART Nat 214
RULEMAKING REQUESTS
Section Nat 214.01
Petitions for Rulemaking
Section Nat 214.02
Disposition of Petitions for Rulemaking
PART Nat 215 PUBLIC
COMMENT HEARINGS
Section Nat 215.01
Purpose
Section Nat 215.02
Public Access and Participation
Section Nat 215.03
Limitations on Public Participation
Section Nat 215.04
Media Access
Section Nat 215.05
Conduct of the Hearing
PART Nat 216 DECLARATORY RULINGS
Section Nat 216.01
Requests for Declaratory Rulings by the Board
Section Nat 216.02
Documents Required to Support Requests
Section Nat 216.03
Processing Requests
Section Nat 216.04
Issuance of Declaratory Rulings
Section Nat 216.05
Effect of Declaratory Rulings
Section Nat 216.06
Issuance and Publication of Declaratory Rulings
PART Nat 217
EXPLANATION OF ADOPTED RULES
Section Nat 217.01
Requests for Explanation of Adopted Rules
Section Nat 217.02
Contents of Explanation
PART Nat 218 WAIVER
OF SUBSTANTIVE RULES
Section Nat 218
Petitions for Waiver
CHAPTER Nat 300 LICENSING
AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
PART
Nat 301 DEFINITIONS
Section Nat 301.01
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM)
Section Nat 301.02
American College of Naturopathic Obstetricians (ACNO)
Section Nat 301.03
Board
Section Nat 301.04
Council on Naturopathic Medical Examination (CNME)
Section Nat 301.05
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (ND)
Section Nat 301.06
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
NCCAOM)"
Section Nat 301.07
Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examinations (NPLEX)"
Section Nat 301.08
The North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners (NABNE)
PART
Nat 302 APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Section
Nat 302.01 Application for Initial
Licensure as a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
Section
Nat 302.02 Processing of Applications
Section
Nat 302.03 Two-Part Application Form
Section
Nat 302.04 Supporting Materials
PART
Nat 303 QUALIFICATIONS
Section
Nat 303.01 Eligibility for Initial
Licensure
Section
Nat 303.02 Academic Requirements
Section Nat 303.03
Program Standards for Naturopathic Medical Colleges Granting Degrees
Prior to 1981
Section
Nat 303.04 Curriculum
Section
Nat 303.05 Clinical Program
PART
Nat 304 LICENSURE BY RECIPROCITY
Section Nat 304.01
Licensure on the Basis of Licensure in another State, District of
Columbia or U.S. Territory
Section
Nat 304.02 Substantial Equivalence to
NPLEX Examinations
Section
Nat 304.03 Application Procedure
PART
Nat 305 SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION IN
ACUPUNCTURE
Section
Nat 305.01 Requirements for Acupuncture
Specialty Certification
Section
Nat 305.02 Eligibility for Specialty
Certification in Acupuncture
PART Nat 306
SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION IN NATUROPATHIC CHILDBIRTH
Section Nat 306.01
Definitions
Section
Nat 306.02 Certification in Naturopathic
Childbirth
Section
Nat 306.03 Eligibility for Certification
in Naturopathic Childbirth
Section
Nat 306.04 Didactic Training
Section
Nat 306.05 Clinical Training
Section
Nat 306.06 Preceptorship
PART
Nat 307 FEES
Section
Nat 307.01 Fees for Initial Licensure
and Renewal of License
CHAPTER Nat 400 CONTINUED
STATUS
PART
Nat 401 DEFINITIONS
Section
Nat 401.01 Meanings of Terms
PART
Nat 402 RENEWAL
Section
Nat 402.01 Biennial Renewal
Section
Nat 402.02 Processing of Applications
Section
Nat 402.03 Renewal of Licenses and
Renewal of Licenses on Condition
Section
Nat 402.04 Denial of Licensure Renewal
Section
Nat 402.05 Two-Part Application Form
Section
Nat 402.06 Supporting Materials
Section
Nat 402.07 Two-Year Renewal for the
Completion of Continuing Education and Reporting Continuing Education
Section Nat 402.08
Individualized Continuing Education Report
Section Nat 402.09
Effect of Signature
PART
Nat 403 REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSES
Section
Nat 403.01 Reinstatement of Lapsed
Licenses
Section
Nat 403.02 Reinstatement of Licenses
Suspended for Failure to Report or Failure to Document Timely Completion of
Continuing Education Requirements
Section
Nat 403.03 No Reinstatement of Licenses
Refused Renewal Pursuant to Nat 402.04(a)(1), (a)(2) or (a)(3)
Section
Nat 403.04 Reinstatement of Licenses
Refused Renewal Pursuant to Nat 402.04(a)(4)
PART
Nat 404 REVOCATION, SUSPENSION AND OTHER
SANCTIONS
Section
Nat 404.01 Misconduct
Section
Nat 404.02 Sanctions
Section
Nat 404.03 Procedure for Imposition of
Sanctions
Section
Nat 404.04 Revocation of License
Section
Nat 404.05 Determinations Required for
Sanctions
PART
Nat 405 CONTINUING EDUCATION
Section
Nat 405.01 Definitions
Section
Nat 405.02 Continuing Education
Requirements
Section
Nat 405.03 Courses
PART
Nat 406 ONGOING REQUIREMENTS
Section
Nat 406.01 Formulary
PART
Nat 407 NATUROPATHIC ASSISTANTS
Section
Nat 407.01 Naturopathic Assistants
PART
Nat 408 PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING
PROGRAM
Section
Nat 408.01 Prescription Drug Monitoring
Program Registration
PART
Nat 409 MEDICATIONS
Section
Nat 409.01 Preparing Drugs and
Homeopathic Drugs
Section
Nat 409.02 Controlled Substances
Section
Nat 409.03 Drug-Related Complaints
PART
Nat 410 JURISPRUDENCE EXAM
Section
Nat 410.01 Jurisprudence Exam
Requirement
CHAPTER Nat 500 ETHICAL STANDARDS
PART Nat 501 OPIOID
PRESCRIBING
Section Nat 501.01
Applicability
Section
Nat 501.02 Noncompliance with Standards
as Unprofessional Conduct
Section
Nat 501.03 Definitions
Section
Nat 501.04 Acute Pain
Section
Nat 501.05 Chronic Pain
Section
Nat 501.06 Prescription Drug Monitoring
Program
Section
Nat 501.07 Medication Assisted Treatment
CHAPTER Nat 600 SCOPE OF PRACTICE AND CODE OF ETHICS
PART Nat 601 SCOPE
OF PRACTICE
Section 601.01
Definitions
Section 601.02
Duty of Licensees Regarding Scope of Practice
Section 601.03
Therapeutic Devices
PART Nat 602 ETHICAL
STANDARDS FOR NATUROPATHS
Section 602.01
Ethical Standards for Naturopaths
CHAPTER Nat 700 FORMULARY COUNCIL
PART Nat 701
FORMULARY COUNCIL PROCEDURES
Section 701.01
Definitions
Section 701.02
Formulary Council