California Business and Professions Code ARTICLE 4 - Application of Chapter

• Section 3640.
  (a) A naturopathic doctor may order and perform physical and laboratory examinations for diagnostic purposes, including, but not limited to, phlebotomy, clinical laboratory tests, speculum examinations,...
• Section 3640.2.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a naturopathic assistant may do all of the following:(a) Administer medication only by intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections and perform...
• Section 3640.3.
  (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the licensure of naturopathic assistants. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the administration...
• Section 3640.5.
  Nothing in this chapter or any other provision of law shall be construed to prohibit a naturopathic doctor from furnishing or ordering drugs when all...
• Section 3640.7.
  Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 3640.5 or any other provision of this chapter, a naturopathic doctor may independently prescribe and administer the following:(a) Epinephrine to treat...
• Section 3640.8.
  (a) To qualify to administer intravenous (IV) therapy in his or her practice pursuant to Section 3640.7, a naturopathic doctor shall demonstrate that he or she...
• Section 3641.
  (a) A naturopathic doctor shall document his or her observations, diagnosis, and summary of treatment in the patient record. Patient records shall be maintained for a...
• Section 3642.
  A naturopathic doctor may not perform any of the following functions:(a) Prescribe, dispense, or administer a controlled substance or device identified in Sections 801 to 971,...
• Section 3643.
  This chapter may not be construed to authorize a naturopathic doctor to practice medicine, as defined under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000), except as...
• Section 3643.5.
  (a) This chapter may not be construed to limit the practice of a person licensed, certified, or registered under any other provision of law relating to...
• Section 3644.
  This chapter does not prevent or restrict the practice, services, or activities of any of the following:(a) A person licensed, certified, or otherwise recognized in this...
• Section 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...

Last modified: October 22, 2018