Oregon Statutes - Chapter 685 - Naturopaths
- 685.010 Definitions.
As used in this chapter: (1) “Accredited naturopathic school or college” means any naturopathic school or college offering a four-year full-time resident program of study...
- 685.020 License required to practice naturopathic medicine; use of certain titles and abbreviations; license exemption for students.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, no person shall practice, attempt to practice, or claim to practice naturopathic medicine in this...
- 685.030 Application of chapter.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to: (1) Apply to any physician and surgeon, osteopath or chiropractor, or to any Christian Scientist or other...
- 685.040 Application of health laws.
Licensees under this chapter shall observe and are subject to all state, county and municipal laws and regulations relating to public health. [Amended by 2001...
- 685.050 Execution of birth and death certificates.
Licensees under this chapter are authorized to sign birth and death certificates. Such certificates so signed shall be accepted as fulfilling all the requirements of...
- 685.055 Discrimination by Director of Human Services against naturopathic physicians prohibited.
The Director of Human Services shall not discriminate between licensed naturopathic physicians and any other person authorized by law to render professional services that a...
- 685.060 Minimum educational requirements for license; rules.
(1) The minimum educational requirements for a license under the provisions of this chapter shall be: (a) At least two years’ satisfactory liberal arts and...
- 685.070 Application for examination; fee.
Any person who wishes to practice naturopathic medicine in this state shall make application to the Board of Naturopathic Examiners for an examination for a...
- 685.080 Examination and reexamination of applicants; rules; issuing license.
(1) An applicant for licensure under this chapter shall: (a) Provide evidence satisfactory to the Board of Naturopathic Examiners of having successfully passed the basic...
- 685.085 Reciprocal license.
A person licensed to practice naturopathic medicine under the laws of another state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or Canada...
- 685.090 [Repealed by 1985 c.624 §21]
- 685.091 Exemption from licensure requirement.
(1) A naturopathic physician licensed to practice naturopathic medicine under the laws of another jurisdiction with licensing requirements and a scope of practice found to...
- 685.100 License certificate; renewal of license; rules; fees; inactive license.
(1) Upon approval of an application for a licensure, the Board of Naturopathic Examiners shall issue a license certificate that shall be displayed at all...
- 685.102 Continuing education required; exemptions; rules.
(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (5) of this section, each person holding a license under this chapter shall submit annually by December...
- 685.104 Effect of failure to comply with ORS 685.102; fees; reissuance of registration.
(1) The Board of Naturopathic Examiners shall refuse to issue the certificate of registration to any person holding a license under this chapter who fails...
- 685.106 Approval of continuing education programs.
(1) The Board of Naturopathic Examiners may offer a program of continuing education in naturopathic medicine to meet the requirements of ORS 685.102. The board...
- 685.110 Grounds for discipline; penalties.
The Board of Naturopathic Examiners may refuse to grant a license, may suspend or revoke a license, may limit a license, may impose probation, may...
- 685.112 Voluntary limitation on license; removal; limitations.
A licensee or an applicant for licensure may request in writing to the Board of Naturopathic Examiners a voluntary limitation of a license to practice...
- 685.115 Confidential information; liability of person providing information.
(1) Any information that the Board of Naturopathic Examiners obtains under ORS 685.225 is confidential as provided under ORS 676.175. (2) Any person who in...
- 685.120 [Repealed by 1971 c.734 §21]
- 685.125 Discipline procedure; adoption of rules and orders.
(1) Where the Board of Naturopathic Examiners proposes to refuse to issue or renew except for nonpayment of fees or nonsubmittal of continuing education hours...
- 685.135 Certificate of special competency in natural childbirth; rules; fee.
(1) No naturopath shall practice natural childbirth without first obtaining a certificate of special competency in natural childbirth in accordance with the provisions of this...
- 685.145 Council on Naturopathic Physicians Formulary; members; duties; compensation and expenses; rules.
(1) The Council on Naturopathic Physicians Formulary is established and shall consist of seven members appointed as follows: (a) One member of the Board of...
- 685.160 Board of Naturopathic Examiners; appointment; confirmation.
(1) There hereby is created the Board of Naturopathic Examiners in the Department of Human Services. The board shall consist of seven members appointed by...
- 685.170 Chair of board; powers; executive director.
Annually, the Board of Naturopathic Examiners shall elect one of its members chair. The chair shall have power during the term of office to summon...
- 685.180 [Repealed by 1973 c.829 §71]
- 685.190 Compensation and expenses of board members.
A member is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495. [Amended by 1967 c.44 §3; 1969 c.314 §86; 1987 c.158 §143]
- 685.195 Authority of Board of Naturopathic Examiners to require fingerprints.
For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181.534, the Board of Naturopathic Examiners may require the fingerprints of...
- 685.200 [Amended by 1967 c.637 §32; repealed by 1973 c.427 §28 (685.201 enacted in lieu of 685.200)]
- 685.201 Board of Naturopathic Examiners Account; disposition of receipts.
The Board of Naturopathic Examiners Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys received by the Board...
- 685.205 Peer review committee; duties; members; board responsibilities; confidentiality; limitation on liability; investigation; rules.
(1) The Board of Naturopathic Examiners shall appoint a peer review committee consisting of five members. The peer review committee shall evaluate complaints against naturopathic...
- 685.210 Enforcement; jurisdiction.
(1) The district attorneys of the state shall prosecute all persons charged with violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. (2) Justice courts,...
- 685.220 Report of suspected violation; confidentiality of violation report information; liability of supplier.
(1) Any Board of Naturopathic Examiners licensee shall, and any other person may, report to the board any suspected violation of the provisions of this...
- 685.225 Investigation of complaints and alleged violations; subpoenas.
(1) Upon the complaint of any citizen of this state, or upon its own motion, the Board of Naturopathic Examiners may investigate any alleged violation...
- 685.990 Penalties.
(1) Violation of any provision of this chapter is a Class A misdemeanor. (2)(a) In addition to any other sanctions authorized by law, the Board...
Last modified: August 7, 2008