Arizona Laws 32-1560. Rules; treatment procedures; students; direct supervision
A. The board by rule may prescribe naturopathic medical treatment procedures that naturopathic medical students may perform under the direct supervision of a physician licensed under this chapter if the board determines that these procedures:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-1560
- Board: means the naturopathic physicians medical board. See Arizona Laws 32-1501
- Direct supervision: means that a physician who is licensed pursuant to this chapter or chapter 13, 17 or 29 of this title:
(a) Is physically present and within sight or sound of the person supervised and is available for consultation regarding procedures that the physician has authorized and for which the physician remains responsible. See Arizona Laws 32-1501
- Naturopathic medical student: means a person who is enrolled in a course of study at an approved school of naturopathic medicine. See Arizona Laws 32-1501
- Physician: means a doctor of naturopathic medicine who is licensed pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-1501
1. May be competently performed by the student.
2. Do not exceed the procedures that the supervising physician has been licensed by this state to perform.
B. A naturopathic medical student may do clerical tasks without direct supervision if the tasks do not involve diagnosing or treating a patient’s condition.