Arizona Laws 32-1523. Qualifications for license to practice by endorsement; restrictions
A. To be eligible for a license to practice naturopathic medicine pursuant to this chapter by endorsement, the applicant shall:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-1523
- clinical training program: means a program for naturopathic medical students in which the training occurred or is being conducted by or in conjunction with an approved school of naturopathic medicine. See Arizona Laws 32-1501
- doctor: means a natural person who is licensed to practice naturopathic medicine under this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-1501
- internship: means that the program in which the training occurred or is being conducted has been approved for internship training for physicians or for graduates of a school of naturopathic medicine by the board or was approved or accredited by an educational or professional association recognized by the board or by another state's or country's licensing agency recognized by the board. See Arizona Laws 32-1501
- Naturopathic medicine: means medicine as taught in approved schools of naturopathic medicine and in clinical, internship, preceptorship and postdoctoral training programs approved by the board and practiced by a recipient of a degree of doctor of naturopathic medicine licensed pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-1501
- postdoctoral training: means that the program in which the training occurred or is being conducted has been approved for specialty training or for graduate medical education in naturopathic medicine by the board or approved or accredited by an educational or professional association recognized by the board or by another state's or country's licensing agency recognized by the board. See Arizona Laws 32-1501
- preceptorship: means that the program in which the training occurred or is being conducted has been approved for preceptorship training for physicians or for graduates of a school of naturopathic medicine by the board or was approved or accredited by an educational or professional association recognized by the board or by another state's or country's licensing agency recognized by the board. See Arizona Laws 32-1501
- school of naturopathic medicine: means a school, college or university determined by the board to have an educational program that meets standards prescribed by the council on naturopathic medical education, or its successor agency, and that offers a course of study that, on successful completion, results in the awarding of the degree of doctor of naturopathic medicine and whose course of study is either of the following:
(a) Accredited or a candidate for accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States secretary of education as a specialized accrediting agency for schools of naturopathic medicine or its successor. See Arizona Laws 32-1501
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
1. Qualify under section 32-1522.
2. Be licensed to practice as a doctor of naturopathic medicine by either:
(a) Another state, district or territory of the United States.
(b) Another country that requires a written examination that is substantially equivalent to the written examination provided for in section 32-1525.
3. Be active, for at least three years immediately preceding the application, in one or more of the following:
(a) Active practice as a doctor of naturopathic medicine.
(b) An approved internship, preceptorship or clinical training program in naturopathic medicine.
(c) An approved postdoctoral training program in naturopathic medicine.
(d) The resident study of naturopathic medicine at an approved school of naturopathic medicine.
4. Pass the examinations provided for in section 32-1525.
B. If an applicant for licensure pursuant to this section is licensed in another state, district or territory of the United States or another country that does not require that competency be shown in the same elective practice areas as this state, the applicant shall be required to successfully complete examinations in these elective practice areas or, if otherwise qualified, be issued a license that does not include these elective practice areas.