Arizona Laws 32-1523.01. Foreign graduates; additional qualifications
A. An applicant for a license to practice as a doctor of naturopathic medicine who received naturopathic medical training from an institution outside of the United States or Canada and who is not licensed by any other state, district or territory of the United States shall meet all of the following requirements:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-1523.01
- Board: means the naturopathic physicians medical board. See Arizona Laws 32-1501
- 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
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- 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
- 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
- Unprofessional conduct: includes the following, whether occurring in this state or elsewhere:
(a) Intentionally disclosing a professional secret or intentionally disclosing a privileged communication except as either of these may otherwise be required by law. See Arizona Laws 32-1501
1. Be a graduate of an approved school of naturopathic medicine.
2. Have successfully completed a clinical training program.
3. Be physically and mentally fit to practice as a doctor of naturopathic medicine.
4. Not be guilty of an act of unprofessional conduct or any other conduct that is grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation of a license under this chapter.
5. Not have had a license to practice any profession refused, revoked or suspended by any other state, district or territory of the United States or another country for reasons that relate to that person‘s ability to skillfully and safely practice as a doctor of naturopathic medicine.
6. Have successfully completed either a two-year internship training program approved by the board or a postdoctoral training program approved by the board.
B. The applicant shall file a complete application and pay the required fees as provided in section 32-1527 and, in addition, shall pay for any costs incurred by the board for investigations or verification of an applicant’s credentials and qualifications.
C. The applicant shall pass the examination as required pursuant to section 32-1525, subsection B.
D. The board may:
1. Require the applicant to submit credentials or other written or oral proof that the applicant meets the requirements of this section.
2. Make investigations it deems proper to adequately determine the qualifications of the applicant.