California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 40 - Naturopathic Medicine Committee
Article 6 - Practice of Naturopathic Medicine
Section 4234 - Naturopathic Medical Services Performable
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) A licensee of the Committee may order and perform the following functions:
(b) A licensee may order the studies and tests specified in subdivision (b) of Section 3640 of the Code and other diagnostic tests provided that the licensee is clinically competent in this area. A licensee may not interpret the results of the tests or studies so ordered unless the licensee holds an appropriate license.
(c) A licensee may not perform the following functions:
(d) A licensee may the utilize all of the routes of administration specified in subdivision (d) of Section 3640 of the Code except for the ocular and intravenous routes of administration. A licensee may only utilize the ocular and intravenous routes of administration if he or she in clinically competent in those areas.
(e) For the purposes of this section, "clinically competent" means that one possesses and exercises the degree of learning, skill, care and experience ordinarily possessed and exercised by a member of the appropriate discipline in clinical practice.
1. New section
filed 11-8-2004 as an emergency; operative 11-8-2004 (Register 2004, No. 46). A
Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-8-2005 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
2. New section refiled 3-8-2005 as an emergency; operative
3-8-2005 (Register 2005, No. 10). A Certificate of Compliance must be
transmitted to OAL by 7-6-2005 or emergency language will be repealed by
operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance
as to 3-8-2005 order transmitted to OAL 7-5-2005 and filed 8-16-2005 (Register
2005, No. 33).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending
subsection (a) filed 9-30-2010 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2010, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 3622 and 3640, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 3640, 3640.5, 3640.7 and 3642, Business and Professions Code.