Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Chapter 88 - NATUROPATHS
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 16-88-7.5 - Use of titles
Current through February, 2024
A person licensed under chapter 455, HRS, and this chapter:
(1) Shall clearly identify him or herself as being a naturopathic physician;
(2) May use the titles "natureopath", "naturopath", "doctor of naturopathy", "doctor of naturopathic medicine", "naturopathic healthcare", "naturopathic physician", "naturopathic medicine", "naturopathy", "naturopathic doctor", and "N.D.";
(3) Shall not use any title to induce the belief that the person is licensed as a physician or an osteopathic physician in this State; and
(4) Shall not use the title "naturopathic medical doctor" or the acronym "N.M.D."; provided that this prohibition shall not apply to a naturopathic physician who is licensed as a physician or an osteopathic physician in this State.