Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) All
applicants must be at least 18 years of age, of good moral character and
possess a baccalaureate degree, or higher, from an accredited educational
institution, or its equivalent, as determined by the Board.
(2)
Eligibility by
Examination. Applicants for licensure by examination must:
(a) Graduate from, and hold a doctor of
naturopathic medicine or doctor of naturopathy degree from, a naturopathic
education program that is either:
1. A
Board-approved naturopathic medical college, provided that the applicant
completed a minimum of 1200 hours of Board-approved clinical training before
graduation, or
2. A four-year
naturopathic doctoral program located outside the United States, provided that
such program is substantially equivalent to programs that meet the requirements
in 273 CMR 3.03(2)(a)1.; and
(b) Successfully pass a competency-based
national naturopathic licensing examination approved by the Board.
(3)
Eligibility
without Examination. Applicants for licensure without examination
must:
(a) Have graduated before 1987 and
earned a doctor of naturopathic medicine or doctor of naturopathy from a
four-year, in-residence naturopathic college or program that had at the time of
the applicant's graduation the state-sanctioned authority to confer such a
degree, and
(b) Demonstrate an
ability to practice naturopathic health care by submitting each of the
following:
1. Two letters of recommendation,
which at least one shall be from a licensed N.D., M.D. or D.O.;
2. Curriculum vitae or other
documentation acceptable to the Board that demonstrates at least part time
practice for the past ten years in health care;
3. Documentation of completion of 50 hours of
continuing education (CE) obtained during the past two years; and
4. Essay describing the applicant's scope of
practice.
(4)
Eligibility by Reciprocity. Applicants for licensure
by reciprocity must possess a license in good standing as a naturopathic doctor
in another jurisdiction in the United States that the Board determines to have
eligibility requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements in 273
CMR 3.03(1) and (2).
