Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1)
Eligibility by Examination. An applicant for an
initial license as a naturopathic doctor by examination shall submit a complete
and signed application on forms provided by the Board for that purpose,
accompanied by the following documentation:
(a) An authorization signed by the applicant,
which authorizes the NABNE to release such information as the Board may deem
necessary to verify that the applicant has passed the NPLEX;
(b) An official transcript, or other official
documentation, verifying that the applicant has graduated from a naturopathic
education program that meets the requirements of 273 CMR 3.03(2)(a);
(c) An official transcript, or other official
documentation, verifying that the applicant holds a baccalaureate degree or
higher that meets the requirements of 273 CMR 3.03(1);
(d) Curriculum
vitae;
(e) An
attestation, signed under pains and penalties of perjury, that the applicant
has complied with all state tax laws and child support laws pursuant to M.G.L.
c. 62C, § 49A; and
(f) A valid
form of payment made payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the
amount of any application and license fees, as determined by the Executive
Office of Administration and Finance pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7, § 3B, unless
waived in accordance with M.G.L. c. 112, § 1B.
(2)
Eligibility without
Examination. An applicant for an initial license as a naturopathic
doctor without examination shall submit a complete and signed application on
forms provided by the Board for that purpose, accompanied by the following
documentation:
(a) An official transcript, or
other official documentation, evidencing the applicant graduated before 1987
from a four-year, in-residence naturopathic doctoral program that had at the
time of graduation been authorized by the state in which it was located to
confer degrees of doctor in naturopathic medicine;
(b) Curriculum vitae and naturopathy practice
history;
(c) An official
transcript, or other official documentation, verifying that the applicant holds
a baccalaureate degree or higher that meets the requirements of 273 CMR
3.03(1);
(d) Documentation required
by 273 CMR 3.03(3)(b);
(e) An
attestation, signed under pains and penalties of perjury, that the applicant
has complied with all state tax laws and child support laws pursuant to M.G.L.
c. 62C, § 49A; and
(f) A valid
form of payment made payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the
amount of any application and license fees, as determined by the Executive
Office of Administration and Finance pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7, § 3B, unless
waived in accordance with M.G.L. c. 112, § 1B.
(3)
Eligibility by
Reciprocity. An applicant for a license as a naturopathic doctor
by reciprocity, shall submit a complete and signed application on forms
provided by the Board for that purpose, accompanied by the following
documentation:
(a) A letter of good standing
from the jurisdiction in which the applicant is licensed;
(b) An authorization signed by the applicant,
which authorizes the NABNE to release such information as the Board may deem
necessary to verify that the applicant has passed the NPLEX;
(c) An official transcript, or other official
documentation, verifying that the applicant has graduated from a naturopathic
education program that meets the requirements of 273 CMR 3.03(2)(a);
(d) An official transcript, or other official
documentation, verifying that the applicant holds a baccalaureate degree or
higher that meets the requirements of 273 CMR 3.03(1);
(e)
Curriculum
vitae;
(f) An
attestation, signed under pains and penalties of perjury, that the applicant
has complied with all state tax laws and child support laws pursuant to M.G.L.
c. 62C, § 49A; and
(g) A valid
form of payment made payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the
amount of any application and license fees, as determined by the Executive
Office of Administration and Finance pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7, § 3B, unless
waived in accordance with M.G.L. c. 112, § 1B.
(4) All fees submitted in conjunction with an
application for a license are nonrefundable and nontransferable.
