Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 216 - Department of health
Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation
Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing
Part 35 - Doctors of Naturopathy (216-RICR-40-05-35)
Section 216-RICR-40-05-35.5 - Application for License and Fees

Universal Citation: 216 RI Code of Rules 40 05 35.5

Current through September 18, 2024

35.5.1 Application

A. Application for licensure shall be made on forms provided by RIDOH which shall be completed, including the doctor of naturopathy's signature, and submitted to RIDOH.

B. Such application shall be accompanied by the non-refundable, non-returnable license fee as set forth in the rules and regulations pertaining to the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health (Part 10-05-2 of this Title).

C. Applications for initial licensure by examination must include:
1. A completed application, in the English language or accompanied by a certified translation thereof into English;

2. Provide license verification letters from every jurisdiction that the candidate holds or has held a license;

3. An official transcript, or other official documentation satisfactory to the Board, verifying that the applicant has graduated from a board approved naturopathic medical college, provided that the applicant completed a minimum of twelve hundred (1,200) hours of board-approved clinical before graduation.

4. Evidence of having passed a competency-based state or national naturopathic licensing examination RIDOH deems necessary to test the applicant's knowledge and skills to practice naturopathic health care in Rhode Island, including but not limited to Part I (biomedical science examination) and Part II (clinical science examination) of the Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examinations or successor.

5. A written collaboration and consultation agreement with a physician licensed under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-37, pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-36.1-12(4).

6. Such other information as may be deemed necessary and appropriate by RIDOH.

D. An applicant shall not be eligible for licensure by endorsement if the Board finds that the applicant has engaged in any conduct prohibited by this Part.

35.5.2 Examination

Applicants shall be required to pass such examination as RIDOH deems necessary to test the applicant's knowledge and skills to practice naturopathic health care in Rhode Island pursuant to the Act and this Part.

35.5.3 Continuing Education

A. Every doctor of naturopathy licensed to practice naturopathic health care in Rhode Island under the provisions of the Act and this Part, before the expiration date which occurs every two (2) years starting from the date of issuance, must earn a minimum of thirty (30) hours of continuing education credits and shall document this to the Board upon request.

B. It shall be the sole responsibility of the individual doctor of naturopathy to obtain documentation from the approved sponsoring or co-sponsoring organizations, agencies or other, of his or her participation in a learning experience and the number of dated credits earned.
1. Those documents must be safeguarded, for a period of three (3) years, by the doctor of naturopathy for review by the Board if required. Only a summary list of those documents, not the documents themselves, shall be submitted with the application for renewal of the certification.

C. Licensure renewal shall be denied to any applicant who fails to provide satisfactory evidence of continuing education as required by this Part.

35.5.4 Issuance and Renewal of License and Fee

A. Upon completion of the aforementioned requirements and upon submission of the initial application and licensure fee as set forth in the rules and regulations pertaining to the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health (Part 10-05-2 of this Title), the Director may issue a license to those applicants found to have satisfactorily met all the requirements of this Part. The license, unless sooner suspended or revoked, shall expire biennially on a day two (2) years from the original date of issuance and every two (2) years thereafter on the same month and day.

B. Every licensed doctor of naturopathy who intends to practice naturopathic health care during the ensuing two (2) years shall file a renewal application with the Board before the expiration date, together with the renewal fee as set forth in the rules and regulations pertaining to the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health (Part 10-05-2 of this Title).

C. Upon receipt of a renewal application and payment of fee, a license renewal, subject to the terms of the Act and this Part, shall be issued, effective for two (2) years, unless sooner suspended or revoked.

D. The licenses (registration certificates) of all doctors of naturopathy whose renewals, accompanied by the prescribed fee, are not filed before the expiration date shall be automatically lapsed. The license may be renewed upon the payment by the doctor of naturopathy of the current licensure (registration) fee, plus an additional late fee, as set forth in the rules and regulations pertaining to the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health (Part 10-05-2 of this Title).
1. If the license has been lapsed for greater than one (1) year, the doctor of naturopathy will be subject to the provisions of §35.5.5(A)(5) of this Part prior to renewal of the license.

35.5.5 Refusal of License

A. The Director, after due notice and hearing, in accordance with the procedures set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-36.1-16, may refuse to grant the original license to any doctor of naturopathy and/or applicant who:
1. Is not of good moral character;

2. Does not meet the requirements for licensure set forth in the Act and/or this Part, who has violated any laws affecting the ability of any doctor of naturopathy and/or applicant to practice naturopathic health care; or

3. Has been found guilty in another state of conduct which if committed in Rhode Island would constitute unprofessional conduct, as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-36.1-15 and this Part.

4. Has been denied naturopathic health care licensure in another state.

5. A doctor of naturopathy who has been out of clinical practice for a period of time greater than one (1) year may be required to demonstrate competency, as determined by the board prior to issuance or renewal of a license. If the license is allowed to lapse for more than one (1) year, the licensee must re-apply pursuant to §35.5.1 of this Part.

B. The Director shall serve a copy of his or her decision or ruling upon any person whose original certificate has been refused.

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