A. To be eligible for a certificate to practice as a specialist, an applicant shall:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-1529

  • Board: means the naturopathic physicians medical board. See Arizona Laws 32-1501
  • Completed application: means that the applicant paid the required fees and supplied all documents and information as requested by the board and in a manner acceptable to the board. See Arizona Laws 32-1501
  • Naturopathic medicine: means medicine as taught in approved schools of naturopathic medicine and in clinical, internship, preceptorship and postdoctoral training programs approved by the board and practiced by a recipient of a degree of doctor of naturopathic medicine licensed pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-1501
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Physician: means a doctor of naturopathic medicine who is licensed pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-1501
  • postdoctoral training: means that the program in which the training occurred or is being conducted has been approved for specialty training or for graduate medical education in naturopathic medicine by the board or approved or accredited by an educational or professional association recognized by the board or by another state's or country's licensing agency recognized by the board. See Arizona Laws 32-1501
  • Specialist: means a physician who has successfully completed approved postdoctoral training, who is certified by a specialty board of examiners recognized by the board and who is certified by the board to practice the specialty pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-1501
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Unprofessional conduct: includes the following, whether occurring in this state or elsewhere:

    (a) Intentionally disclosing a professional secret or intentionally disclosing a privileged communication except as either of these may otherwise be required by law. See Arizona Laws 32-1501

1. Hold a current valid license to practice naturopathic medicine under this chapter.

2. Have satisfactorily completed an approved postdoctoral training program in the specialty.

3. Be board certified in the specialty by a specialty board of examiners that is recognized by the board.

4. Be physically and mentally fit to practice the specialty.

5. Not be guilty of any act of unprofessional conduct or any other conduct that would be grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation of a license under this chapter.

6. Not have had any license to practice any profession refused, revoked or suspended by any other state, district or territory of the United States or another country for reasons that relate to the person‘s ability to skillfully and safely practice as a physician in this state.

7. File a completed application pursuant to section 32-1524.

B. The board may:

1. Require an applicant to submit credentials or other written or oral proof.

2. Make investigations it deems necessary to adequately advise it with respect to an applicant’s qualifications.

C. A certificate issued to a physician pursuant to this section shall be concurrently renewed, suspended or revoked with that physician’s license to practice naturopathic medicine.

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