(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a person may not practice, attempt to practice, or claim to practice naturopathic medicine in this state without first complying with the provisions of this chapter.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 685.020

  • Naturopathic medicine: means the discipline that includes physiotherapy, natural healing processes and minor surgery and has as its objective the maintaining of the body in, or of restoring it to, a state of normal health. See Oregon Statutes 685.010
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(2) Only licensees under this chapter may use any or all of the following terms, consistent with academic degrees earned: ‘Doctor of Naturopathy’ or its abbreviation, ‘N.D.,’ ‘Naturopath’ or ‘Naturopathic Physician.’ However, none of these terms, or any combination of them, shall be so used as to convey the idea that the physician who uses them practices anything other than naturopathic medicine.

(3) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:

(a) A bona fide student of naturopathic medicine who, during the period of the student’s enrollment and as part of a doctoral course of study in an Oregon accredited naturopathic educational institution, engages in clinical training under the supervision of institution faculty, if the clinical training facility and level of supervision meet the standards adopted by the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine by rule.

(b) A person authorized to practice under ORS § 676.347. [Amended by 1997 c.560 § 1; 2001 c.526 § 1; 2009 c.43 § 12; 2022 c.62 § 8]

 

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