Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 4123
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 4123
- Approved naturopathic medical college: means a college that grants a degree of doctor of naturopathic medicine or doctor of naturopathy:
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Naturopathic physician: is a person who practices naturopathic medicine and is licensed under this chapter. See
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- practice of naturopathic medicine: means a system of health care that utilizes education, natural medicines, and natural therapies to support and stimulate a patient's intrinsic self-healing processes and to prevent, diagnose, and treat human health conditions, injuries, and pain. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 4123. Exemptions
(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any of the following:
(1) The practice of a profession by a person who is licensed, certified, or registered under other laws of this State and is performing services within the authorized scope of practice of that profession.
(2) The practice of naturopathic medicine by a person duly licensed to engage in the practice of naturopathic medicine in another state, territory, or the District of Columbia who is called into this State for consultation with a naturopathic physician licensed under this chapter.
(3) The practice of naturopathic medicine by a student enrolled in an approved naturopathic medical college. The performance of services shall be pursuant to a course of instruction and under the supervision of an instructor, who shall be a naturopathic physician licensed in accordance with this chapter.
(4) The use or administration of over-the-counter medicines or other nonprescription agents.
(b) The provisions of subdivision 4122(a)(1) of this chapter, relating to the practice of naturopathic medicine, shall not be construed to limit or restrict in any manner the right of a practitioner of another health care profession from carrying on in the usual manner any of the functions related to that profession. (Added 1995, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 47; 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 59.)