54-5106. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE. To be eligible for a license to practice as a naturopathic medical doctor in the state of Idaho, the applicant shall submit an application, pay the fee, and fulfill the following requirements:
(1) The applicant must be a graduate of an approved naturopathic medical program as defined in this chapter.
(2) The applicant must provide proof of having received a passing grade on the naturopathic physicians licensing examinations administered by the approved national board of naturopathic examiners.
(3) The board may require an applicant to be personally interviewed by the board, the naturopathic medical board, or by a designated committee of the board. Such an interview shall be limited to a review of the applicant’s qualifications and professional credentials.
(4) The application shall require a fingerprint-based criminal history check of the Idaho central criminal database and the federal bureau of investigation criminal history database. Each applicant must submit a full set of the applicant’s fingerprints on forms supplied by the board, which shall be forwarded to the Idaho state police and the federal bureau of investigation identification division for this purpose. The board shall not disseminate data acquired from a fingerprint-based criminal history check except as allowed by law.
(5) This section shall take effect on July 1, 2020.
History:
[54-5106, added 2019, ch. 208, sec. 1, p. 637.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
Chapter 51 - NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE LICENSING
Section 54-5101 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 54-5102 - SCOPE OF PRACTICE.
Section 54-5103 - EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSURE.
Section 54-5104 - NATUROPATHIC MEDICAL BOARD.
Section 54-5105 - BOARD OF MEDICINE AND NATUROPATHIC MEDICAL BOARD — POWERS AND DUTIES — FUNDS.
Section 54-5106 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE.
Section 54-5107 - ENDORSEMENT.
Section 54-5108 - LICENSE EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL.
Section 54-5109 - GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINE OR DENIAL OF A LICENSE.