4 CCR 749-1.10 - Alternative qualifications for registration
The purpose of this Rule is to clarify alternative qualifications for registration as a naturopathic doctor.
A. The Director may determine that completion
of a four year post-graduate level didactic and supervised clinical educational
program as described in section
12-250-107(4)(a),
C.R.S., constitutes documented experience providing the same kind, amount, and
level of knowledge as a four year baccalaureate degree required pursuant to
section 12-250-107(2)(b),
C.R.S.
B. The Director may
determine that passage of an era-appropriate naturopathic
licensing/registration examination by an applicant who obtained a doctor of
naturopathic medicine or doctor of naturopathy degree prior to 1986 constitutes
passage of an examination that is substantially equivalent to that required in
section 12-250-107(2)(d),
C.R.S., if such applicant for registration:
1. Graduated from a naturopathic medical
college that was accredited by the council on naturopathic medical education at
the time of graduation or subsequently thereto; and
2. Is currently certified, registered or
licensed as a naturopathic doctor or naturopathic physician by a governmental
agency in another state or territory, or
3. Has at least ten years of related
professional experience in naturopathic medicine, as determined by the
Director, within the last fifteen years immediately preceding the application
for registration.
C.
Pursuant to section
12-20-202(3),
C.R.S., the Director may register as a naturopathic doctor an applicant duly
certified, registered, or licensed in good standing in another state or United
States territory or through the federal government, or who holds a military
occupational specialty, as defined in section
24-4-201, C.R.S., if the following
criteria are met:
1. Submission of:
a. Satisfactory proof to the Director of the
applicant's substantially equivalent experience or credentials as determined
pursuant to subsections (A) and (B) of this Rule, or
b. Satisfactory proof that the applicant has
held for at least one year a current and valid certification, registration, or
license as a naturopathic doctor in another jurisdiction with a scope of
practice substantially similar to the scope of practice of naturopathic
medicine pursuant to the Naturopathic Doctor Practice Act and these
Rules.
2. Payment of all
applicable fees.
3. The Director
may decline to register an applicant pursuant to this Rule if the Director
demonstrates by a preponderance of evidence, after notice and opportunity for a
hearing, that the applicant:
a. Lacks
substantially equivalent experience or credentials to practice naturopathic
medicine in Colorado; or
b. Has
committed an act that would be grounds for disciplinary action under the
Naturopathic Doctor Practice Act.
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