Chapter 427 Oregon Laws 2007
AN ACT
SB 208
Relating to licensure to practice naturopathic medicine.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Sections 2 and 3 of this 2007 Act are added
to and made a part of ORS chapter 685.
SECTION 2. A
licensee or an applicant for licensure may request in writing to the Board of
Naturopathic Examiners a voluntary limitation of a license to practice
naturopathic medicine. The board may grant the request for a voluntary
limitation and has the authority, if it deems appropriate, to attach conditions
to the license of the licensee or to the license issued to the applicant within
the provisions of ORS 685.060 to 685.110 and 685.135. Removal of a voluntary
limitation of a license to practice naturopathic medicine shall be determined
by the board. The board may not grant a voluntary limitation of a license to
practice naturopathic medicine to a licensee who is under investigation by the
board, on probation or whose license is under suspension.
SECTION 3. (1)
A naturopathic physician licensed to practice naturopathic medicine under the
laws of another jurisdiction with licensing requirements and a scope of
practice found to be comparable to those for this state by the Board of
Naturopathic Examiners may be exempted from the licensure requirement in ORS
685.020 if that physician:
(a) Is practicing in
Oregon on a temporary assignment for specific educational events not to exceed
15 days in a calendar year; and
(b) Is actively engaged
in the practice of naturopathic medicine in the jurisdiction in which the
person is licensed.
(2) A naturopathic
physician granted an exemption under subsection (1) of this section:
(a) Must comply with the
provisions of ORS chapter 685 and rules adopted by the board governing the
practice of naturopathic medicine; and
(b) Is subject to the
disciplinary authority of the board under ORS 685.110 for any violation of the
provisions of ORS chapter 685 and of rules adopted by the board.
(3) The board may refuse
to grant or may revoke an exemption of a naturopathic physician for a violation
of the provisions of ORS chapter 685 or of rules adopted by the board.
Approved by the Governor June 15, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 15, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
__________