74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
HA to SB 206
 
LC 368/SB 206-1
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 206
 
                   By COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE
 
                             May 17
 
  On page 2 of the printed bill, delete lines 2 through 27 and
insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + } ORS 685.080 is amended to read:
  ' 685.080. (1)   { - For the purpose of determining the
qualifications of applicants for license under this chapter, the
Board of Naturopathic Examiners shall hold meetings and conduct
examinations of applicants for licenses at such time and places
and under such rules as a majority of the board may determine.
The time and place of holding such an examination shall be
published at least 30 days prior to the date of the
examination. - }  { +  An applicant for licensure under this
chapter shall:
  ' (a) Provide evidence satisfactory to the Board of
Naturopathic Examiners of having successfully passed the basic
science and the core clinical science examinations administered
by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners; and
  ' (b) Pass any additional examinations required for licensure
by the Board of Naturopathic Examiners by rule. + }
  '  { - (2) At the time and place the board has previously
designated, the applicant shall appear before the board to be
examined as to the fitness of the applicant to practice
naturopathic medicine. The examination shall be in writing and
embrace and be restricted to the subjects listed in ORS
685.060. - }
  '  { +  (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(a) of this section,
the board may waive the basic science examination requirement for
licensure for an applicant who is qualified in basic science as a
result of successful performance on an examination determined by
the board to be comparable to the basic science examination
required under subsection (1)(a) of this section and to have been
taken recently enough to ensure the currency of the applicant's
knowledge.
  ' (3) At a time and place designated by the board, an applicant
for licensure shall take any examinations required by the board
by rule. The board shall publish the time and place of the
examinations at least 30 days prior to the date of the
examinations. + }
  '  { - (3) - }   { + (4) + } If the applicant passes the
 { - examination - }  { +  required examinations and satisfies
all other requirements for licensure under this chapter + }, upon
payment of the   { - appropriate - }  { + initial + } license
fee { +  assessed under ORS 685.100 + }, the board shall issue to
 { - such - }   { + the + } applicant a license to practice
naturopathic medicine.
  '  { - (4) - }   { + (5) + } If an applicant fails to pass
either the basic science or  { + core + } clinical
 { + science + } section of the examination, { +  or fails to
pass the sections of the examination covering those subjects
required by the board by rule, then + } without losing credits
for   { - subjects - }   { + sections + } passed, the applicant
shall be permitted to retake each   { - subject - }
 { + section + } a total of two times within a period of two
years. If { + , + } after three attempts, the applicant has not
passed the   { - entire - }  basic science or  { + core + }
clinical  { + science + } section of the examination, the
applicant shall be required to wait one year and retake the
 { - complete - }  section.
  '  { - (5) The board may waive the basic science portion of its
own examination for an applicant whom it declares qualified in
basic science as a result of successful performance on a
comparable examination, taken recently enough to assure the
currency of the applicant's knowledge. In such cases, the board
shall determine the necessary comparability through evaluation of
both examination content and testing procedures, and shall
determine the appropriate qualifying score for waiver regardless
of any nominal passing score. - } '.
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