74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 885
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         Senate Bill 208
                 Ordered by the Senate April 11
           Including Senate Amendments dated April 11
 
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
  President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
  rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
  of the President (at the request of Governor Theodore R.
  Kulongoski for Board of Naturopathic Examiners)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Authorizes Board of Naturopathic Examiners to place
 { + voluntary + } limitations on license to practice
naturopathic medicine if requested by licensee or applicant.
 { + Disallows voluntary limitation to licensee who is under
investigation, on probation or whose license is under
suspension. + } Exempts certain naturopathic physicians licensed
in jurisdictions other than Oregon from licensure requirements.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
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. + }
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