California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 8.2 — Naturopathic Doctors ActArticle 3 — LicensureSection 3631

(a) An applicant for licensure shall pass the Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examination (NPLEX) or an equivalent examination approved by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners.

(b) In the absence of an examination approved by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners, the board may administer a substantially equivalent examination.

(c) The board may additionally require an applicant to pass any NPLEX elective examinations relevant to a licensee’s scope of practice in California.

Notes

Requires naturopathic-doctor applicants to pass the Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examination or an equivalent examination approved by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners. Allows the board to administer a substantially equivalent examination if no approved examination exists and to require additional NPLEX elective examinations relevant to California’s licensed scope of practice.

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