Section 16-88-70 - Authorization to perform minor office procedures required(a) Only a naturopathic physician licensed under chapter 455, HRS, who meets the examination requirements of this section shall be authorized to perform minor office procedures in the naturopathic physician's practice.(b) To qualify to perform minor office procedures in the naturopathic physician's practice, a naturopathic physician shall submit an application and applicable fees to the board and demonstrate that the naturopathic physician has a current naturopathic physician's license in this State, and: (1) Successfully passed the NPLEX Clinical Elective Minor Surgery Examination; or(2) Licensees who were licensed prior to the establishment of the NPLEX may provide evidence of successful passage of a minor surgery examination that was administered by another licensing jurisdiction and required to allow the licensee to practice minor surgery in that licensing jurisdiction. The licensee shall be responsible for having the other licensing jurisdiction verify, directly to the board, the successful passage of the minor surgery examination and that passage of that examination was required to allow the licensee to practice minor surgery in that licensing jurisdiction. [Eff and comp 2/14/11; comp 4/13/12] (Auth: HRS § 455-6) (Imp: HRS §§ 455-1, 455-6, 455-11)