Or. Admin. Code § 850-030-0070

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 850-030-0070 - License by Reciprocity

The Board on an individual basis may consider reciprocity for individuals who hold an active license to practice naturopathic medicine in good-standing in another state, jurisdiction or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or Canada.

(1) If an individual is currently licensed as a naturopathic physician in good-standing in another licensing state or jurisdiction following successful completion of the NPLEX examinations required by Oregon, the individual must submit a complete license application within two years after successfully passing the required state examinations administered by the Board.

(a) The individual must have verification that he or she is licensed and in good-standing as a naturopathic physician directly submitted from the state(s) or jurisdiction(s) in which license is held.

(b) If the individual does not submit a complete license application within two years of passing the required state examinations, the Board may no longer accept the individual's results on all of the required examinations in which case one or more of all the exams may need to be retaken.

(2) To qualify for license by reciprocity an individual must submit the following for a license:

(a) A completed license application, on the form furnished by the Board;

(b) Arrange for NABNE to submit to the Board proof that the individual has successfully passed the NPLEX examinations required by the Board;

(c) Successfully pass the Oregon Formulary and Jurisprudence examinations;

(d) Have undergraduate transcripts submitted directly from the college or university to the Board from the colleges or universities the individual attended and which attendance was used to support admission into the naturopathic school from which the individual graduated;

(e) Submit to a national criminal background check per ORS 685.195 by providing to the Board fingerprint cards that can be read for purposes of a background check along with the required fee under OAR 850-030-0035;

(f) Pay the non-refundable license application fee under OAR 850-030-0035.

(3) An applicant may submit fingerprint cards and the fee for the criminal background check at the same time as submitting the application for the Formulary or Jurisprudence examinations. Fingerprint cards are not required to take the Formulary or Jurisprudence examinations, but may delay licensure once an application for license in made.

(4) Applicants for license by reciprocity must possess qualifications equal to those required of persons eligible for licensure by examination. An application for license by reciprocity will be denied if applicant does not meet all those qualifications.

Or. Admin. Code § 850-030-0070

NE 2, f. 6-7-59; NE 2-1984, f. & ef. 2-28-84; BNE 7-2001, f. 10-9-01, cert. ef. 1-1-02; Renumbered from 850-010-0070, BNE 8-2005, f. & cert. ef. 10-27-05; OBNM 1-2012(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 4-12-12 thru 10-4-12; OBMN 2-2012, f. & cert. ef. 6-15-12

Stat. Auth.: ORS 68.125

Stats. Implemented: ORS 685.085