TITLE 54

PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

CHAPTER 59

NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR LICENSING AND NATUROPATH REGISTRATION

54-5909.  LICENSE and registration issuance, revocation, and RENEWAL. (1) The board shall issue and renew licenses or issue and renew registrations to persons who have qualified for such license or registration pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(2)  The board may deny an application for licensure or registration, revoke a license or registration, or place restrictions on a license or registration if the holder of such license or registration or applicant for licensure or registration:

(a)  Is a current health care professional whose licensure is or previously has been revoked, suspended, placed on probation, reprimanded, limited, restricted, or conditioned, or if such person has been or is currently subject to disciplinary action with respect to professional licensure;

(b)  Engages in conduct prohibited by this chapter;

(c)  Obtains or attempts to obtain the issuance or renewal of a license or registration pursuant to this chapter by means of fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of material facts;

(d)  Has at any time failed to maintain the confidentiality of records or other information pertaining to an identifiable client, except as required or authorized by law;

(e)  Engages in any conduct that constitutes an abuse or exploitation of a client arising out of the trust and confidence placed in the licensed naturopathic doctor or registered naturopath by the client;

(f)  Fails to, or has previously failed to, adhere to the limitations set forth in section 54-1804(1)(l), Idaho Code;

(g)  Is convicted of, or in the past was convicted of, a crime deemed relevant in accordance with section 67-9411(1), Idaho Code;

(h)  Engages in conduct that violates the provisions of this chapter, the rules of the board, or the terms of any license or registration issued by the board; or

(i)  Fails to comply with a board order entered in any disciplinary matter.

(3)  In making a determination under subsection (2) of this section, the board shall take into consideration the rehabilitation of the applicant and other mitigating circumstances.

(4)  An applicant for a license or registration under this chapter shall submit any fee established pursuant to board rules.

(5)  All licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to biennial renewal and shall expire unless renewed in the manner prescribed by the board. License renewal and reinstatement shall be in accordance with section 67-2614, Idaho Code.

History:

[54-5909, added 2022, ch. 194, sec. 1, p. 641; am. 2024, ch. 86, sec. 54, p. 421.]