California Business and Professions Code

§ 2859.1

BPC § 2859.1 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 2 · Ch. 6.5 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(1)“Naturopathic doctor” means a person who holds a current, active, and unrestricted license pursuant to the Naturopathic Doctors Act (Chapter 8.2 commencing with Section 3610).

(2)(A) “Supervision” or “supervising,” as used in connection with the supervision of a licensed vocational nurse by a naturopathic doctor, means the supervision of procedures authorized by this section and Section 2859 that are within the scope of practice of the naturopathic doctor, and means that a naturopathic doctor oversees the activities of, and accepts responsibility for, those services described in this section and Section 2859 that are performed by a supervised licensed vocational nurse. “Supervision” in this context does not require the physical presence of a naturopathic doctor, but does require both of the following:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 713, Sec. 2. (SB 994) Effective January 1, 2023.