California Business and Professions Code

§ 3640.5

BPC § 3640.5 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 2 · Ch. 8.2 · Art. 4

Statute text

Nothing in this chapter or any other law shall be construed to prohibit a naturopathic doctor from furnishing or ordering drugs when all of the following apply:

(a)The drugs are furnished or ordered by a naturopathic doctor in accordance with standardized procedures or protocols developed by the naturopathic doctor and their supervising physician and surgeon.

(b)The naturopathic doctor is functioning pursuant to standardized procedure, as defined by subdivisions (a), (b), (d), (e), (h), and (i) of Section 2836.1 and paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 2836.1, or protocol. The standardized procedure or protocol shall be developed and approved by the supervising physician and surgeon, the naturopathic doctor, and, where applicable, the facility administrator or their designee.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 497, Sec. 38. (SB 1526) Effective January 1, 2025. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 3686.