AB973,18,4 4(2) The board may promulgate rules to do any of the following:
AB973,18,85 (a) Further define the scope of practice of naturopathic medicine. The board
6may expressly authorize diagnostic, therapeutic, or other practices that may be used
7by naturopathic doctors. The board may expressly prohibit diagnostic, therapeutic,
8or other practices.
AB973,18,119 (b) Establish character and fitness requirements for initial licensure or
10renewal of a license under this chapter and evidence required to demonstrate
11satisfaction of such requirements.
AB973,18,1412 (c) Establish physical and mental competency requirements for initial
13licensure or renewal of a license under this chapter and evidence required to
14demonstrate satisfaction of such requirements.
AB973,18,1715 (d) Establish evidence of professional competency requirements for initial
16licensure or renewal of a license under this chapter, including evidence relating to
17an applicant's licensure status in other states.
AB973,18,1918 (e) Establish additional clinical, practical, or residency requirements for initial
19licensure under this chapter.
AB973,18,2120 (f) Adopt minimum malpractice insurance requirements for naturopathic
21doctors.
AB973,18,24 22(3) The board may, for purposes of s. 466.04 (1) (d) 1. e. and 2. f., disqualify any
23naturopathic medical program if the board determines the program does not
24adequately prepare students to practice naturopathic medicine.
AB973,19,2
1466.04 License; renewal. (1) Naturopathic doctor license. The board shall
2grant a license as a naturopathic doctor to a person who does all of the following:
AB973,19,43 (a) Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided
4by the department.
AB973,19,55 (b) Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1).
AB973,19,76 (c) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, submits evidence satisfactory
7to the board that the applicant does not have an arrest or a conviction record.
AB973,19,108 (d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she has completed a
9naturopathic medical program offered in the United States or in Canada that
10satisfies one of the following:
AB973,19,1111 1. The program satisfies all of the following:
AB973,19,1312 a. The program provides the degree of doctor of naturopathy or doctor of
13naturopathic medicine.
AB973,19,1514 b. The program offers full-time, graduate-level, didactic, and supervised
15residential and clinical training.
AB973,19,1816 c. The program is accredited, or has achieved candidacy status for such
17accreditation, by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education or an equivalent
18federally recognized accrediting body for naturopathic medical programs.
AB973,19,2219 d. The program is offered by an institution of higher education or part of an
20institution of higher education that is accredited, or is a candidate for such
21accreditation, by a regional accrediting organization or a national institutional
22accrediting agency recognized by the federal department of education.
AB973,19,2423 e. The program has not been disqualified by the board as an approved
24naturopathic medical educational program under s. 466.03 (3).
AB973,19,2525 2. The program satisfies all of the following:
AB973,20,2
1a. The program existed prior to the existence of the Council on Naturopathic
2Medical Education.
AB973,20,43 b. The program provided the degree of doctor of naturopathy or doctor of
4naturopathic medicine.
AB973,20,75 c. The program provided full-time, graduate-level, didactic, and supervised
6clinical training in naturopathic medicine for a duration of not less than 132 weeks
7and required completion within a period of not less than 35 months.
AB973,20,118 d. If the program is still in existence, the program is currently accredited, or
9has achieved candidacy status for accreditation by the Council on Naturopathic
10Medical Education or an equivalent federally recognized accrediting body for the
11naturopathic medical profession recognized by the board.
AB973,20,1512 e. The program was offered by an institution of higher education or part of an
13institution of higher education that is accredited, or is a candidate for such
14accreditation, by a regional accrediting organization or a national institutional
15accrediting agency recognized by the federal department of education.
AB973,20,1716 f. The program has not been disqualified by the board as an approved
17naturopathic medical educational program under s. 466.03 (3).
AB973,20,1918 (e) Submits evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she has passed all of
19the following:
AB973,20,2220 1. A competency-based national naturopathic licensing examination
21administered by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners or its
22successor organization or another examination approved by the board by rule.
AB973,20,2323 2. A pharmacology examination approved by the board by rule.
AB973,20,2524 3. Any other competency or jurisprudence examinations required by the board
25by rule.
AB973,21,3
1(f) Meets any character and fitness, mental and physical competency, and
2professional competency standards established by the board under s. 466.03 (2) (b)
3to (d).
AB973,21,54 (g) Meets any other requirement established by the board under s. 466.03 (2)
5(e).
AB973,21,13 6(2) Renewal. The renewal dates for licenses granted under this chapter are
7specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the
8department on a form provided by the department, and shall include the renewal fee
9determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), proof of compliance with
10continuing education requirements established by the board under s. 466.03 (1) (b),
11proof of compliance with any requirements established by the board under s. 466.03
12(2) (b) to (d), and proof of compliance with any malpractice insurance requirements
13under s. 466.03 (2) (f).
AB973,21,15 14466.05 Practice. (1) A naturopathic doctor may practice naturopathic
15medicine and as provided in s. 448.035.
AB973,21,20 16(2) Except as otherwise prohibited by a rule promulgated by the board, a
17naturopathic doctor may utilize routes of administration that include oral, nasal,
18auricular, ocular, rectal, vaginal, transdermal, intramuscular, intravenous,
19intradermal, and subcutaneous, consistent with the education and training of a
20naturopathic doctor.
AB973,21,24 21466.07 Disciplinary proceedings and actions. (1) Subject to the rules
22promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the board may make investigations and conduct
23hearings to determine whether a violation of this chapter or any rule promulgated
24under this chapter has occurred.
AB973,22,4
1(2) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the board may
2reprimand a naturopathic doctor or may deny, limit, suspend, or revoke a license
3granted under this chapter if it finds that the applicant or naturopathic doctor has
4done any of the following:
AB973,22,65 (a) Made a material misstatement in an application for a license, or for renewal
6of a license.
AB973,22,87 (b) Interfered with an investigation or disciplinary proceeding by using threats,
8harassment, or intentional misrepresentation of facts.
AB973,22,109 (c) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, been convicted of an offense the
10circumstances of which substantially relate to the practice of naturopathic medicine.
AB973,22,1111 (d) Been adjudicated mentally incompetent by a court.
AB973,22,1212 (e) Advertised in a manner that is false, deceptive, or misleading.
AB973,22,1313 (f) Advertised, practiced, or attempted to practice under another's name.
AB973,22,1614 (g) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.34, practiced or assisted in the
15practice of naturopathic medicine while the applicant's or licensee's ability to
16practice or assist was impaired by alcohol or other drugs.
AB973,22,2017 (h) Engaged in unprofessional or unethical conduct in violation of the code of
18ethics established in the rules promulgated under s. 466.03 (1) (a). In this paragraph,
19“unprofessional or unethical conduct” and “unprofessional conduct" do not include
20providing expedited partner therapy as described in s. 448.035.
AB973,22,2221 (i) Engaged in conduct while practicing naturopathic medicine that evidences
22a lack of knowledge or ability to apply professional principles or skills.
AB973,22,2323 (j) Violated this chapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter.
AB973,23,3
1466.09 Penalties. Any person who violates this chapter or any rule
2promulgated under this chapter may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned
3for not more than 9 months or both.
AB973,42 4Section 42 . 895.48 (1m) (a) (intro.) and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB973,23,165 895.48 (1m) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), any physician,
6naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, podiatrist, or athletic trainer licensed
7under ch. 448, chiropractor licensed under ch. 446, dentist licensed under ch. 447,
8emergency medical services practitioner licensed under s. 256.15, emergency
9medical responder certified under s. 256.15 (8), registered nurse licensed under ch.
10441, or a massage therapist or bodywork therapist licensed under ch. 460 who
11renders voluntary health care to a participant in an athletic event or contest
12sponsored by a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 66.0129 (6) (b), a private school,
13as defined in s. 115.001 (3r), a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), a public
14agency, as defined in s. 46.856 (1) (b), or a school, as defined in s. 609.655 (1) (c), is
15immune from civil liability for his or her acts or omissions in rendering that care if
16all of the following conditions exist:
AB973,23,2117 2. The physician, naturopathic doctor, podiatrist, athletic trainer, chiropractor,
18dentist, emergency medical services practitioner, as defined in s. 256.01 (5),
19emergency medical responder, as defined in s. 256.01 (4p), physician assistant,
20registered nurse, massage therapist or bodywork therapist does not receive
21compensation for the health care, other than reimbursement for expenses.
AB973,43 22Section 43 . 905.04 (1) (b) and (c), (2) and (3) of the statutes are amended to
23read:
AB973,24,624 905.04 (1) (b) A communication or information is “confidential" if not intended
25to be disclosed to 3rd persons other than those present to further the interest of the

1patient in the consultation, examination, or interview, to persons reasonably
2necessary for the transmission of the communication or information, or to persons
3who are participating in the diagnosis and treatment under the direction of the
4physician, naturopathic doctor, podiatrist, registered nurse, chiropractor,
5psychologist, social worker, marriage and family therapist or professional counselor,
6including the members of the patient's family.
AB973,24,107 (c) “Patient" means an individual, couple, family or group of individuals who
8consults with or is examined or interviewed by a physician, naturopathic doctor,
9podiatrist, registered nurse, chiropractor, psychologist, social worker, marriage and
10family therapist or professional counselor.
AB973,24,21 11(2) General rule of privilege. A patient has a privilege to refuse to disclose
12and to prevent any other person from disclosing confidential communications made
13or information obtained or disseminated for purposes of diagnosis or treatment of the
14patient's physical, mental or emotional condition, among the patient, the patient's
15physician, the patient's naturopathic doctor, the patient's podiatrist, the patient's
16registered nurse, the patient's chiropractor, the patient's psychologist, the patient's
17social worker, the patient's marriage and family therapist, the patient's professional
18counselor or persons, including members of the patient's family, who are
19participating in the diagnosis or treatment under the direction of the physician,
20naturopathic doctor, podiatrist, registered nurse, chiropractor, psychologist, social
21worker, marriage and family therapist or professional counselor.
AB973,25,3 22(3) Who may claim the privilege. The privilege may be claimed by the patient,
23by the patient's guardian or conservator, or by the personal representative of a
24deceased patient. The person who was the physician, naturopathic doctor,
25podiatrist, registered nurse, chiropractor, psychologist, social worker, marriage and

1family therapist or professional counselor may claim the privilege but only on behalf
2of the patient. The authority so to do is presumed in the absence of evidence to the
3contrary.
AB973,44 4Section 44 . 905.04 (1) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
AB973,25,65 905.04 (1) (br) “Naturopathic doctor" means a naturopathic doctor, as defined
6in s. 990.01 (22m), or reasonably believed by the patient so to be.
AB973,45 7Section 45 . 961.01 (19) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB973,25,138 961.01 (19) (a) A physician, naturopathic doctor, advanced practice nurse,
9dentist, veterinarian, podiatrist, optometrist, scientific investigator or, subject to s.
10448.21 (3), a physician assistant, or other person licensed, registered, certified or
11otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to,
12administer or use in teaching or chemical analysis a controlled substance in the
13course of professional practice or research in this state.
AB973,46 14Section 46 . 961.23 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB973,25,1815 961.23 (6) No person other than a physician, naturopathic doctor, dentist,
16veterinarian, or pharmacist may purchase more than 7.5 grams of pseudoephedrine
17contained in a pseudoephedrine product within a 30-day period without the
18authorization of a physician, naturopathic doctor, dentist, or veterinarian.
AB973,47 19Section 47 . 961.397 of the statutes is created to read:
AB973,25,21 20961.397 Limitations on naturopathic doctors. A naturopathic doctor
21licensed under ch. 466:
AB973,25,23 22(1) May not prescribe, dispense, or administer a controlled substance included
23in schedule I or II.
AB973,25,25 24(2) May not prescribe, dispense, or administer a controlled substance included
25in schedule III under s. 961.18 (5) or (5m).
AB973,48
1Section 48. 961.41 (3j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB973,26,82 961.41 (3j) Purchases of pseudoephedrine products. Whoever purchases
3more than 7.5 grams of pseudoephedrine contained in a pseudoephedrine product
4within a 30-day period, other than by purchasing the product in person from a
5pharmacy or pharmacist, is guilty of a Class I felony. This subsection does not apply
6to a purchase by a physician, naturopathic doctor, dentist, veterinarian, or
7pharmacist or a purchase that is authorized by a physician, naturopathic doctor,
8dentist, or veterinarian.
AB973,49 9Section 49 . 990.01 (22m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB973,26,1110 990.01 (22m) Naturopathic doctor. “ Naturopathic doctor” means a person
11holding a license to practice naturopathic medicine under ch. 466.
AB973,50 12Section 50 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB973,26,2013 (1) Initial appointments to board. Notwithstanding the lengths of the terms
14specified for the members of the naturopathic medicine examining board under s.
1515.405 (7f) (intro.), 2 of the initial members under s. 15.405 (7f) (a) and one of the
16initial members under s. 15.405 (7f) (c) shall be appointed for terms expiring on July
171, 2021; one of the initial members under s. 15.405 (7f) (a) and one of the initial
18members under s. 15.405 (7f) (c) shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1, 2022;
19and one of the initial members under s. 15.405 (7f) (a) and the initial member under
20s. 15.405 (7f) (b) shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1, 2023.
AB973,27,321 (2) Provisional appointments to board. Notwithstanding s. 15.08 (1), the
22governor may provisionally appoint initial members of the naturopathic medicine
23examining board under s. 15.405 (7f). Those provisional appointments remain in
24force until withdrawn by the governor or acted upon by the senate and if confirmed
25by the senate, shall continue for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, of the

1member and until a successor is chosen and qualifies. A provisional appointee may
2exercise all the powers and duties of board membership to which the person is
3appointed during the time in which the appointee qualifies.
AB973,27,114 (3) Initial naturopathic doctor appointments to board. Notwithstanding s.
515.405 (7f) (a), for purposes of an initial appointment to the naturopathic medicine
6examining board made before the date specified in Section 51 (intro.) of this act,
7including any provisional appointment made under sub. (2 ), the governor may
8appoint individuals who satisfy the requirements under s. 466.04 (1) (d) 1. a. to d. or
92. a. to e., who are licensed as a naturopathic doctor, naturopathic medical doctor, or
10naturopathic physician in another state, and who have been engaged in the practice
11or instruction of naturopathic medicine for at least 3 years.
AB973,51 12Section 51 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on the first day of the 25th
13month beginning after publication except as follows:
AB973,27,1514 (1) The treatment of s. 15.405 (7f) and Section 50 (1), (2 ), and (3) of this act take
15effect on the day after publication.
AB973,27,1616 (End)
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