32-1560. Clinical training program; certificate; duties; use of title

A. A naturopathic medical student who wishes to engage in a clinical training program in naturopathic medicine shall submit an application for a certificate as prescribed in section 32-1524.

B. A naturopathic medical student issued a certificate by the board to engage in an approved clinical training program shall be under the direct supervision of a physician licensed under this chapter or by a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 13, 17 or 29 of this title when the student is engaged in clinical training.

C. The board by rule may prescribe naturopathic medical treatment procedures that naturopathic medical students may perform under the direct supervision of a physician licensed under this chapter if the board determines that these procedures:

1. May be competently performed by the student.

2. Do not exceed the procedures that the supervising physician has been licensed by this state to perform.

D. A naturopathic medical student may do clerical tasks without direct supervision if the tasks do not involve diagnosing or treating a patient's condition.

E. A person shall not use the title " naturopathic medical student" or a related title or abbreviation while engaged in a clinical training program unless that person holds a certificate issued by the board to engage in that clinical training program.

F. If a student of naturopathic medicine ceases to be enrolled in an approved school of naturopathic medicine, the certificate to engage in clinical training held by that student is automatically canceled.