NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR LICENSING AND NATUROPATH REGISTRATION – Amends existing law to provide for the voluntary licensure of pharmacists as naturopathic doctors.

LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1313
BY
HEALTH
AND
WELFARE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
NATUROPATHIC
DOCTOR
LICENSING
AND
NATUROPATH
REGISTRATION;
2
AMENDING
SECTION
54
-
5902,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REVISE
A
DEFINITION;
AMENDING
3
SECTION
54
-
5905,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
PROVIDE
FOR
THE
VOLUNTARY
LICENSURE
OF
4
PHARMACISTS
AS
NATUROPATHIC
DOCTORS;
AMENDING
SECTION
54
-
5912,
IDAHO
5
CODE,
TO
SPECIFY
THAT
A
CERTAIN
BOARD
MEMBER
SHALL
NOT
BE
LICENSED
UNDER
6
CHAPTER
59,
TITLE
54,
IDAHO
CODE,
BUT
SHALL
BE
LICENSED
AS
A
PHARMACIST
7
PURSUANT
TO
IDAHO
CODE;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EF
-
8
FECTIVE
DATE.
9
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
10
SECTION
1.
That
Section
54
-
5902,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
1
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
54
-
5902.
DEFINITIONS.
As
used
in
this
chapter:
13
(1)
"Board"
means
the
Idaho
board
of
naturopathic
health
care.
14
(2)
"License"
means
a
license
to
practice
as
a
licensed
naturopathic
15
doctor.
16
(3)
"Licensed
naturopathic
doctor"
means
an
individual
licensed
as
a
17
medical
doctor,
doctor
of
osteopathy,
doctor
of
podiatric
medicine,
doctor
18
of
chiropractic,
doctor
of
dental
medicine,
pharmacist,
or
doctor
of
nursing
19
practice
who
has
obtained
an
approved
naturopathic
doctoral
degree,
as
set
20
forth
in
rule,
and
who
voluntarily
elects
to
seek
and
receives
licensure
un
-
21
der
this
chapter
to
practice
naturopathic
health
care
in
Idaho.
22
(4)
"Minor
procedure"
means
the
use
of
operative,
electrical,
or
other
23
methods
for
repair
and
care
incidental
to
superficial
lacerations,
abra
-
24
sions,
superficial
lesions,
the
removal
of
foreign
bodies
located
in
the
25
superficial
tissues,
and
the
use
of
antiseptics
and
local
topical
anesthet
-
26
ics
in
connection
with
such
methods.
27
(5)
"Naturopathic
health
care"
means
the
delivery
of
a
distinct
pri
-
28
mary
health
care
emphasizing
prevention,
treatment,
and
optimal
health
us
-
29
ing
therapeutic
methods
and
substances
that
encourage
an
individual's
in
-
30
herent
self
-
healing
process
by
a
naturopathic
practitioner.
31
SECTION
2.
That
Section
54
-
5905,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
32
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
54
-
5905.
VOLUNTARY
NATUROPATHIC
DOCTOR
LICENSURE
-
-
REQUIREMENTS
-
-
34
LIMITATIONS.
(1)
An
applicant
shall
be
qualified
for
voluntary
licensure
as
35
a
naturopathic
doctor
pursuant
to
this
chapter
if
such
applicant:
36
(a)
Possesses
current,
valid,
and
unrestricted
licensure
in
any
state,
37
district,
or
territory
of
the
United
States
in
at
least
one
(1)
of
the
38
following
medical
professions:
39
(i)
Medical
doctor
or
doctor
of
osteopathy;
40

2
(ii)
Podiatrist;
1
(iii)
Dentist;
2
(iv)
Chiropractor,
if
such
applicant
possesses
an
accredited
3
doctoral
degree
in
chiropractic
medicine
as
required
pursuant
to
4
chapter
7,
title
54,
Idaho
Code;
or
5
(v)
Nurse,
if
such
applicant
possesses
a
level
of
training
and
ed
-
6
ucation
equivalent
to
an
advanced
practice
registered
nurse
pur
-
7
suant
to
chapter
14,
title
54,
Idaho
Code,
and
has
achieved
an
ac
-
8
credited
doctorate
degree
in
nursing;
or
9
(vi)
Pharmacist,
if
such
applicant
possesses
a
level
of
training
10
and
education
equivalent
to
the
requirements
for
pharmacist
li
-
1
1
censure
pursuant
to
section
54
-
1722,
Idaho
Code;
12
(b)
Has
obtained
a
certificate
of
satisfactory
completion
of
a
naturo
-
13
pathic
doctor
curriculum
consisting
of
at
least
one
hundred
sixty
(160)
14
credit
hours
from
an
institution
accredited
by
an
accreditation
agency
15
approved
by
the
United
States
department
of
education;
16
(c)
Has
not
pled
guilty
to
or
been
convicted
of
a
crime
that
is
deemed
17
relevant
in
accordance
with
section
67
-
9411(1),
Idaho
Code,
unless
such
18
applicant
demonstrates
that
he
has
been
sufficiently
rehabilitated
to
19
warrant
the
public
trust;
and
20
(d)
Completes
any
one
(1)
of
the
following:
21
(i)
At
least
four
(4)
years
of
experience
in
the
practice
of
22
naturopathic
health
care
in
Idaho
that
is
acceptable
to
the
board;
23
provided,
however,
a
practitioner
who
has
at
least
two
(2)
years
24
of
naturopathic
health
care
experience
that
is
acceptable
to
the
25
board
and
that
occurred
on
or
before
July
1,
2024,
shall
satisfy
26
the
requirements
of
this
paragraph;
27
(ii)
Passage
of
an
Idaho
state
examination
proving
minimum
com
-
28
petency
and
skills,
to
be
developed
and
approved
by
the
board
by
29
rule
and
the
American
naturopathic
medical
certification
board
30
pursuant
to
this
chapter;
or
31
(iii)
Passage
of
any
national
board
examination
that
certifies
the
32
individual
has
achieved
minimum
competency
and
skills
in
the
prac
-
33
tice
of
naturopathic
health
care
as
approved
by
the
board
by
rule.
34
(2)
A
license
issued
under
this
chapter
shall:
35
(a)
Be
issued
in
the
name
of
the
licensed
naturopathic
doctor;
36
(b)
State
the
issue
and
expiration
date;
and
37
(c)
Always
be
displayed
in
a
conspicuous
manner
in
the
place
of
business
38
or
employment
of
the
licensee.
39
(3)
A
licensed
naturopathic
doctor
may
also
use
the
title
"licensed
40
doctor
of
natural
health"
or
"licensed
naturopathic
practitioner."
41
(4)
All
applications
for
licensing
shall
be
reviewed
and
approved
by
42
the
board
on
an
individual
basis.
43
(5)
A
person
who
is
not
licensed
pursuant
to
this
chapter
shall
not:
44
(a)
Hold
himself
out
as
a
naturopathic
doctor
licensed
under
this
chap
-
45
ter;
46
(b)
Use
or
advertise
using
the
title
of
licensed
naturopathic
doc
-
47
tor
(LND),
licensed
naturopathic
practitioner
(LNP),
or
any
variant
48
thereof;
or
49

3
(c)
Use
any
words,
abbreviations,
figures,
configuration
of
letters,
1
titles,
signs,
cards,
or
devices
tending
to
imply
that
the
person
is
a
2
naturopathic
doctor
licensed
in
the
state
of
Idaho.
3
(6)
Notwithstanding
the
provisions
of
subsection
(5)
of
this
section,
a
4
person
who
is
a
licensed
naturopathic
medical
doctor
pursuant
to
chapter
51,
5
title
54,
Idaho
Code,
may
use
the
title
"licensed
naturopathic
doctor."
6
(7)
No
license
shall
be
issued
by
the
board
until
the
board
has
final
-
7
ized
and
approved
licensure
requirements
by
rule
as
provided
by
this
chapter
8
and
the
legislature
has
approved
all
rules
governing
licensure
adopted
by
9
the
board.
10
SECTION
3.
That
Section
54
-
5912,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
1
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
54
-
5912.
FORMULARY
COMMITTEE.
(1)
The
board
shall
appoint
a
formulary
13
committee
consisting
of
one
(1)
member
who
is
licensed
under
chapter
18,
ti
-
14
tle
54,
Idaho
Code,
to
practice
in
Idaho
as
a
pharmacist
(PharmD)
who
is
not
15
licensed
under
this
chapter
but
is
licensed
pursuant
to
Idaho
Code
,
two
(2)
16
members
who
are
either
a
doctor
of
osteopathy
or
a
doctor
of
medicine
and
who
17
are
not
licensed
under
this
chapter
but
are
licensed
pursuant
to
Idaho
Code,
18
and
two
(2)
members
who
are
licensed
under
this
chapter
and
possess
full
fed
-
19
eral
drug
enforcement
agency
(DEA)
registration
in
good
standing.
20
(2)
All
members
of
the
formulary
committee
shall
possess
a
valid
and
ac
-
21
tive
DEA
number
and
be
authorized
to
prescribe
within
the
United
States.
22
(3)
Initially,
three
(3)
members
shall
serve
for
three
(3)
years
and
two
23
(2)
members
shall
serve
for
two
(2)
years.
After
the
initial
appointments,
24
all
terms
of
appointment
shall
be
for
three
(3)
years.
No
member
may
serve
25
for
more
than
two
(2)
consecutive
terms.
26
(4)
The
formulary
committee
shall
act
in
an
advisory
role
in
evaluating
27
prescriptive
authority
for
applicants
or
other
similar
issues
as
called
upon
28
by
the
board.
However,
the
formulary
committee
shall
first
approve
the
scope
29
of
prescriptive
rights
that
individuals
licensed
under
this
chapter
may
use
30
before
the
board
approves
the
scope
of
prescriptive
rights.
31
SECTION
4.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
32
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
33
July
1,
2026.
34