Licensure

01. Accrediting Organization. The Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME) is the accrediting organization that is recognized by the United States Department of Education as the accrediting agency for education programs that prepare naturopathic medical doctors. (7-1-25) 02. Licensing Examinations. Each applicant must provide certification of passing the following four (4) sections of the Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Exam (NPLEX) administered by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners (NABNE): (7-1-25) a. Part I Biomedical Science; (3-28-23) b. Part II Core Clinical Science; (3-28-23) c. Part II Clinical Elective Minor Surgery; and (3-28-23) d. Part II Clinical Elective Pharmacology. (3-28-23) 03. Renewal of License. (7-1-25) a. Continuing Medical Education (CME). Every two (2) years, a total of forty-eight (48) hours, twenty (20) of which is pharmacology, of Board approved verifiable CME is required. (7-1-25) 101. – 199. (RESERVED)