OAR 850-020-0000. Scope and Purpose

(1) ORS 685.060 requires that one of the minimum educational requirements for licensure to practice naturopathic medicine in Oregon is graduation from a naturopathic school or college approved by the State Board of Naturopathic Medicine which teaches adequate courses in all subjects necessary to the practice of naturopathic medicine. The statute also specifies required subjects and subjects which the Board may not require, and permits the Board to require other subjects at its discretion. (2) The Board of Naturopathic Medicine approves schools of naturopathic medicine that have met the accreditation standards of the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME) and meets the standards of ORS 685.060 and any rules promulgated by the Board.