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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="14-5F-14" title_number="14" title_name="Physicians" subtitle_number="5F" subtitle_name="Naturopathic Doctors">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A license authorizes a licensee, consistent with naturopathic education and training and competence demonstrated by passing the naturopathic physician licensing examination, to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Order and perform physical and laboratory examinations for diagnostic purposes, including phlebotomy, clinical laboratory tests, orificial examinations, electrocardiograms with over read by a cardiologist, and physiological function tests;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Order diagnostic imaging studies and interpret the reports of diagnostic imaging studies;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Dispense or order natural medicines of mineral, animal, or botanical origin, including food, extracts of food, nutraceuticals, vitamins, amino acids, minerals, enzymes, botanicals and their extracts, botanical medicines, homeopathic medicines, and all dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs listed in the formulary that use various routes of administration, including oral, nasal, auricular, ocular, rectal, vaginal, transdermal, and intramuscular;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Administer natural medicines of mineral, animal, or botanical origin, including food, extracts of food, nutraceuticals, vitamins, amino acids, minerals, enzymes, botanicals and their extracts, botanical medicines, homeopathic medicines, and all dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs listed in the formulary using various routes of administration, including oral, nasal, auricular, ocular, rectal, vaginal, and transdermal;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Administer emergency use epinephrine;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Administer or perform hot or cold hydrotherapy, naturopathic physical medicine, electromagnetic energy, and therapeutic exercise for the purpose of providing basic therapeutic care services, except that if a referral to another licensed provider is appropriate for ongoing rehabilitation or habilitation services, the naturopathic doctor shall make the referral;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Provide health education and health counseling; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>Perform naturopathic musculoskeletal mobilization.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A license does not authorize a licensee to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except for a prescription drug or device included in the formulary under § 14–5F–04.1(d)(1)(ii) or (iii) of this subtitle, prescribe, dispense, or administer any prescription drug or device;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Perform surgical procedures;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Practice or claim to practice as a medical doctor or physician, an osteopath, a dentist, a podiatrist, an optometrist, a psychologist, a nurse practitioner, a physician assistant, a chiropractor, a physical therapist, an acupuncturist, or any other health care professional unless licensed under this article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Use general or spinal anesthetics;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Administer ionizing radioactive substances for therapeutic purposes;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Perform chiropractic adjustments or manipulations that include high–velocity thrusts at or beyond the end range of normal joint motion unless the licensee is also a licensed chiropractor;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Perform acupuncture unless the licensee is also a licensed acupuncturist; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>Prescribe, dispense, or administer any prescription or nonprescription drug or device listed in the formulary for cosmetic purposes.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
