24.111.503    LICENSING OF APPLICANTS BY ENDORSEMENT

(1) A license to practice as a naturopathic physician in the state of Montana may be issued without examination to an applicant who:

(a) has submitted a completed application and correct fee; and

(b) holds a current unencumbered license to practice as a naturopathic physician in another state or jurisdiction whose laws and rules are substantially equivalent to Montana's.  Applicants from another jurisdiction who have not passed the Naturopathic Physician Licensing Examination (NPLEX) Part II – Clinical Elective Pharmacology Examination will be required to do so prior to licensure.

History: 37-1-131, 37-26-201, MCA; IMP, 37-1-131, 37-1-304, MCA; NEW, 1992 MAR p. 555, Eff. 3/27/92; AMD, 1996 MAR p. 2576, Eff. 10/4/96; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001 MAR p. 1642; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 1033, Eff. 5/23/08; AMD, 2023 MAR p. 886, Eff. 8/26/23.