Standards of practice, s. 4 (1) of the Act
 3. (1) A member shall not perform any controlled act under the authority of paragraph 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 of subsection 4 (1) of the Act unless he or she performs it in accordance with all of the following standards of practice of the profession: 1. The member must have a naturopath-patient relationship with the patient and, before performing the controlled act, must record the patient’s health history. 2. Before performing the controlled act, the member must inform the patient or the patient’s authorized representative about, i. the purpose of the controlled act, ii. the risks inherent in performing it, iii. alternative treatments that the member knows or ought to know are available within the practice of the profession, and iv. treatments that the member knows or ought to know are available to the patient if he or she were to be treated by a member of another College under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991. 3. Before performing the controlled act, the member must receive an informed consent from the patient or his or her authorized representative. 4. Before performing the controlled act, the member must determine that the patient’s condition warrants performing the controlled act, having considered, i. the known risks and benefits to the patient of performing the controlled act, ii. the predictability of the outcome, iii. the safeguards and resources available in the circumstances to safely manage the outcome of performing the controlled act, and iv. other relevant circumstances specific to the patient. 5. The member must ensure that appropriate infection control procedures are in place at all times and that the controlled act is performed in an environment that is clean, safe, private and comfortable for the patient. 6. The member must have the knowledge, skill and judgment, i. to perform the controlled act safely and ethically, and ii. to determine whether the patient’s condition warrants performance of the controlled act. (2) It is a further standard of practice of the profession that a member is prohibited from taking or collecting a specimen from the human body for examination to obtain information for diagnosis, prophylaxis or treatment, unless the specimen that is taken or collected is identified in the regulations made under the Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act and related to a specific laboratory test set out in the regulations made under that Act. (3) It is a further standard of practice of the profession that a member is prohibited from performing a laboratory test or taking blood samples or other specimens from a patient for the purpose of performing a laboratory test, unless the laboratory test that the member performs is specified in the regulations made under the Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act and the blood samples or other specimens taken from a patient are identified in and related to a specific test in the regulations made under that Act. (4) It is a further standard of practice of the profession that a member is prohibited from ordering a laboratory test unless the test is one specified in the regulations made under the Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act.