Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 4 › Subtitle 32 - BOARD OF PHYSICIANS › Chapter 10.32.21 - Licensure, Regulation, and Discipline of Naturopathic Doctors › Section 10.32.21.06 - Documentation for Initial Licensure

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The applicant shall submit an application
				  on a form supplied by the Board.
B.
				  A completed application shall include:
(1)
				  Verification of naturopathic medical education;
(2) Documentation of successful completion of
				  the examination requirements as described in Regulation .04A(4) of this
				  chapter, including submission of all of the applicant's scores sent directly to
				  the Board from the examination authority or authorities;
(3) A statement from the applicant listing
				  all disciplinary or adverse actions taken against the applicant by a:
(a) Hospital, related institution,
				  alternative health system, or employer;
(b) Medical board;
(c) Licensing authority;
(d) Court; or
(e) Adjudicatory body;
(4) All application and licensing fees
				  payable to the Board at the time the application is submitted to the
				  Board;
(5) The applicant's Social
				  Security number, which the Board shall use only for evaluation and
				  identification of applicants and licensees, but may not disclose in any other
				  context;
(6) Verification of
				  licensure from all states where the applicant has ever held a
				  license;
(7) Verification of
				  voluntary licensure nonrenewal or voluntary surrender of license while the
				  applicant was in good standing and not under disciplinary charges or
				  investigation at the time the license was surrendered from states where the
				  applicant no longer holds a license;
(8) A passport quality photograph;
(9) Information in the National Practitioner
				  Data Bank including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Medical malpractice judgments against the
				  applicant;
(b) Settlements made by
				  the applicant in naturopathic medical malpractice actions; and
(c) Actions taken against the applicant or
				  the applicant's license by state disciplinary or licensing
				  authorities;
(10)
				  Documentation of competency in English by any of the following:
(a) Documentation of graduation from a
				  recognized English-speaking high school or undergraduate school after at least
				  3 years of enrollment;
(b)
				  Documentation of graduation from a recognized English-speaking professional
				  school;
(c) Documentation of a
				  passing score on the naturopathic licensing examination administered by the
				  North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners; or
(d) Documentation of receiving:
(i) A score of at least 26 on the "Speaking
				  Section" of the Internet-Based Test of English as a Foreign Language;
				  or
(ii) A score of Advanced or
				  higher on the Oral Proficiency Interview;
(11) A chronological list of:
(a) All activities, beginning with the date
				  of completion of naturopathic medical school through the date of application,
				  listed by month and year, that account for all periods of time, and include
				  each job held, regardless of whether the job was:
(i) Medically related or not; and
(ii) Compensated or not;
(b) Any other activity engaged in, including
				  all periods of unemployment;
(c)
				  Any actions, by a state licensing or disciplinary board, or a comparable body
				  in the armed services, denying an application for licensure, reinstatement, or
				  renewal;
(d) Any actions taken
				  against the naturopathic doctor's license, by a state licensing or disciplinary
				  board, or a comparable body in the armed services, including but not limited to
				  limitations of practice, required education, admonishment, reprimand,
				  suspension, or revocation for an act that would be grounds for disciplinary
				  action under Health Occupations Article, § 14-5 F-18, Annotated Code of
				  Maryland;
(e) Any investigation or
				  charge brought against the naturopathic doctor by a licensing or disciplinary
				  body or comparable body in the armed services;
(f) Any medical or health professional
				  license for which the naturopathic doctor has applied if the application was
				  withdrawn for reasons that would be grounds for disciplinary action under
				  Health Occupations Article, § 14-5 F-18, Annotated Code of Maryland;
				  and
(g) Any investigation or charge
				  brought against the naturopathic doctor by a hospital, related institution, or
				  alternative health care system that would be grounds for action under Health
				  Occupations Article, § 14-5 F-18, Annotated Code of Maryland;
(12) A plea of guilty or nolo
				  contendere, a conviction, or receipt of probation before judgment for a
				  criminal act including:
(a) A plea of guilty
				  or nolo contendere, a conviction, or receipt of probation before judgment for
				  an alcohol or controlled dangerous substance offense, including but not limited
				  to driving while under the influence of alcohol or controlled dangerous
				  substances; and
(b) An arrest which
				  would provide a basis for investigation or charge which would be grounds for
				  disciplinary action under Health Occupations Article, § 14-5 F-18,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland;
(13) A physical or mental condition that
				  currently impairs the naturopathic doctor's ability to practice
				  medicine;
(14) The filing or
				  settling of a medical malpractice action in which the naturopathic doctor is,
				  or has been, named as a defendant within the past 5 years;
(15) The following additional information:
(a) Copies of the complaints, pleadings, and
				  judgments in all malpractice claims if the applicant has had 3 or more claims
				  in the 5 years before the filing of the application for licensure;
(b) Copies of all arrests, disciplinary
				  actions, judgments, and final orders which occurred or were issued within the 7
				  years before submitting the application for licensure for driving while
				  intoxicated, driving while under the influence of a chemical substance or
				  medication, or any license probation, suspension, or revocation; and
(c) All naturopathic medical licensure,
				  certification, and recertification examination results and the dates when these
				  examinations were taken;
(16) If required by the Board and at the
				  applicant's expense, a physical or mental examination, or both, by a physician
				  or evaluation program for treatment of impaired naturopathic doctors, or both,
				  chosen by the Board to determine the applicant's ability to practice
				  naturopathic medicine;
(17) On
				  forms supplied by the Board, a release granting the Board access to relevant
				  information from appropriate individuals, other institutions, and government
				  agencies including, but not limited to:
(a)
				  The National Practitioner Data Bank;
(b) Hospitals; and
(c) Other licensing bodies;
(18) On forms supplied by the
				  Board, a release of any information which is not statutorily
				  protected;
(19) Certificates and
				  verifications from the certifying or verifying authority sent directly from:
				  the national licensing authority, the naturopathic educational institution, and
				  other state's licensing boards to the Board for applicants;
(20) The certified translation of any of the
				  documents required under this chapter, at the applicant's expense, for any
				  documents required by this chapter that are in a language other than English;
				  and
(21) The criminal history
				  records information received from the Central Repository in accordance with
				  Health Occupations Article, §
											14-308.1,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland, and Regulation . 04C(1) of this chapter.