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Board approves advisory recommendations to clarify minor office procedures for naturopathic doctors
Summary
The California Board of Naturopathic Medicine voted 6-0 Aug. 20 to adopt advisory-committee recommendations that clarify which minor office procedures naturopathic doctors may perform and to include the recommendations in the board's sunset materials and potential future legislation.
The California Board of Naturopathic Medicine voted 6-0 Aug. 20 to approve recommendations from its Minor Office Procedure Advisory Committee clarifying which minor-office procedures licensed naturopathic doctors (NDs) may perform.
The advisory committee recommended that NDs’ scope explicitly include punch biopsies, superficial minor incisions for hormone pellet insertion, cryotherapy and wound care requiring simple suturing. Rebecca Mitchell, executive officer for the board, presented the advisory committee’s memorandum and advised the…
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