California Business and Professions Code

§ 3640.3

BPC § 3640.3 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 2 · Ch. 8.2 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the licensure of naturopathic assistants. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the administration of local anesthetic agents by a naturopathic assistant. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the California Board of Naturopathic Medicine to adopt any regulations that violate the prohibitions on diagnosis or treatment in Section 2052.

(b)Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing a naturopathic assistant to perform any clinical laboratory test or examination for which they are not authorized under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1200).

(c)Notwithstanding any other law, a naturopathic assistant may not be employed for inpatient care in a licensed general acute care hospital, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 497, Sec. 37. (SB 1526) Effective January 1, 2025. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 3686.