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DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS 500-4999.129›CHAPTER 8.2. Naturopathic Doctors Act 3610-3686›ARTICLE 4. Application of Chapter 3640-3645

§ 3640.3

California Business and Professions Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(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 Naturopathic Medicine Committee 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 he or she is not authorized under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1200).

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of 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.

(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 523, Sec. 5. (SB 1246) Effective January 1, 2011. Repealed as of January 1, 2022, pursuant to Section 3686.)

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