OAR 850-050-0190: Discipline or Denial of License

The Board may refuse to grant a license to practice Naturopathic medicine in the State of Oregon, or may discipline a license, for any of the following reasons: (1) Commitment to a mental health institution. A copy of the record of commitment, certified to by the clerk of the court entering the commitment, is conclusive evidence of the commitment. (2) Habitual use of ardent spirits, narcotics, or other intoxicants to such an extent as to incapacitate him/her from the performance of his/her professional duties. (3) Engaging in conduct or practice contrary to the Code of Ethics of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians as adopted by the Board. (4) Any conduct or practice contrary to recognized standards of ethics which includes but is not limited to: (a) Engaging in any conduct which constitutes a violation of any provision of ORS 163.305 through 163.465, Criminal Sexual Offenses, if proven by at least a preponderance of the evidence in any criminal, civil, or administrative litigation, or admitted to or stipulated by the professional; (b) Engaging in any conduct with a patient that is sexual, or may be reasonably interpreted as sexual, whether initiated by the patient or not; (c) Any behavior, gesture, or expression that is sexually seductive or sexually demeaning to a patient, or any action that shows a lack of respect for the patient's privacy; (d) Entering into an intimate sexual relationship with a patient or with a former patient if within six months after the doctor-patient relationship is terminated, unless a prior sexual relationship existed; (e) Breaching patient confidentiality (5) Fraud or misrepresentation related to naturopathic medicine. (6) The use of any advertising in which untruthful, improper, misleading, or deceptive statements are made. (7) Claiming superiority to or a greater skill than that possessed by fellow naturopathic physicians. (8) Aiding or abetting the unlawful practice of any of the healing arts by an unlicensed person. (9) The advertising or holding oneself out to diagnose or treat a patient by any secret formula method, treatment, or procedure. (10) The guaranteeing of a cure or "results" from any treatment. (11) Failure to refer the patient to an appropriate care provider upon termination of treatment where referral is called for, unless termination was the decision of the patient and the licensee had no opportunity to refer the patient. (12) Prescribing or dispensing a substance that is not listed on the formulary compendium.