Arizona § 32-1561 Internship, clinical fellowship and preceptorship programs; duties; prohibitions

Arizona Statutes

§ 32-1561 — Internship, clinical fellowship and preceptorship programs; duties; prohibitions

Arizona § 32-1561

Title 32Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 14NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE

Art. 3Regulation

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 32-1561 (2026).

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A.A person who is a graduate of an approved school with a degree of doctor of naturopathic medicine and who wishes to engage in an internship program, a clinical fellowship or a preceptorship program shall submit an application for certification as prescribed in section 32-1524.

B.If the application submitted pursuant to subsection A of this section is approved by the board, that person may engage in a board approved internship program, clinical fellowship or preceptorship program under the direct supervision of a physician licensed under this chapter or by a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 13, 17 or 29 of this title.

C.The board by rule may prescribe naturopathic medical treatment procedures that a person who is certified under this section may perform under the direct supervi

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A. A person who is a graduate of an approved school with a degree of doctor of naturopathic medicine and who wishes to engage in an internship program, a clinical fellowship or a preceptorship program shall submit an application for certification as prescribed in section 32-1524.

B. If the application submitted pursuant to subsection A of this section is approved by the board, that person may engage in a board approved internship program, clinical fellowship or preceptorship program under the direct supervision of a physician licensed under this chapter or by a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 13, 17 or 29 of this title.

C. The board by rule may prescribe naturopathic medical treatment procedures that a person who is certified under this section may perform under the direct supervision of a physician licensed under this chapter if the board determines that these procedures:

1. May be competently performed by the graduate.

2. Do not exceed the procedures that the supervising physician has been licensed by this state to perform.

D. A person who is certified under this section may do clerical tasks without direct supervision if the tasks do not involve diagnosing or treating a patient's condition.

E. If the supervising physician of a person who is certified under this section withdraws from direct supervision, the certificate to engage in the training program held by that person is automatically canceled.

F. A person who is certified under this section shall not employ that person's supervising physician and shall not have any financial interest in any business owned by that person's supervising physician.