§ 5-36.1-10. Board of licensure — Powers and duties.
(a) The board shall administer and coordinate the provisions of this chapter; evaluate
the qualifications of applicants; supervise any examination of applicants deemed necessary;
recommend to the director the commencement of disciplinary hearings in accordance
with chapter 35 of title 42 and the provisions of this chapter; and investigate persons engaging in practices
that violate the provisions of this chapter. The board shall investigate all persons
and agencies engaging in practices that violate the provisions in this chapter.
(b) The board shall condu
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§ 5-36.1-10. Board of licensure — Powers and duties.
(a) The board shall administer and coordinate the provisions of this chapter; evaluate
the qualifications of applicants; supervise any examination of applicants deemed necessary;
recommend to the director the commencement of disciplinary hearings in accordance
with chapter 35 of title 42 and the provisions of this chapter; and investigate persons engaging in practices
that violate the provisions of this chapter. The board shall investigate all persons
and agencies engaging in practices that violate the provisions in this chapter.
(b) The board shall conduct hearings of a nondisciplinary nature and shall keep the records
and minutes that are necessary to an orderly dispatch of business.
(c) The board, with the approval of the director of the department of health, shall adopt
rules and regulations necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter
and may amend or repeal them.
(d) Regular meetings of the board shall be held at any time and places that the board
prescribes and special meetings shall be held upon the call of the chairperson; provided,
that at least one regular meeting is held each year.
(e) The conferral or enumeration of specific powers in this chapter shall not be construed
as a limitation of the general powers conferred by this section.
(f) The board shall recommend to the director for registration those persons meeting the
criteria stated by this chapter.
(g) The board shall recommend to the director the revocation or suspension of the registration
of any doctor of naturopathy who does not conform to the requirements of this chapter
or regulations adopted under this chapter.
(h) The board shall approve programs for continuing naturopathic education.