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SB-907 Professions and vocations: naturopathic doctors.(2003-2004)



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SB907:v91#DOCUMENT

Senate Bill No. 907
CHAPTER 485

An act to amend Sections 101, 144, 146, and 149 of, and to add and repeal Chapter 8.2 (commencing with Section 3610) of Division 2 of, the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Section 13401.5 of the Corporations Code, relating to professions and vocations, and making an appropriation therefor.

[ Filed with Secretary of State  September 22, 2003. Approved by Governor  September 22, 2003. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 907, Burton. Professions and vocations: naturopathic doctors.
(1) Existing law establishes boards and bureaus within the Department of Consumer Affairs that are responsible for licensing and regulating persons practicing various healing arts disciplines.
This bill would establish, until July 1, 2009, the Naturopathic Doctors Act, to be administered by the Bureau of Naturopathic Medicine created within the Department of Consumer Affairs. The bill would specify various standards for the licensure and regulation of naturopathic medicine that the bureau would enforce. The bill would create the Naturopathic Doctor’s Fund, and would require fees collected by the bureau to be deposited into the fund. The bill would specify that the moneys in the fund are available to the bureau only upon appropriation by the Legislature, but it would appropriate all money other than specified revenue received and credited to the fund in the 2003–04 fiscal year to the bureau to implement the act’s provisions. The bill would make the provisions of the act relating to the fund operative on January 1, 2004, but would make the remainder of the act operative on July 1, 2004. The bill would require the department to certify that sufficient funds are available in the Naturopathic Doctor’s Fund prior to implementation. The bill would make additional related changes.
(2) Existing law requires specified regulatory boards within the department to obtain fingerprints from a licensing applicant to conduct a criminal history check.
This bill would extend this requirement to the Bureau of Naturopathic Medicine, the Contractors’ State License Board, and the Structural Pest Control Board.
(3) Because the bill would make the violation of certain of its provisions a crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. (4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
(5) This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 13401.5 of the Corporations Code proposed by AB 123 that would become operative only if AB 123 and this bill are both enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2004, and this bill is enacted last.
Appropriation: YES  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 101 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

101.
 The department is comprised of:
(a) The Dental Board of California.
(b) The Medical Board of California.
(c) The State Board of Optometry.
(d) The California State Board of Pharmacy.
(e) The Veterinary Medical Board.
(f) The California Board of Accountancy.
(g) The California Architects Board.
(h) The Bureau of Barbering and Cosmetology.
(i) The Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
(j) The Contractors’ State License Board.
(k) The Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education.
(l) The Structural Pest Control Board.
(m) The Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation.
(n) The Board of Registered Nursing.
(o) The Board of Behavioral Sciences.
(p) The State Athletic Commission.
(q) The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau.
(r) The State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind.
(s) The Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.
(t) The Court Reporters Board of California.
(u) The Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians.
(v) The Landscape Architects Technical Committee.
(w) The Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair.
(x) The Division of Investigation.
(y) The Bureau of Automotive Repair.
(z) The State Board of Registration for Geologists and Geophysicists.
(aa) The Respiratory Care Board of California.
(ab) The Acupuncture Board.
(ac) The Board of Psychology.
(ad) The California Board of Podiatric Medicine.
(ae) The Physical Therapy Board of California.
(af) The Arbitration Review Program.
(ag) The Committee on Dental Auxiliaries.
(ah) The Hearing Aid Dispensers Bureau.
(ai) The Physician Assistant Committee.
(aj) The Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board.
(ak) The California Board of Occupational Therapy.
(al) The Osteopathic Medical Board of California.
(am) The Bureau of Naturopathic Medicine.
(an) Any other boards, offices, or officers subject to its jurisdiction by law.

SEC. 2.

 Section 144 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

144.
 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an agency designated in subdivision (b) shall require an applicant to furnish to the agency a full set of fingerprints for purposes of conducting criminal history record checks. Any agency designated in subdivision (b) may obtain and receive, at its discretion, criminal history information from the Department of Justice and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(b) Subdivision (a) applies to the following boards, bureaus, or committees:
(1) California Board of Accountancy.
(2) State Athletic Commission.
(3) Board of Behavioral Sciences.
(4) Court Reporters Board of California.
(5) State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind.
(6) California State Board of Pharmacy.
(7) Board of Registered Nursing.
(8) Veterinary Medical Board.
(9) Registered Veterinary Technician Committee.
(10) Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians.
(11) Respiratory Care Board of California.
(12) Hearing Aid Dispensers Advisory Commission.
(13) Physical Therapy Board of California.
(14) Physician Assistant Committee of the Medical Board of California.
(15) Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board.
(16) Medical Board of California.
(17) State Board of Optometry.
(18) Acupuncture Board.
(19) Cemetery and Funeral Bureau.
(20) Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.
(21) Division of Investigation.
(22) Board of Psychology.
(23) The California Board of Occupational Therapy.
(24) Structural Pest Control Board.
(25) Contractors’ State License Board.
(26) The Bureau of Naturopathic Medicine.

SEC. 3.

 Section 146 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

146.
 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of any code section listed in subdivision (c) or (d) is an infraction subject to the procedures described in Sections 19.6 and 19.7 of the Penal Code when:
(1) A complaint or a written notice to appear in court pursuant to Chapter 5c (commencing with Section 853.5) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code is filed in court charging the offense as an infraction unless the defendant, at the time he or she is arraigned, after being advised of his or her rights, elects to have the case proceed as a misdemeanor, or
(2) The court, with the consent of the defendant and the prosecution, determines that the offense is an infraction in which event the case shall proceed as if the defendant has been arraigned on an infraction complaint.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a violation of the code sections listed in subdivisions (c) and (d) if the defendant has had his or her license, registration, or certificate previously revoked or suspended.
(c) The following sections require registration, licensure, certification, or other authorization in order to engage in certain businesses or professions regulated by this code:
(1) Sections 2052 and 2054.
(2) Section 2630.
(3) Section 2903.
(4) Section 3660.
(5) Sections 3760 and 3761.
(6) Section 4080.
(7) Section 4825.
(8) Section 4935.
(9) Section 4980.
(10) Section 4996.
(11) Section 5536.
(12) Section 6704.
(13) Section 6980.10.
(14) Section 7317.
(15) Section 7502 or 7592.
(16) Section 7520.
(17) Section 7617 or 7641.
(18) Subdivision (a) of Section 7872.
(19) Section 8016.
(20) Section 8505.
(21) Section 8725.
(22) Section 9681.
(23) Section 9840.
(24) Subdivision (c) of Section 9891.24.
(25) Section 19049.
(d) Institutions that are required to register with the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education pursuant to Section 94931 of the Education Code.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of any of the sections listed in subdivision (c) or (d), which is an infraction, is punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). No portion of the minimum fine may be suspended by the court unless as a condition of that suspension the defendant is required to submit proof of a current valid license, registration, or certificate for the profession or vocation which was the basis for his or her conviction.

SEC. 4.

 Section 149 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

149.
 (a) If, upon investigation, an agency designated in subdivision (e) has probable cause to believe that a person is advertising in a telephone directory with respect to the offering or performance of services, without being properly licensed by or registered with the agency to offer or perform those services, the agency may issue a citation under Section 148 containing an order of correction that requires the violator to do both of the following:
(1) Cease the unlawful advertising.
(2) Notify the telephone company furnishing services to the violator to disconnect the telephone service furnished to any telephone number contained in the unlawful advertising.
(b) This action is stayed if the person to whom a citation is issued under subdivision (a) notifies the agency in writing that he or she intends to contest the citation. The agency shall afford an opportunity for a hearing, as specified in Section 125.9.
(c) If the person to whom a citation and order of correction is issued under subdivision (a) fails to comply with the order of correction after that order is final, the agency shall inform the Public Utilities Commission of the violation and the Public Utilities Commission shall require the telephone corporation furnishing services to that person to disconnect the telephone service furnished to any telephone number contained in the unlawful advertising.
(d) The good faith compliance by a telephone corporation with an order of the Public Utilities Commission to terminate service issued pursuant to this section shall constitute a complete defense to any civil or criminal action brought against the telephone corporation arising from the termination of service.
(e) Subdivision (a) shall apply to the following boards, bureaus, committees, commissions, or programs:
(1) The Bureau of Barbering and Cosmetology.
(2) The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Program.
(3) The Veterinary Medical Board.
(4) The Hearing Aid Dispensers Advisory Commission.
(5) The Landscape Architects Technical Committee.
(6) The California Board of Podiatric Medicine.
(7) The Respiratory Care Board of California.
(8) The Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation.
(9) The Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.
(10) The Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair.
(11) The Bureau of Automotive Repair.
(12) The Tax Preparers Program.
(13) The California Architects Board.
(14) The Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board.
(15) The Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
(16) The Board of Behavioral Sciences.
(17) The State Board for Geologists and Geophysicists.
(18) The Structural Pest Control Board.
(19) The Acupuncture Board.
(20) The Board of Psychology.
(21) The California Board of Accountancy.
(22) The Bureau of Naturopathic Medicine.

SEC. 5.

 Chapter 8.2 (commencing with Section 3610) is added to Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, to read:
CHAPTER  8.2. Naturopathic Doctors Act
Article  1. General Provisions

3610.
 This chapter may be cited as the Naturopathic Doctors Act.

3612.
 The Bureau of Naturopathic Medicine is hereby created within the Department of Consumer Affairs.

3613.
 The following definitions apply for the purposes of this chapter:
(a) “Bureau” means the Bureau of Naturopathic Medicine within the Department of Consumer Affairs.
(b) “Naturopathic childbirth attendance” means the specialty practice of natural childbirth by a naturopathic doctor that includes the management of normal pregnancy, normal labor and delivery, and the normal postpartum period, including normal newborn care.
(c) “Naturopathic medicine” means a distinct and comprehensive system of primary health care practiced by a naturopathic doctor for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of human health conditions, injuries, and disease.
(d) “Naturopathic doctor” means a person who holds an active license issued pursuant to this chapter.
(e) “Naturopathy” means a noninvasive system of health practice that employs natural health modalities, substances, and education to promote health.
(f) “Prescription drug” means any drug defined by Section 503(b) of the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 353) if its label is required to bear the statement “RX only.”

3615.
 The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.

Article  2. Administration

3620.
 The bureau shall enforce and administer the provisions of this chapter.

3622.
 The bureau shall adopt regulations in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

3623.
 (a) The bureau shall approve a naturopathic medical education program accredited by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education or an equivalent federally recognized accrediting body for the naturopathic medical profession that has the following minimum requirements:
(1) Admission requirements that include a minimum of three-quarters of the credits required for a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited or preaccredited college or university or the equivalency, as determined by the council.
(2) Program requirements for its degree or diploma of a minimum of 4,100 total hours in basic and clinical sciences, naturopathic philosophy, naturopathic modalities, and naturopathic medicine. Of the total requisite hours, not less than 2,500 hours shall consist of academic instruction, and not less than 1,200 hours shall consist of supervised clinical training approved by the naturopathic medical school.
(b) A naturopathic medical education program in the United States shall offer graduate-level full-time studies and training leading to the degree of Doctor of Naturopathy or Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine. The program shall be an institution, or part of an institution of, higher education that is either accredited or is a candidate for accreditation by a regional institutional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education and the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education, or an equivalent federally recognized accrediting body for naturopathic doctor education.
(c) To qualify as an approved naturopathic medical school, a naturopathic medical program located in Canada or the United States shall offer a full-time, doctoral-level, naturopathic medical education program with its graduates being eligible to apply to the bureau for licensure and to the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners that administers the naturopathic licensing examination.

3624.
 (a) The bureau may grant a certificate of registration to practice naturopathic medicine to a person who does not hold a naturopathic doctor’s license under this chapter and is offered a faculty position by the dean of a naturopathic medical education program approved by the bureau, if all of the following requirements are met to the satisfaction of the bureau:
(1) The applicant furnishes documentary evidence that he or she is a United States citizen or is legally admitted to the United States.
(2) The applicant submits an application on a form prescribed by the bureau.
(3) The dean of the naturopathic medical education program demonstrates that the applicant has the requisite qualifications to assume the position to which he or she is to be appointed.
(4) The dean of the naturopathic medical education program certifies in writing to the bureau that the applicant will be under his or her direction and will not be permitted to practice naturopathic medicine unless incident to and a necessary part of the applicant’s duties as approved by the bureau.
(b) The holder of a certificate of registration issued under this section shall not receive compensation for or practice naturopathic medicine unless it is incidental to and a necessary part of the applicant’s duties in connection with the holder’s faculty position.
(c) A certificate of registration issued under this section is valid for two years.

3624.5.
 (a) This chapter does not apply to a practitioner licensed as a naturopathic doctor in another state or country who meets both of the following requirements:
(1) The practitioner is in consultation with a licensed practitioner of this state, or is an invited guest of any of the following for the purpose of professional education through lectures, clinics, or demonstrations:
(A) The California Medical Association.
(B) The California Podiatric Medical Association.
(C) The California Association of Naturopathic Physicians.
(D) A component county society of subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
(2) The practitioner does not open an office, appoint a place to meet patients, receive calls from patients, give orders, or have ultimate authority over the care or primary diagnosis of a patient.

3625.
 (a) The Director of Consumer Affairs shall establish an advisory council consisting of nine members. Members of the advisory council shall include three members who are California licensed naturopathic doctors, or have met the requirements for licensure pursuant to this chapter, three members who are California licensed physicians and surgeons, and three public members.
(b) A member of the advisory council shall be appointed for a four-year term. A person shall not serve as a member of the council for more than two consecutive terms. A member shall hold office until the appointment and qualification of his or her successor, or until one year from the expiration of the term for which the member was appointed, whichever first occurs. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for unexpired terms. The first terms of the members first appointed shall be as follows:
(1) The Governor shall appoint one physician and surgeon member, one naturopathic doctor member, and one public member, with term expirations of June 1, 2006; one physician and surgeon member with a term expiration date of June 1, 2007, one naturopathic doctor member with a term expiration date of June 1, 2008.
(2) The Senate Rules Committee shall appoint one physician and surgeon member with a term expiration of June 1, 2008, and one public member with a term expiration of June 1, 2007.
(3) The Speaker of the Assembly shall appoint one naturopathic doctor member with a term expiration of June 1, 2007, and one public member with a term expiration of June 1, 2008.
(c) (1) A public member of the advisory council shall be a citizen of this state for at least five years preceding his or her appointment.
(2) A person shall not be appointed as a public member if the person or the person’s immediate family in any manner owns an interest in a college, school, or institution engaged in naturopathic education, or the person or the person’s immediate family has an economic interest in naturopathy or has any other conflict of interest. “Immediate family” means the public member’s spouse, parents, children, or his or her children’s spouses.
(d) In order to operate in as cost-effective a manner as possible, the advisory council and any advisory committee created pursuant to this chapter shall meet as few times as necessary to perform its duties, and its members shall receive no compensation, travel allowances, or reimbursement for their expenses.

3626.
 The Director of Consumer Affairs may employ a bureau chief and other officers and employees as necessary to discharge the duties of the bureau.

3627.
 (a) The bureau shall establish a naturopathic formulary advisory committee to determine a naturopathic formulary based upon a review of naturopathic medical education and training.
(b) The naturopathic formulary advisory committee shall be composed of an equal number of representatives from the clinical and academic settings of physicians and surgeons, pharmacists, and naturopathic doctors.
(c) The naturopathic formulary advisory committee shall review naturopathic education, training, and practice and make specific recommendations regarding the prescribing, ordering, and furnishing authority of a naturopathic doctor and the required supervision and protocols for those functions.
(d) The bureau shall make recommendations to the Legislature not later than January 1, 2006, regarding the prescribing and furnishing authority of a naturopathic doctor and the required supervision and protocols, including those for the utilization of intravenous and ocular routes of prescription drug administration. The naturopathic formulary advisory committee and the bureau shall consult with physicians and surgeons, pharmacists, and licensed naturopathic doctors in developing the findings and recommendations submitted to the Legislature.

3628.
 (a) The bureau shall establish a naturopathic childbirth attendance advisory committee to issue recommendations concerning the practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance based upon a review of naturopathic medical education and training.
(b) The naturopathic childbirth attendance advisory committee shall be composed of an equal number of representatives from the clinical and academic settings of physicians and surgeons, midwives, and naturopathic doctors.
(c) The naturopathic childbirth attendance advisory committee shall review naturopathic education, training, and practice and make specific recommendations to the Legislature regarding the practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance.
(d) The bureau shall make recommendations to the Legislature not later than January 1, 2006. The naturopathic childbirth attendance advisory committee and the bureau shall consult with physicians and surgeons, midwives, and licensed naturopathic doctors in developing the findings and recommendations submitted to the Legislature.

Article  3. Licensure

3630.
 An applicant for a license as a naturopathic doctor shall file with the bureau a written application on a form provided by the bureau, that shows, to the bureau’s satisfaction, compliance with all of the following requirements:
(a) The applicant has not committed an act or crime that constitutes grounds for denial of a license under Section 480, and has complied with the requirements of Section 144.
(b) The applicant has received a degree in naturopathic medicine from an approved naturopathic medical school where the degree substantially meets the educational requirements in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 3623.

3631.
 An applicant for licensure shall pass the Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examination (NPLEX) or an equivalent approved by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners. In the absence of an examination approved by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners, the bureau may administer a substantially equivalent examination.

3633.
 The bureau may grant a license to an applicant who is licensed and in good standing as a naturopathic doctor in another state, jurisdiction, or territory in the United States, provided the applicant has met the requirements of Sections 3630 and 3631.

3633.1.
 The bureau may grant a license to an applicant who meets the requirements of Section 3630, but who graduated prior to 1986, pre-NPLEX, and passed a state naturopathic licensing examination. Applications under this section shall be received no later than December 31, 2007.

3634.
 (a) A license issued under this chapter shall be subject to renewal biennially as prescribed by the bureau and shall expire unless renewed in that manner. The bureau may provide by regulation for the late renewal of a license.
(b) The holder of a license under this chapter shall be required to take and pass a recertifying examination before the 10th anniversary of his or her initial licensure pursuant to this chapter. On or before July 1, 2010, the bureau shall establish standards for recertification and shall create a recertifying examination or adopt an existing examination that satisfies the recertification standards established by the bureau. In developing standards for recertification, the bureau shall consider information provided by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education, naturopathic doctors, and other interested parties.

3635.
 (a) In addition to any other qualifications and requirements for licensure renewal, the bureau shall require the satisfactory completion of 60 hours of approved continuing education biennially. This requirement is waived for the initial license renewal. The continuing education shall meet the following requirements:
(1) At least 20 hours shall be in pharmacotherapeutics.
(2) No more than 15 hours may be in naturopathic medical journals or osteopathic or allopathic medical journals, or audio or videotaped presentations, slides, programmed instruction, or computer-assisted instruction or preceptorships.
(3) No more than 20 hours may be in any single topic.
(4) No more than 15 hours of the continuing education requirements for the specialty certificate in naturopathic childbirth attendance shall apply to the 60 hours of continuing education requirement.
(b) The continuing education requirements of this section may be met through continuing education courses approved by the California Association of Naturopathic Physicians, the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, the Medical Board of California, the California State Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, or other courses approved by the bureau.

3636.
 (a) Upon a written request, the bureau may grant inactive status to a naturopathic doctor who is in good standing and who meets the requirements of Section 462.
(b) A person whose license is in inactive status may not engage in any activity for which a license is required under this chapter.
(c) A person whose license is in inactive status shall be exempt from continuing education requirements while his or her license is in that status.
(d) To restore a license to active status, a person whose license is in inactive status must fulfill continuing education requirements for the two-year period prior to reactivation, and pay a reactivation fee established by the bureau.

3637.
 Only an individual may be licensed under this chapter.

Article  4. Application of Chapter

3640.
 (a) A naturopathic doctor may order and perform physical and laboratory examinations for diagnostic purposes, including, but not limited to, phlebotomy, clinical laboratory tests, speculum examinations, orificial examinations, and physiological function tests.
(b) A naturopathic doctor may order diagnostic imaging studies, including X-ray, ultrasound, mammogram, bone densitometry, and others, consistent with naturopathic training as determined by the bureau, but shall refer the studies to an appropriately licensed health care professional to conduct the study and interpret the results.
(c) A naturopathic doctor may dispense, administer, order, and prescribe or perform the following:
(1) Food, extracts of food, nutraceuticals, vitamins, amino acids, minerals, enzymes, botanicals and their extracts, botanical medicines, homeopathic medicines, all dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs as defined by the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
(2) Hot or cold hydrotherapy; naturopathic physical medicine inclusive of the manual use of massage, stretching, resistance, or joint play examination but exclusive of small amplitude movement at or beyond the end range of normal joint motion; electromagnetic energy; colon hydrotherapy; and therapeutic exercise.
(3) Devices, including, but not limited to, therapeutic devices, barrier contraception, and durable medical equipment.
(4) Health education and health counseling.
(5) Repair and care incidental to superficial lacerations and abrasions, except suturing.
(6) Removal of foreign bodies located in the superficial tissues.
(d) A naturopathic doctor may utilize routes of administration that include oral, nasal, auricular, ocular, rectal, vaginal, transdermal, intradermal, subcutaneous, intravenous, and intramuscular.
(e) The bureau may establish regulations regarding ocular or intravenous routes of administration that are consistent with the education and training of a naturopathic doctor.
(f) Nothing in this section shall exempt a naturopathic doctor from meeting applicable licensure requirements for the performance of clinical laboratory tests.
(g) The authority to use all routes for furnishing prescription drugs as described in Section 3640.5 shall be consistent with the oversight and supervision requirements of Section 2836.1.

3640.1.
 The bureau shall make recommendations to the Legislature not later than January 1, 2006, regarding the potential development of scope and supervision requirements of a naturopathic doctor for the performance of minor office procedures. The bureau shall consult with physicians and surgeons and licensed naturopathic doctors in developing the findings and recommendations submitted to the Legislature.

3640.5.
 Nothing in this chapter or any other provision of law shall be construed to prohibit a naturopathic doctor from furnishing or ordering drugs when all of the following apply:
(a) The drugs are furnished or ordered by a naturopathic doctor in accordance with standardized procedures or protocols developed by the naturopathic doctor and his or her supervising physician and surgeon.
(b) The naturopathic doctor is functioning pursuant to standardized procedure, as defined by Section 2725, or protocol. The standardized procedure or protocol shall be developed and approved by the supervising physician and surgeon, the naturopathic doctor, and, where applicable, the facility administrator or his or her designee.
(c) The standardized procedure or protocol covering the furnishing of drugs shall specify which naturopathic doctors may furnish or order drugs, which drugs may be furnished or ordered under what circumstances, the extent of physician and surgeon supervision, the method of periodic review of the naturopathic doctor’s competence, including peer review, and review of the provisions of the standardized procedure.
(d) The furnishing or ordering of drugs by a naturopathic doctor occurs under physician and surgeon supervision. Physician and surgeon supervision shall not be construed to require the physical presence of the physician, but does include all of the following:
(1) Collaboration on the development of the standardized procedure.
(2) Approval of the standardized procedure.
(3) Availability by telephonic contact at the time of patient examination by the naturopathic doctor.
(e) For purposes of this section, a physician and surgeon shall not supervise more than four naturopathic doctors at one time.
(f) Drugs furnished or ordered by a naturopathic doctor may include Schedule III through Schedule V controlled substances under the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Health and Safety Code) and shall be further limited to those drugs agreed upon by the naturopathic doctor and physician and surgeon and specified in the standardized procedure. When Schedule III controlled substances, as defined in Section 11056 of the Health and Safety Code, are furnished or ordered by a naturopathic doctor, the controlled substances shall be furnished or ordered in accordance with a patient-specific protocol approved by the treating or supervising physician. A copy of the section of the naturopathic doctor’s standardized procedure relating to controlled substances shall be provided upon request, to a licensed pharmacist who dispenses drugs, when there is uncertainty about the naturopathic doctor furnishing the order.
(g) The bureau has certified in accordance with Section 2836.3 that the naturopathic doctor has satisfactorily completed adequate coursework in pharmacology covering the drugs to be furnished or ordered under this section. The bureau shall establish the requirements for satisfactory completion of this subdivision.
(h) Use of the term “furnishing” in this section, in health facilities defined in subdivisions (b), (c), (d), (e), and (i) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, shall include both of the following:
(1) Ordering a drug in accordance with the standardized procedure.
(2) Transmitting an order of a supervising physician and surgeon.
(i) For purposes of this section, “drug order” or “order” means an order for medication which is dispensed to or for an ultimate user, issued by a naturopathic doctor as an individual practitioner, within the meaning of Section 1306.02 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following apply:
(1) A drug order issued pursuant to this section shall be treated in the same manner as a prescription of the supervising physician.
(2) All references to prescription in this code and the Health and Safety Code shall include drug orders issued by naturopathic doctors.
(3) The signature of a naturopathic doctor on a drug order issued in accordance with this section shall be deemed to be the signature of a prescriber for purposes of this code and the Health and Safety Code.

3640.7.
 Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 3640.5 or any other provision of this chapter, a naturopathic doctor may independently prescribe epinephrine to treat anaphylaxis and natural and synthetic hormones.

3641.
 (a) A naturopathic doctor shall document his or her observations, diagnosis, and summary of treatment in the patient record. Patient records shall be maintained for a period of not less than seven years following the discharge of the patient. The records of an unemancipated minor shall be maintained until at least one year after the minor has reached 18 years of age or seven years following the discharge of the minor, whichever is longer.
(b) A naturopathic doctor shall have the same authority and responsibility as a licensed physician and surgeon with regard to public health laws, including laws governing reportable diseases and conditions, communicable disease control and prevention, recording vital statistics, and performing health and physical examinations consistent with his or her education and training.

3642.
 A naturopathic doctor may not perform any of the following functions:
(a) Prescribe, dispense, or administer a controlled substance or device identified in Sections 801 to 971, inclusive, of Title 21 of the United States Code, except as authorized by this chapter.
(b) Administer therapeutic ionizing radiation or radioactive substances.
(c) Practice or claim to practice any other system or method of treatment beyond that authorized by this chapter, for which licensure is required, unless otherwise licensed to do so.
(d) Administer general or spinal anesthesia.
(e) Perform an abortion.
(f) Perform any surgical procedure.
(g)  Perform acupuncture or traditional Chinese and oriental medicine, including Chinese herbal medicine, unless licensed as an acupuncturist as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 4927.

3643.
 This chapter may not be construed to authorize a naturopathic doctor to practice medicine, as defined under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000), except as specifically authorized in this chapter.

3643.5.
 (a) This chapter may not be construed to limit the practice of a person licensed, certified, or registered under any other provision of law relating to the healing arts when the person is engaged in his or her authorized and licensed practice.
(b) This chapter may not be construed to limit an activity that does not require licensure or is otherwise allowed by law, including the practice of naturopathy, when performed consistent with Sections 2053.5 and 2053.6.

3644.
 This chapter does not prevent or restrict the practice, services, or activities of any of the following:
(a) A person licensed, certified, or otherwise recognized in this state by any other law or regulation if that person is engaged in the profession or occupation for which he or she is licensed, certified, or otherwise recognized.
(b) A person employed by the federal government in the practice of naturopathic medicine while the person is engaged in the performance of duties prescribed by laws and regulations of the United States.
(c) A person rendering aid to a family member or in an emergency, if no fee or other consideration for the service is charged, received, expected, or contemplated.
(d) A person who makes recommendations regarding or is engaged in the sale of food, extracts of food, nutraceuticals, vitamins, amino acids, minerals, enzymes, botanicals and their extracts, botanical medicines, homeopathic medicines, dietary supplements, and nonprescription drugs or other products of nature, the sale of which is not otherwise prohibited under state or federal law.
(e) A person engaged in good faith in the practice of the religious tenets of any church or religious belief without using prescription drugs.
(f) A person acting in good faith for religious reasons as a matter of conscience or based on a personal belief, while obtaining or providing information regarding health care and the use of any product described in subdivision (d).
(g) A person who provides the following recommendations regarding the human body and its function:
(1) Nonprescription products.
(2) Natural elements such as air, heat, water, and light.
(3) Class I or class II nonprescription, approved medical devices, as defined in Section 360c of Title 21 of the United States Code.
(4) Vitamins, minerals, herbs, homeopathics, natural food products and their extracts, and nutritional supplements.
(h) A person who is licensed in another state, territory, or the District of Columbia to practice naturopathic medicine if the person is incidentally called into this state for consultation with a naturopathic doctor.
(i) A student enrolled in an approved naturopathic medical program whose services are performed pursuant to a course of instruction under the supervision of a naturopathic doctor.

3645.
 (a) This chapter permits, and does not restrict the use of, the following titles by persons who are educated and trained as any of the following:
(1) “Naturopath.”
(2) “Naturopathic practitioner.”
(3) “Traditional naturopathic practitioner.”
(b) This chapter permits, and does not restrict, the education of persons as described in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (a). Those persons are not required to be licensed under this chapter.

Article  5. Naturopathic Childbirth Attendance

3650.
 A naturopathic doctor may perform naturopathic childbirth attendance if he or she has completed additional training and has been granted a certificate of specialty practice by the bureau.

3651.
 In order to be certified for the specialty practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance, a naturopathic doctor shall obtain a passing grade on the American College of Nurse Midwives Written Examination, or a substantially equivalent examination approved by the bureau, and shall establish, to the bureau’s satisfaction, compliance with one of the following requirements:
(a) Successful completion of a certificate of midwifery or naturopathic obstetrics specialty from an approved naturopathic medical education program consisting of not less than 84 semester units or 126 quarter units that substantially complies with the following educational standards and requirements:
(1) The curriculum is presented in semester or quarter units under the following formula:
(A) One hour of instruction in the theory each week throughout a semester or quarter equals one unit.
(B) Three hours of clinical practice each week throughout a semester or quarter equals one unit.
(2) The program provides both academic and clinical preparation that is substantially equivalent to that provided in a program accredited by the American College of Nurse Midwives. The program includes, but is not limited to, preparation in all of the following areas:
(A) The art and science of midwifery, one-half of which shall be in theory and one-half of which shall be in clinical practice. Theory and clinical practice shall be concurrent in the areas of maternal and child health, including, but not limited to, labor and delivery, neonatal well care, and postpartum care.
(B) Communications skills that include the principles of oral, written, and group communications.
(C) Anatomy and physiology, genetics, obstetrics and gynecology, embryology and fetal development, neonatology, applied microbiology, chemistry, child growth and development, pharmacology, nutrition, laboratory diagnostic tests and procedures, and physical assessment.
(D) Concepts in psychosocial, emotional, and cultural aspects of maternal and child care, human sexuality, counseling and teaching, maternal and infant and family bonding process, breast feeding, family planning, principles of preventive health, and community health.
(E) Aspects of the normal pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum period, newborn care, family planning, or routine gynecological care in alternative birth centers, homes, and hospitals.
(3) The program integrates the following subjects throughout its entire curriculum:
(A) Midwifery process.
(B) Basic intervention skills in preventive, remedial, and supportive midwifery.
(C) The knowledge and skills required to develop collegial relationships with health care providers from other disciplines.
(D) Related behavioral and social sciences with emphasis on societal and cultural patterns, human development, and behavior related to maternal and child health, illness, and wellness.
(4) Instruction in personal hygiene, client abuse, cultural diversity, and the legal, social, and ethical aspects of midwifery.
(5) Instruction in the midwifery management process which shall include all of the following:
(A) Obtaining or updating a defined and relevant database for assessment of the health status of the client.
(B) Identifying problems based upon correct interpretation of the database.
(C) Preparing a defined needs or problem list, or both, with corroboration from the client.
(D) Consulting, collaborating with, and referring to, appropriate members of the health care team.
(E) Providing information to enable clients to make appropriate decisions and to assume appropriate responsibility for their own health.
(F) Assuming direct responsibility for the development of comprehensive, supportive care for the client and with the client.
(G) Assuming direct responsibility for implementing the plan of care.
(H) Initiating appropriate measures for obstetrical and neonatal emergencies.
(I) Evaluating, with corroboration from the client, the achievement of health care goals and modifying the plan of care appropriately, or
(b) Successful completion of an educational program that the bureau has determined satisfies the criteria of subdivision (a) and current licensure as a midwife by a state with licensing standards that have been found by the bureau to be substantially equivalent to those adopted by the bureau pursuant to this article.

3651.5.
 A naturopathic doctor certified for the specialty practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance shall do both of the following:
(a) Maintain current certification in neonatal resuscitation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(b) File with the bureau a written plan for the following:
(1) Consultation with other health care providers.
(2) Supervision by a licensed physician and surgeon who has current practice or training in obstetrics to assist a woman in childbirth so long as progress meets criteria accepted as normal. The plan shall provide that all complications shall be referred to a physician and surgeon immediately.
(3) Emergency transfer and transport of an infant or a maternity patient, or both, to an appropriate health care facility, and access to neonatal intensive care units and obstetrical units or other patient care areas.

3652.
 (a) A certificate of specialty practice in naturopathic childbirth attendance shall expire concurrently with the licensee’s naturopathic doctor’s license.
(b) The certificate may be renewed upon submission of the renewal fee set by the bureau and evidence, to the bureau’s satisfaction, of the completion of 30 hours of continuing education credits in naturopathic childbirth, midwifery, or obstetrics. Fifteen hours may be applied to the 60 hours of continuing education required for naturopathic doctors.
(c) Licensing or disciplinary action by the bureau or a judicial authority shall be deemed to have an equal effect upon the specialty certificate to practice naturopathic childbirth issued to a licensee, unless otherwise specified in the licensing or disciplinary action. When the subject of a licensing or disciplinary action relates specifically to the practice of naturopathic childbirth by a licensee holding a specialty certificate, the action may, instead of affecting the entire scope of the licensee’s practice, suspend, revoke, condition, or restrict only the licensee’s authority under the specialty certificate.

3653.
 (a) Naturopathic childbirth attendance does not include the use or performance of any of the following:
(1) Forceps delivery.
(2) General or spinal anesthesia.
(3) Cesarean section delivery.
(4) Episiotomies, except to the extent that they meet the same supervision requirements set forth in Section 2746.52.
(b) Naturopathic childbirth attendance does not mean the management of complications in pregnancy, labor, delivery, or the neonatal period. All complications shall be referred to an obstetrician or other licensed physician and surgeon as appropriate.

3654.
 In addition to Section 3640, a naturopathic doctor who holds a specialty certificate in naturopathic childbirth attendance may administer, order, or perform any of the following:
(a) Postpartum antihemorrhagic drugs.
(b) Prophylactic opthalmic antibiotics.
(c) Vitamin K.
(d) RhoGAM.
(e) Local anesthetic medications.
(f) Intravenous fluids limited to lactated ringers, 5 percent dextrose with lactated ringers, and heparin and 0.9 percent sodium chloride for use in intravenous locks.
(g) Epinephrine for use in maternal anaphylaxis pending emergency transport.
(h) Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine to nonimmune, nonpregnant women.
(i) HBIG and GBV for neonates born to hepatitis B mothers, per current Centers for Disease Control guidelines.
(j) Antibiotics for intrapartum prophylaxis of Group B Betahemolytic Streptococcus (GBBS), per current Centers For Disease Control guidelines.
(k) Equipment incidental to the practice of naturopathic childbirth, specifically, dopplers, syringes, needles, phlebotomy equipment, suture, urinary catheters, intravenous equipment, amnihooks, airway suction devices, neonatal and adult resuscitation equipment, glucometer, and centrifuge.
(l) Equipment incidental to maternal care, specifically, compression stockings, maternity belts, breast pumps, diaphragms, and cervical caps.

3655.
 (a) A licensee holding a speciality certificate in naturopathic childbirth attendance shall disclose to each client, in writing, the following:
(1) The qualifications and credentials of the naturopathic doctor.
(2) A copy of the written plan for consultation, emergency transfer, and transport.
(3) A description of the procedures, benefits, and risks of birth in the home or outside of a hospital setting.
(4) The status of liability coverage of the licensee for the practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance.
(b) The form must be signed by the client, filed in the client’s chart, and a copy given to the client.

Article  6. Offenses and Enforcement

3660.
 Except as provided in subdivision (h) of Section 3644, a person shall have a valid, unrevoked, or unsuspended license issued under this chapter to do any of the following:
(a) To claim to be a naturopathic doctor, licensed naturopathic doctor, doctor of naturopathic medicine, doctor of naturopathy, or naturopathic medical doctor.
(b) To use the professional abbreviation “N.D.” or other titles, words, letters, or symbols with the intent to represent that he or she practices, is authorized to practice, or is able to practice naturopathic medicine as a naturopathic doctor.

3661.
 A naturopathic doctor who uses the term or designation “Dr.” shall further identify himself or herself as “Naturopathic Doctor,” “Licensed Naturopathic Doctor,” “Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine,” or “Doctor of Naturopathy” and shall not use any term or designation that would tend to indicate the practice of medicine, other than naturopathic medicine, unless otherwise licensed as a physician and surgeon, osteopathic doctor, or doctor of chiropractic.

3662.
 It shall constitute unprofessional conduct for a naturopathic doctor to violate, attempt to violate, assist in the violation of, or conspire to violate, any provision or term of this chapter or any regulation adopted under it.

3663.
 The bureau may discipline a naturopathic doctor for unprofessional conduct. After a hearing conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the bureau may deny, suspend, revoke, or place on probation the license of, or reprimand, censure, or otherwise discipline a naturopathic doctor in accordance with Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475).

3664.
 A person who violates Section 3660 or 3661 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment of not more than one year in a county jail, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

Article  7. Naturopathic Corporations

3670.
 A naturopathic corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professional services, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, if the corporation and its shareholders, officers, directors, and employees rendering professional services who are naturopathic doctors are in compliance with the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act (Part 4 (commencing with Section 13400) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code), this chapter, and all other statutes and regulations now or hereafter enacted or adopted pertaining to that corporation and the conduct of its affairs. With respect to a naturopathic corporation, the governmental agency referred to in the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act is the bureau.

3671.
 A naturopathic corporation shall not engage in any conduct that constitutes unprofessional conduct. In the conduct of its practice, the naturopathic corporation shall comply with statutes and regulations to the same extent as an individual holding a license under this chapter.

3672.
 The income of a naturopathic corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareholder is a disqualified person, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, shall not in any manner accrue to the benefit of the shareholder or his or her shares in the naturopathic corporation.

3673.
 Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and officer of a naturopathic corporation, except an assistant secretary and an assistant treasurer, shall be a licensed person as defined by Section 13401 of the Corporations Code.

3674.
 The name of a naturopathic corporation and any name or names under which it may render professional services, shall contain the words “naturopathic” or “naturopathic doctor” and, as appropriate, wording or abbreviations denoting its status as a corporation.

3675.
 The bureau may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article, including, but not limited to, regulations requiring the following:
(a) That the bylaws of a naturopathic corporation include a provision whereby the capital stock of the corporation owned by a disqualified person, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, or a deceased person, shall be sold to the corporation or to the remaining shareholders of the corporation within any time as the regulations may provide.
(b) That a naturopathic corporation shall provide adequate security by insurance or otherwise for claims against it by its patients arising out of the rendering of professional services.

Article  8. Fiscal Administration

3680.
 The bureau shall establish the amount of the fee assessed to conduct activities of the bureau, including the amount of fees for applicant licensure, licensure examination, licensure renewal, late renewal, and childbirth certification.

3681.
 (a) All fees collected by the bureau shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to the Naturopathic Doctor’s Fund which is hereby created in the State Treasury. The money in the fund shall be available to the bureau for expenditure for the purposes of this chapter only upon appropriation by the Legislature.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), all money other than revenue described in Section 207 received and credited to the Naturopathic Doctor’s Fund in the 2003–04 fiscal year is hereby appropriated to the bureau for the purpose of implementing this chapter.

Article  9. Miscellaneous Provisions

3685.
 (a) The provisions of Article 8 (commencing with Section 3680) shall become operative on January 1, 2004, but the remaining provisions of this chapter shall become operative on July 1, 2004. It is the intent of the Legislature that the initial implementation of this chapter be administered by fees collected in advance from applicants. Therefore, the bureau shall have the power and authority to establish fees and receive applications for licensure or intents to file application statements on and after January 1, 2004. The department shall certify that sufficient funds are available prior to implementing this chapter. Funds from the General Fund may not be used for the purpose of implementing this chapter.
(b) This chapter shall become inoperative on July 1, 2009, and, as of January 1, 2010, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2010, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed. The repeal of this chapter renders the bureau subject to the review required by Division 1.2 (commencing with Section 473).
(c) The bureau shall prepare the report required by Section 473.2 no later than September 1, 2007.

SEC. 6.

 Section 13401.5 of the Corporations Code is amended to read:

13401.5.
 Notwithstanding subdivision (d) of Section 13401 and any other provision of law, the following licensed persons may be shareholders, officers, directors, or professional employees of the professional corporations designated in this section so long as the sum of all shares owned by those licensed persons does not exceed 49 percent of the total number of shares of the professional corporation so designated herein, and so long as the number of those licensed persons owning shares in the professional corporation so designated herein does not exceed the number of persons licensed by the governmental agency regulating the designated professional corporation:
(a) Medical corporation.
(1) Licensed doctors of podiatric medicine.
(2) Licensed psychologists.
(3) Registered nurses.
(4) Licensed optometrists.
(5) Licensed marriage and family therapists.
(6) Licensed clinical social workers.
(7) Licensed physician assistants.
(8) Licensed chiropractors.
(9) Licensed acupuncturists.
(10) Naturopathic doctors.
(b) Podiatric medical corporation.
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons.
(2) Licensed psychologists.
(3) Registered nurses.
(4) Licensed optometrists.
(5) Licensed chiropractors.
(6) Licensed acupuncturists.
(7) Naturopathic doctors.
(c) Psychological corporation.
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons.
(2) Licensed doctors of podiatric medicine.
(3) Registered nurses.
(4) Licensed optometrists.
(5) Licensed marriage and family therapists.
(6) Licensed clinical social workers.
(7) Licensed chiropractors.
(8) Licensed acupuncturists.
(9) Naturopathic doctors.
(d) Speech-language pathology corporation.
(1) Licensed audiologists.
(e) Audiology corporation.
(1) Licensed speech-language pathologists.
(f) Nursing corporation.
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons.
(2) Licensed doctors of podiatric medicine.
(3) Licensed psychologists.
(4) Licensed optometrists.
(5) Licensed marriage and family therapists.
(6) Licensed clinical social workers.
(7) Licensed physician assistants.
(8) Licensed chiropractors.
(9) Licensed acupuncturists.
(10) Naturopathic doctors.
(g) Marriage and family therapy corporation.
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons.
(2) Licensed psychologists.
(3) Licensed clinical social workers.
(4) Registered nurses.
(5) Licensed chiropractors.
(6) Licensed acupuncturists.
(7) Naturopathic doctors.
(h) Licensed clinical social worker corporation.
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons.
(2) Licensed psychologists.
(3) Licensed marriage and family therapists.
(4) Registered nurses.
(5) Licensed chiropractors.
(6) Licensed acupuncturists.
(7) Naturopathic doctors.
(i) Physician assistants corporation.
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons.
(2) Registered nurses.
(3) Licensed acupuncturists.
(4) Naturopathic doctors.
(j) Optometric corporation.
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons.
(2) Licensed doctors of podiatric medicine.
(3) Licensed psychologists.
(4) Registered nurses.
(5) Licensed chiropractors.
(6) Licensed acupuncturists.
(7) Naturopathic doctors.
(k) Chiropractic corporation.
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons.
(2) Licensed doctors of podiatric medicine.
(3) Licensed psychologists.
(4) Registered nurses.
(5) Licensed optometrists.
(6) Licensed marriage and family therapists.
(7) Licensed clinical social workers.
(8) Licensed acupuncturists.
(9) Naturopathic doctors.
(l) Acupuncture corporation.
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons.
(2) Licensed doctors of podiatric medicine.
(3) Licensed psychologists.
(4) Registered nurses.
(5) Licensed optometrists.
(6) Licensed marriage and family therapists.
(7) Licensed clinical social workers.
(8) Licensed physician assistants.
(9) Licensed chiropractors.
(10) Naturopathic doctors.
(m) Naturopathic doctor corporation.
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons.
(2) Licensed psychologists.
(3) Registered nurses.
(4) Licensed physician assistants.
(5) Licensed chiropractors.
(6) Licensed acupuncturists.
(7) Licensed physical therapists.
(8) Licensed doctors of podiatric medicine.
(9) Licensed marriage, family, and child counselors.
(10) Licensed clinical social workers.
(11) Licensed optometrists.

SEC. 7.

 Section 13401.5 of the Corporations Code is amended to read:

13401.5.
 Notwithstanding subdivision (d) of Section 13401 and any other provision of law, the following licensed persons may be shareholders, officers, directors, or professional employees of the professional corporations designated in this section so long as the sum of all shares owned by those licensed persons does not exceed 49 percent of the total number of shares of the professional corporation so designated herein, and so long as the number of those licensed persons owning shares in the professional corporation so designated herein does not exceed the number of persons licensed by the governmental agency regulating the designated professional corporation:
(a) Medical corporation.
(1) Licensed doctors of podiatric medicine.
(2) Licensed psychologists.
(3) Registered nurses.
(4) Licensed optometrists.
(5) Licensed marriage and family therapists.
(6) Licensed clinical social workers.
(7) Licensed physician assistants.
(8) Licensed chiropractors.
(9) Licensed acupuncturists.
(10) Naturopathic doctors.
(b) Podiatric medical corporation.
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons.
(2) Licensed psychologists.
(3) Registered nurses.
(4) Licensed optometrists.
(5) Licensed chiropractors.
(6) Licensed acupuncturists.
(7) Naturopathic doctors.
(c) Psychological corporation.
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons.
(2) Licensed doctors of podiatric medicine.
(3) Registered nurses.
(4) Licensed optometrists.
(5) Licensed marriage and family therapists.
(6) Licensed clinical social workers.
(7) Licensed chiropractors.
(8) Licensed acupuncturists.
(9) Naturopathic doctors.
(d) Speech-language pathology corporation.
(1) Licensed audiologists.
(e) Audiology corporation.
(1) Licensed speech-language pathologists.
(f) Nursing corporation.
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons.
(2) Licensed doctors of podiatric medicine.
(3) Licensed psychologists.
(4) Licensed optometrists.
(5) Licensed marriage and family therapists.
(6) Licensed clinical social workers.
(7) Licensed physician assistants.
(8) Licensed chiropractors.
(9) Licensed acupuncturists.
(10) Naturopathic doctors.
(g) Marriage and family therapy corporation.
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons.
(2) Licensed psychologists.
(3) Licensed clinical social workers.
(4) Registered nurses.
(5) Licensed chiropractors.
(6) Licensed acupuncturists.
(7) Naturopathic doctors.
(h) Licensed clinical social worker corporation.
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons.
(2) Licensed psychologists.
(3) Licensed marriage and family therapists.
(4) Registered nurses.
(5) Licensed chiropractors.
(6) Licensed acupuncturists.
(7) Naturopathic doctors.
(i) Physician assistants corporation.
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons.
(2) Registered nurses.
(3) Licensed acupuncturists.
(4) Naturopathic doctors.
(j) Optometric corporation.
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons.
(2) Licensed doctors of podiatric medicine.
(3) Licensed psychologists.
(4) Registered nurses.
(5) Licensed chiropractors.
(6) Licensed acupuncturists.
(7) Naturopathic doctors.
(k) Chiropractic corporation.
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons.
(2) Licensed doctors of podiatric medicine.
(3) Licensed psychologists.
(4) Registered nurses.
(5) Licensed optometrists.
(6) Licensed marriage and family therapists.
(7) Licensed clinical social workers.
(8) Licensed acupuncturists.
(9) Naturopathic doctors.
(l) Acupuncture corporation.
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons.
(2) Licensed doctors of podiatric medicine.
(3) Licensed psychologists.
(4) Registered nurses.
(5) Licensed optometrists.
(6) Licensed marriage and family therapists.
(7) Licensed clinical social workers.
(8) Licensed physician assistants.
(9) Licensed chiropractors.
(10) Naturopathic doctors.
(m) Naturopathic doctor corporation.
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons.
(2) Licensed psychologists.
(3) Registered nurses.
(4) Licensed physician assistants.
(5) Licensed chiropractors.
(6) Licensed acupuncturists.
(7) Licensed physical therapists.
(8) Licensed doctors of podiatric medicine.
(9) Licensed marriage, family, and child counselors.
(10) Licensed clinical social workers.
(11) Licensed optometrists.
(n) Dental corporation.
(1) Licensed physician and surgeons.
(2) Dental assistants.
(3) Registered dental assistants.
(4) Registered dental assistants in extended functions.
(5) Registered dental hygienists.
(6) Registered dental hygienists in extended functions.
(7) Registered dental hygienists in alternative practice.

SEC. 8.

 Section 7 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section 13401.5 of the Corporations Code proposed by both this bill and AB 123. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2004, (2) each bill amends Section 13401.5 of the Corporations Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after AB 123, in which case Section 6 of this bill shall not become operative.

SEC 9.

 No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.