Rhode Island General Laws Title 5. Businesses and Professions § 5-36.1-2. Definitions

(1) “ Approved naturopathic college” means a college that grants a degree of doctor of naturopathy and:

(2) “ Board” means the board of licensure of naturopathy.

(3) “ CNME” or “ Council” is the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education.

(4) “ Department” means the Rhode Island department of health.

(5) “ Director” means the director of the Rhode Island department of health.

(6) “ Disciplinary action” means any action taken by an administrative law officer established against a licensee or applicant on a finding of unprofessional conduct by the licensee or applicant. “ Disciplinary action” includes issuance of warnings and all sanctions including denial, suspension, revocation, limitation, or restriction of licenses and other similar limitations.

(7) “ Doctor of naturopathy” means a person who practices naturopathic health care and is licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(8) “ Natural” means present in, produced by, or derived from nature.

(9) “ Naturopathic health care” or “the practice of naturopathic health care” means a system of health care that utilizes education, natural substances, and natural therapies to support and stimulate a patient's intrinsic self-healing processes and to prevent and treat human health conditions and injuries.