273 CMR, § 6.04 - Criteria for Acceptance

(1) CE activities must have significant intellectual or practical content which deals primarily with matters directly related to the practice of naturopathic health care or with the professional responsibilities or ethical obligations of the profession. Nonclinical subjects relevant to naturopathic health care may meet the criteria for acceptance for CE credit.

(2) Acceptable CE for credit must:

(a) Be presented by naturopathic doctors, other physicians, or other professionally acknowledged health care educators with expertise in the subject matter taught;

(b) foster the competency and skills of the naturopathic doctor;

(c) consist of education covering review, new, experimental, research or specialty subjects relevant to the practice of naturopathic health care;

(d) exclude the selling or promotion of proprietary products or practice building; and

(e) not misrepresent or mislead the end result/skill to be gained by the education or training offered.

(3) Continuing education credit will be rounded to the nearest quarter hour.

(4) The licensee shall only receive CE credit upon demonstrating written verification of attendance, course title, number of credit hours obtained, and the licensee's name. The written verification must be signed by the program provider.

Notes

273 CMR, § 6.04

Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1468, eff. 4/29/2022.