Colorado department of regulatory agencies
Division of Professions and Occupations
 Office of Naturopathic Doctor Registration Program
4 CCR 749-1
rules regulating Naturopathic Doctors registration, practice, and discipline
Rule 10 - Alternative qualifications for registration
Purpose:  The purpose of this rule is to clarify alternative qualifications for registration as a Naturopathic Doctor.
A.	The Director may determine that completion of a four year post-graduate level didactic and supervised clinical educational program as described in § 12-37.3-106(4)(a), C.R.S., constitutes documented experience providing the same kind, amount, and level of knowledge as a four year baccalaureate degree required pursuant to § 12-37.3-106(2)(b), C.R.S.
B.	The Director may determine that passage of an era-appropriate naturopathic licensing/registration examination by an applicant who obtained a doctor of naturopathic medicine or doctor of naturopathy degree prior to 1986 constitutes passage of an examination that is substantially equivalent to that required in § 12-37.3-106(2)(d), C.R.S., if such applicant for registration:
1.	Graduated from a naturopathic medical college that was accredited by the council on naturopathic medical education at the time of graduation or subsequently thereto; and
2.	Is currently certified, registered or licensed as a naturopathic doctor or naturopathic physician by a governmental agency in another state or territory, or
3.	Has at least ten years of related professional experience in naturopathic medicine, as determined by the Director, within the last 15 years immediately preceding the application for registration.