Profession Practice Standards
The Practice Standard Framework document outlines three types of standards which fall under the title of Standards of Practice.
The Professional Standards document describes the responsibilities of naturopathic physicians in providing care to the public in B.C.
Naturopathic Doctors Scope of Practice: Standards, Limits and Conditions
This document contains information regarding Naturopathic Doctors’ (NDs) scope of practice as set out in the Naturopathic Physicians Regulation (Regulation) under the Health Professions Act. Additional scope of practice information is included in the College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC (CCHPBC) Bylaws and Standards of Practice.
This document includes the standards, with limits and conditions, specific to the scope of naturopathic physician practice for prescribing, dispensing and compounding medications.
This document outlines the College’s guidelines regarding chaperones.
Guideline: Laboratory Testing Referrals
This document outlines the College’s guidelines regarding requisitioning laboratory tests and interprofessional practice.
Guideline: Leaving or Transferring Practice – Ownership, Storage, and Access to Clinical Records
This document is the College’s guideline on closing, leaving, or transferring practice. It covers topics related to ownership, storage, and access to clinical records.
Guideline: Online Dispensaries
This document outlines the College’s guideline on online dispensaries.
Practice Standard: Diagnostic Testing
The Practice Standard: Diagnostic Testing covers primary diagnostic procedures and non-diagnostic procedures.
Practice Standard: Immunization
The Practice Standard: Immunization clarifies the College’s position on naturopathic physicians’ responsibilities regarding communications about immunization.
Practice Standard: Laboratory Referrals
This document sets out the standards for laboratory and other diagnostic testing referral.
Practice Standard: Injection Techniques
This document sets out the standards for injection techniques.
Practice Standard: Prescribing Practices – Countersigning Extra-Provincial Prescriptions
This document sets out the standards for prescribing practices and countersigning extra-provincial prescriptions.
Practice Standard: Telemedicine
This document sets out the standards for telemedicine.
Practice Standard: Health Care Records and Receipts
This document sets out the standards for health care records and receipts.
Practice Standard: Informed Consent
This standard sets out the requirements of registrants with respect to the informed consent by a patient.
Practice Standard: Treating in Groups
This standard sets out the requirements of registrants who engage in treating patients in a group setting.
Practice Standard: Indigenous Cultural Safety, Humility and Anti-Racism
Eleven health profession regulatory colleges adopted a common joint Cultural Safety and Humility and Indigenous-specific anti-racism practice standard for registrants. This practice standard supports the College’s joint apology and commitment to action.
Practice Standard: Novel Infections & Diseases
This standard is to set out the requirements and restrictions for the discussion and treatment of patient presenting with novel viruses and diseases.
Practice Standard: Orders, Delegation & Assignment
This standard sets out the requirements for registrants with respect to writing patient-specific orders for regulated health professionals, assignment to unregulated health professionals and accepting orders or delegations from other health professionals.
Practice Standard: Advertising and Communication with Public
This standard sets out the College’s requirements and limits for registrant advertising.
Practice Standard: Use of Title
This standard sets out the requirements and restrictions that apply to use of titles by registrants.
Practice Standard: Supervision of Restricted and Non-Restricted Activities
This standard sets out the requirements and restrictions for the supervision of restricted and non-restricted activities.
This policy defines the qualifications and responsibilities of preceptors and preceptees.
Professional Boundaries
Naturopathic doctors in BC are governed by the following Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics
Quality Assurance Program
The Quality Assurance Program for naturopathic doctors is made up of 3 parts:
- Continuing Education
- Self and Peer Reviews
- Practice Assessments
Please click here for more information about the Quality Assurance Program requirements.
Profession Specific Safety Procedures
Learning resources
Additional Resources
Priority Access To COVID-19 Booster Vaccination
Health Canada Advertising Requirements
COVID-19 Immunization Strategy
Advertising of Compounded Products
Moratorium on use of IV Turmeric / Curcumin
Stromal Vascular Fraction (SVF) Therapy
Important Information about Health Profession Corporations
Information for Certification Course Providers
Application Processes
Course providers may apply to have their course considered for approval as a training option for a particular certification. Aesthetic course providers may contact the College for course requirements.
Course providers may fill out and submit the Certification Course Application form to the College to have their course considered.
Once approved, courses will be listed as a training option on the certification page on the College’s website.