Chapter Nat Med 2

Chapter Nat Med 2

STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE

Nat Med 2.01   Informed consent.

Nat Med 2.02   Recordkeeping.

Nat Med 2.03   Practice standards for naturopathic doctors.

Nat Med 2.04   Prohibited practices.

Nat Med 2.05   Telehealth practice.

Nat Med 2.06   Advertising.

Nat Med 2.01 Nat Med 2.01 Informed consent.

Nat Med 2.01(1) (1) Any naturopathic doctor who treats a patient shall inform the patient about the availability of reasonable alternate modes of treatment and about the benefits and risks of these alternate modes of treatment. The reasonable naturopathic doctor standard is the standard for informing a patient. The reasonable naturopathic doctor standard requires disclosure only of information that a reasonable naturopathic doctor in the same or a similar medical specialty would know and disclose under the circumstances.

Nat Med 2.01(2) (2) Under this section, a naturopathic doctor’s duty to inform the patient does not require disclosure of any of the following:

Nat Med 2.01(2)(a) (a) Detailed technical information that in all probability a patient would not understand.

Nat Med 2.01(2)(b) (b) Risks apparent or known to the patient.

Nat Med 2.01(2)(c) (c) Extremely remote possibilities that might falsely or detrimentally alarm the patient.

Nat Med 2.01(2)(d) (d) Information in cases where the patient is incapable of consenting.

Nat Med 2.01(2)(e) (e) Information about alternate modes of treatment for any condition the naturopathic doctor has not included in the diagnosis at the time the naturopathic doctor informs the patient.

Nat Med 2.01(2)(f) (f) In an emergency, information about alternate modes of treatment, if failure to provide immediate treatment would be more harmful to a patient than immediate treatment.

Nat Med 2.01(2)(g) (g) Information about a possible complication or benefit not generally known to reasonably well-qualified naturopathic doctors in a similar medical classification.

Nat Med 2.01(3) (3) When informed consent is refused or withdrawn, a naturopathic doctor may not threaten or carry out any retaliation against the patient.

Nat Med 2.01(4) (4) A patient may withdraw informed consent at any time.

Nat Med 2.01 History History: CR 23-074: cr. Register August 2024 No. 824, eff. 9-1-24.

Nat Med 2.02 Nat Med 2.02 Recordkeeping.

Nat Med 2.02(1) (1) A naturopathic doctor shall maintain complete and accurate patient health care records on every patient for a period of not less than 5 years after the date of the last entry, or for a longer period as may be otherwise required by law.

Nat Med 2.02(2) (2) A patient health care record prepared by a naturopathic doctor shall contain, at a minimum, the following clinical health care information:

Nat Med 2.02(2)(a) (a) Pertinent patient history.

Nat Med 2.02(2)(b) (b) Pertinent objective findings related to examination and test results.

Nat Med 2.02(2)(c) (c) Assessment or diagnosis.

Nat Med 2.02(2)(d) (d) Plan of treatment for the patient.

Nat Med 2.02(2)(e) (e) Any written documentation of informed consent.

Nat Med 2.02(3) (3) Each patient health care record entry shall be dated, identify the licensee, and be sufficiently legible to allow interpretation by others for the benefit of the patient.

Nat Med 2.02 History History: CR 23-074: cr. Register August 2024 No. 824, eff. 9-1-24.

Nat Med 2.03 Nat Med 2.03 Practice standards for naturopathic doctors. A naturopathic doctor may practice naturopathic medicine and naturopathic physical medicine as specified in ss. 69.18 (1) (cj), 146.82 (3) (a), 255.06 (1) (d), 448.56 (1), 462.04, 466.01 (6) (a) and (b), 466.01 (7) (a), and 466.05 (1) (a) and (b), Stats.

Nat Med 2.03 History History: CR 23-074: cr. Register August 2024 No. 824, eff. 9-1-24.

Nat Med 2.04 Nat Med 2.04 Prohibited practices. A naturopathic doctor may not engage in any practices specified in s. 466.01 (6) (c) and (7) (b), Stats.

Nat Med 2.04 History History: CR 23-074: cr. Register August 2024 No. 824, eff. 9-1-24; correction made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2024 No. 824.

Nat Med 2.05 Nat Med 2.05 Telehealth practice.

Nat Med 2.05(1) (1) A naturopathic doctor who uses telehealth in the diagnosis and treatment of a patient located in this state shall be licensed to practice as a naturopathic doctor by the board under s. 466.04 (1), Stats.

Nat Med 2.05(2) (2) A naturopathic doctor shall be held to the same standards of practice and conduct including patient confidentiality and recordkeeping, regardless of whether health care services are provided in person or by telehealth.

Nat Med 2.05 History History: CR 23-074: cr. Register August 2024 No. 824, eff. 9-1-24.

Nat Med 2.06 Nat Med 2.06 Advertising. Any advertisement, marketing, or other public representation by or referring to a licensee shall clearly state the type of license held, and any applicable limitations or expansions of the licensee’s scope of practice. 

Nat Med 2.06 History History: CR 23-074: cr. Register August 2024 No. 824, eff. 9-1-24.