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Or. Rev. Stat. § 685.010 (2026)

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      685.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter:

      (1) “Accredited naturopathic school or college” means a naturopathic school or college that offers a four-year full-time resident program of study in naturopathy that:

      (a) Leads to a doctoral degree in naturopathic medicine; and

      (b) Is approved by the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine to meet the standards specifically incorporated into board rules.

      (2) “Drugs” includes:

      (a) Substances recognized as drugs in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official National Formulary, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, other drug compendium or any supplement to any of them;

      (b) Substances intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in a human;

      (c) Substances, other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans; and

      (d) Substances intended for use as a component of any substance specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this subsection.

      (3) “Minor surgery” means the use of electrical or other methods for the surgical repair and care incident thereto of superficial lacerations and abrasions, benign superficial lesions and the removal of foreign bodies located in the superficial structures; and the use of antiseptics and local anesthetics in connection therewith.

      (4) “Naturopathic medicine” means the discipline that includes physiotherapy, natural healing processes and minor surgery and has as its objective the maintaining of the body in, or of restoring it to, a state of normal health.

      (5) “Naturopathic physician” means a person who holds a degree of Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine and is licensed under this chapter. [Amended by 1953 c.557 §4; 1985 c.624 §3; 1989 c.575 §1; 1989 c.945 §3; 1993 c.42 §1; 1999 c.512 §1; 2003 c.154 §1; 2007 c.434 §1; 2009 c.43 §11; 2009 c.420 §1; 2015 c.224 §3]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1974–1980 · leading case: Hardt v. Bd. of Naturopathic Examiners, 606 P.2d 1169 (Or. Ct. App. 1980).
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Hardt v. Bd. of Naturopathic Examiners, 606 P.2d 1169 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 4× “030(3) provides: "Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to: "(3) Prevent one licensed under this chapter from the administration of the anesthetics or antiseptics authorized in subsection (3) of ORS 685.010 * * ORS 685.010(3) provides: "'Minor surgery’ means the use of…”
State v. Won, 528 P.2d 594 (Or. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 2× “010 (4) by a chiropractor or by a naturopath under ORS 685.010 (3), the trial court found: “* * * Again it is noted that no minor surgery was involved in the treatment described in the evidence in this case.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 685.010(2) — 1 case
Hardt v. Bd. of Naturopathic Examiners, 606 P.2d 1169 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). “030(3) provides: "Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to: "(3) Prevent one licensed under this chapter from the administration of the anesthetics or antiseptics authorized in subsection (3) of ORS 685.010 * * ORS 685.010(3) provides: "'Minor surgery’ means the use of…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 685.010(3) — 1 case
Hardt v. Bd. of Naturopathic Examiners, 606 P.2d 1169 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). “030(3) provides: "Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to: "(3) Prevent one licensed under this chapter from the administration of the anesthetics or antiseptics authorized in subsection (3) of ORS 685.010 * * ORS 685.010(3) provides: "'Minor surgery’ means the use of…”
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