Naturopathic Corporations - Naturopathic Doctors Act - Business & Professions - CA

Section § 3670

This law defines a naturopathic corporation as a specific type of corporation that is allowed to provide professional services related to naturopathic medicine. To operate legally, such a corporation, along with its involved naturopathic doctors and organizational structure, must comply with the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act and all relevant laws and regulations. In this context, 'the board' serves as the overseeing government agency for naturopathic corporations.

A naturopathic corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professional services, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, if the corporation and its shareholders, officers, directors, and employees rendering professional services who are naturopathic doctors are in compliance with the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act (Part 4 (commencing with Section 13400) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code), this chapter, and all other statutes and regulations now or hereafter enacted or adopted pertaining to that corporation and the conduct of its affairs. With respect to a naturopathic corporation, the governmental agency referred to in the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act is the board.

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Section § 3671

In California, a naturopathic corporation must follow the rules and standards expected of individual licensed naturopathic doctors. This means they should steer clear of any unprofessional behavior and adhere to all laws and regulations.

A naturopathic corporation shall not engage in any conduct that constitutes unprofessional conduct. In the conduct of its practice, the naturopathic corporation shall comply with statutes and regulations to the same extent as an individual holding a license under this chapter.

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Section § 3672

If you're a part-owner of a naturopathic corporation in California and you become disqualified from practicing, any money made from professional services you provided won't go to you or boost the value of your shares in the company.

The income of a naturopathic corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareholder is a disqualified person, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, shall not in any manner accrue to the benefit of the shareholder or their shares in the naturopathic corporation.

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Section § 3673

If you're involved in running a naturopathic corporation in California, such as a director, shareholder, or officer, you need to have a professional license as specified by the Corporations Code. However, assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers are exempt from this requirement.

Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and officer of a naturopathic corporation, except an assistant secretary and an assistant treasurer, shall be a licensed person as defined by Section 13401 of the Corporations Code.

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Section § 3674

A naturopathic corporation in California must include the words 'naturopathic' or 'naturopathic doctor' in its name. The name should also indicate that it is a corporation.

The name of a naturopathic corporation and any name or names under which it may render professional services, shall contain the words “naturopathic” or “naturopathic doctor” and, as appropriate, wording or abbreviations denoting its status as a corporation.

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Section § 3675

This section allows the board to make and enforce rules to support the goals of the article. These rules can include requirements that naturopathic corporations' rules ensure that if a shareholder is either disqualified or has passed away, their shares must be sold to the company or remaining shareholders. Additionally, naturopathic corporations must have insurance or another form of security to handle claims from patients related to professional services.

The board may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article, including, but not limited to, regulations requiring the following:

(a) That the bylaws of a naturopathic corporation include a provision whereby the capital stock of the corporation owned by a disqualified person, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, or a deceased person, shall be sold to the corporation or to the remaining shareholders of the corporation within any time as the regulations may provide.

(b) That a naturopathic corporation shall provide adequate security by insurance or otherwise for claims against it by its patients arising out of the rendering of professional services.

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