The Minnesota Association of Naturopathic Physicians (MNANP) is the resource for locating Naturopathic Doctors in Minnesota who have graduated from a federally-accredited naturopathic medical school. Click here to find a Naturopathic Doctor in your area. In addition to being a professional organization, the MNANP is a leading advocate for consumers of natural health care.
Naturopathic Doctors who are members of the MNANP hold Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine degrees from four-year graduate-level naturopathic medicine programs accredited by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME). The CNME is the only US Department of Education recognized accrediting body for graduate-level naturopathic medical programs and postdoctoral programs in naturopathic medicine. Naturopathic Doctors are trained at one of five U.S. or two Canadian schools of naturopathic medicine. Naturopathic Doctors take rigorous professional board exams so that he or she may be licensed or registered by a state, province or jurisdiction as a primary care general practice doctor.
On May 23, 2008 Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed House File 1724 into law, a bill to register Naturopathic Doctors. Naturopathic Doctors will be required to have graduated from institutions accredited by the CNME and to have passed the Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examinations (NPLEX) national exam. Naturopathic Doctors will be required to register starting on July 1, 2009 and will be regulated under the Medical Board’s Registered Naturopathic Doctor Advisory Council (which will to be established under the provisions of the statute). The bill also includes the formation of a Health Task Force, which will develop recommendations and proposed legislation, as necessary, on regulating the profession.
Minnesota is now the 15th U.S. state to regulate the practice of naturopathic medicine. Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, Washington, the District of Columbia, and the United States territories of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands have registration and licensing laws for naturopathic doctors. Please see What is Naturopathic Medicine and Legislative Action to learn more about regulation for NDs.
All naturopathic members of the AANP and the MNANP follow the Naturopathic Code of Ethics listed below. Today the organization has become the unifying body for graduate-level trained Naturopathic Doctors in Minnesota. The MNANP holds regular meetings, elects officers, and maintains an operating budget. The MNANP is a state affiliate of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP).
For more information on the education and training of naturopathic physicians or naturopathic medicine, please visit these websites:
Naturopathic Code of Ethics
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The Naturopathic Physician's primary purpose is to restore, maintain and optimize health in human beings. |
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The Naturopathic Physician acts to restore, maintain and optimize health by providing individualized care, according to his/her ability and judgment, following these principles of Naturopathic Medicine: |
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The Naturopathic Physician shall endeavor to first, do no harm; to provide the most effective health care available with the least risk to his/her patients at all times. (Primum Non Nocere) |
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The Naturopathic Physician shall recognize, respect and promote the self-healing power of nature inherent in each individual human being. (Vis Medicatrix Naturae) |
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The Naturopathic Physician shall strive to identify and remove the causes of illness, rather than to merely eliminate or suppress symptoms. (Tolle Causum) |
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The Naturopathic Physician shall educate his/her patients, inspire rational hope and encourage self-responsibility for health. (Doctor as Teacher) |
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The Naturopathic Physician shall treat each person by considering all individual health factors and influences. (Treat the Whole Person) |
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The Naturopathic Physician shall emphasize the condition of health to promote well-being and to prevent disease for the individual, each community and our world. (Health Promotion, the Best Prevention) |
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The Naturopathic Physician shall acknowledge the worth and dignity of every person. |
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The Naturopathic Physician shall safeguard the patient's right to privacy and only disclose confidential information when either authorized by the patient or mandated by law. |
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The Naturopathic Physician shall act judiciously to protect the patient and the public when health care quality and safety are adversely affected by the incompetent or unethical practice by any person. |
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The Naturopathic Physician shall maintain competence in naturopathic medicine and strive for professional excellence through assessment of personal strengths, limitations and effectiveness and by advancement of professional knowledge. |
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The Naturopathic Physician shall conduct her/his practice and professional activities with honesty, integrity and responsibility for individual judgment and actions. |
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The Naturopathic Physician shall strive to participate in professional activities to advance the standards of care, body of knowledge and public awareness of naturopathic medicine. |
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The Naturopathic Physician shall respect all ethical, qualified health care practitioners and cooperate with other health professions to promote health for the individual, the public and the global community. |
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The Naturopathic Physician shall strive to exemplify personal well-being, ethical character and trust worthiness as a health care professional.
(Adopted by the AANP at the 1990 Annual Convention) |
