{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-250-111","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 12-250-111","heading":"Persons entitled to practice as naturopathic doctors - title protection for naturopathic doctors.","body":"(1) A person shall not hold himself or herself out as a naturopathic doctor or use any of the titles or initials referred to in subsection (2) of this section unless the person is registered as a naturopathic doctor pursuant to this article 250.\n\n(2) A naturopathic doctor may use the title \"naturopathic doctor\", or \"doctor of naturopathy\", or the initials \"N.D.\"\n\n(3) A naturopathic doctor shall qualify any specialty services provided to the public with \"naturopathic\" or \"naturopath\".\n\n(4) A naturopathic doctor shall not use:\n\n(a) The term \"physician\" in describing the naturopathic doctor's registered naturopathic medicine practice in this state;\n\n(b) The abbreviations \"NMD\" or \"N.M.D.\";\n\n(c) The term \"naturopathic medical doctor\".\n\n(5) Nothing in this section prevents a naturopathic doctor from disclosing membership in national organizations or associations of naturopathic physicians unless the disclosure is false, misleading, or deceptive.\n\n(6) Nothing in this section prevents a person from using the term \"doctor\" or the title \"Dr.\" if he or she satisfies the requirements of section 6-1-707 (1)(a).","path":["Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Article 250 - Naturopathic Doctors"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-12.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"4eff51efcec85a537c215291111795d49a8ebe41765a676e152d112c44e85f36","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-250-110","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-250-112"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}