{"data":{"id":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-12524","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"32 M.R.S. §12524","heading":"Public health authority and responsibility","body":"A naturopathic doctor is a licensed doctor and has the same authority and responsibility as other licensed doctors regarding public health laws, reportable disease and conditions, communicable disease control and prevention, recording of vital statistics, health and physical examinations and local boards of health, except that this authority is limited to activity consistent with the scope of practice authorized by this chapter.","path":["TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 113-B: COMPLEMENTARY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS","SUBCHAPTER 3: NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32sec12524.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:37Z","sha256":"a8280d9c2199b2c52937f173f86a76c435c4ba4b4f16bdf0ab79720246997f97","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-12523","next":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-12525"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}