(1) Except as provided in (2), naturopathic physicians may prescribe, administer, and dispense pursuant to 37-2-104, MCA:
- (a) all legend drugs;
- (b) with a DEA registration, all drugs in Schedules II-V as listed at 50-32-224, 50-32-226, 50-32-229, and 50-32-232, MCA, and ARM 24.174.1412;
- (c) all biological substances including extracts and/or their products and residues;
- (d) topical preparations;
- (e) vitamins, minerals, trace minerals, enzymes, and food;
- (f) homeopathic preparations;
- (g) laboratory and diagnostic procedures;
- (h) all amino acids and amino acid combinations;
- (i) barrier contraceptives;
- (j) all botanical extracts and their derivatives;
- (k) electrolytes and fluid replacement;
- (l) expectorants and mucolytics;
- (m) hormones;
- (n) liver preparations; and
- (o) childbirth preparations.
(2) Naturopathic physicians may not prescribe:
- (a) general anesthetics;
- (b) mifepristone and misoprostol as an abortifacient;
(c) barbiturates, except:
- (i) phenobarbital;
- (ii) butalbital; and
- (iii) primidone;
(d) systemic oncology agents, except antineoplastic agents, in oral and topical form only:
- (i) 5fu;
- (ii) anastrozole;
- (iii) letrozole;
- (iv) mechlorethamine;
- (v) megestrol;
- (vi) mercaptopurine;
- (vii) methotrexate;
- (viii) tamoxifen; and
- (ix) tretinoin; and
- (e) ketamine.
- (3) The licensed pharmacist member of the formulary committee formed pursuant to 37-26-301, MCA, shall serve on the committee for a four-year term unless the pharmacist resigns, or is replaced by vote of the board.
Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-26-201, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-26-301, MCA
History: NEW, 1998 MAR p. 529, Eff. 2/27/98; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001 MAR p. 1642; AMD, 2005 MAR p. 745, Eff. 5/13/05; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 1033, Eff. 5/23/08; AMD, 2012 MAR p. 1360, Eff. 7/13/12; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 2120, Eff. 9/19/14; AMD, 2018 MAR p. 976, Eff. 5/12/18; AMD, 2023 MAR p. 886, Eff. 8/26/23.