TO VERIFY A LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE

Click on the PHYSICIAN SEARCH TAB  located on the far right side of the home page menu bar.  In the event a physician or certificate holder has disciplinary actions or orders which fall within the time limit for website display, the document link will be visible by clicking on the name or the details option. Please note, some Board Actions may not appear until a few weeks after they are taken due to appeals, effective dates, and other administrative processes.  Pursuant to A.R.S. 32-3214; a record of a dismissed complaint is available to the public but may not appear on the Board's website. A pending complaint or investigation may not be disclosed to the public. All disciplinary actions shall be available on the website for not more than five years. A nondisciplinary order or action shall be made available on the website for not more than five years. Letters of concern and advisory letters may not be made available on the website.  A person may obtain additional public records related to any licensee or certificate holder, including dismissed complaints and nondisciplinary actions and orders, by contacting the board directly

Members of the public are strongly encouraged to check the credentials of any health care provider you plan to see, prior to your visit.

Content Disclaimer  The State of Arizona Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board presents the information contained on this website as a service to the public. The Board relies on the information provided by Licensees and Certificate holders to be true and correct as required by statute. It is an act of unprofessional conduct to provide false information to the Board. The Board makes no warranty or guarantee concerning the accuracy or reliability as to the content of this website, or to the content of any other website to which it may link. Assessing accuracy and reliability of the information obtained from this website is solely the responsibility of the user. The Board is not liable for errors or any damages resulting in the use of the information contained on this website.

32-3214. Board actions; public access to records; website

A. If a health profession regulatory board dismisses a complaint, the record of that complaint is available to that regulatory board and the public pursuant to section 39-121 but may not appear on the board's website. For the purposes of this subsection, "dismisses a complaint" means that a board does not issue a disciplinary or nondisciplinary order or action against a licensee or certificate holder. A pending complaint or investigation may not be disclosed to the public.

B. All disciplinary actions against a licensee or certificate holder shall be available on the health profession regulatory board's website for not more than five years.  If a health profession regulatory board issues a final nondisciplinary order or action, the record of the final nondisciplinary order or action shall be made available on the board's website for not more than five years. Letters of concern and advisory letters may not be made available on the website but a copy of such letters are available to the public pursuant to section 39-121 and shall be provided to any person on request.

C. If a health profession regulatory board maintains a website, the board must display on its website a statement that a person may obtain additional public records related to any licensee or certificate holder, including dismissed complaints and nondisciplinary actions and orders, by contacting the board directly.

D. This section does not prohibit a health profession regulatory board from conducting its authorized duties in a public meeting.

E. Subsections A and B of this section do not apply to meeting minutes and notices kept by the board in accordance with the public meeting requirements of title 38, chapter 3, article 3.1.

WRITTEN VERIFICATION OF LICENSE - Fee Required

To have written verification supplied to another licensing entity, please submit the verification form along with the required fee of $5.00, to the Board's administrative office 1740 W. Adams, Ste. 3002 Phoenix, AZ 85007.  Payment may be made in the form of a personal check or money order made payable to AZND Board, or cash.

PUBLIC ALERT - IMPOSTER LIST

Pursuant to A.R.S. 32-3227(B)(3), the following information is being provided for public disclosure. The State of Arizona Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board found the following individual has been engaged in the unauthorized practice of Naturopathic Medicine.

MARIE NIECHWIADOWICZ 

TO FILE A COMPLAINT

Anyone, including the Board, may file a complaint against a Licensed Naturopathic Physician. The Board on its own motion may investigate any evidence that appears to show that a doctor of naturopathic medicine is or may be medically incompetent, is or may be guilty of unprofessional conduct or is or may be mentally or physically unable to engage safely in the practice of naturopathic medicine. View the document below for details on the complaint process and the complaint form.

32-3224. Complaints; time limitation on filing

Notwithstanding any time limitation to the contrary in this title, a health profession regulatory board may not act on its own motion or on any complaint received by the board in which an allegation of unprofessional conduct or any other violation of the chapter that applies to a professional who holds an Arizona license or certificate occurred more than four years before the complaint is received by the board.

This time limitation does not apply to:

1. Medical malpractice settlements or judgments or allegations of sexual misconduct or if such incident or occurrence involved a felony, diversion of a controlled substance or impairment while practicing by the licensee or certificate holder.

2. A board's consideration of the specific unprofessional conduct related to a licensee's or certificate holder's failure to disclose conduct or a violation as required by law.