$250.00 to apply.
$150.00 for the license when approved.
$400 initial, $250 yearly
Forms are now on the AZ Board Website: https://homeopath.az.gov/all-forms-and-applications
Also: you need to fill out the Citizenship form: https://homeopath.az.gov/sites/default/files/forms/Citizenship_Form_41-1080.pdf
Initial applications are available online to download:
Application forms need to be mailed to the state board at the address on the application.
Renewal applications will be on the Arizona website soon at https://homeopath.az.gov/.
Licenses are renewed annually and CEUs are required. More details on renewals will be provided soon.
Renewals are annual and 15 CEUs are required. The CEUs must be approved by the AHIME Board. More information to come.
There is a US residency requirement for the license - any legal resident of the US may apply. However, practitioners must abide by the rules, regulations, and laws in their own state.
Yes, there is an open seat on the board for an LHP representative.
The board’s function is to protect the public. If a complaint is filed against a licensed practitioner, the board of peers will determine the outcome.
Practitioners should continue to obtain liability insurance through the various available insurance companies. HAAZ is working to notify insurance companies of this new license.
Additionally, this license now gives consumers a base to lobby health insurance carriers for homeopathy coverage as a licensed modality.
Yes, the law states that someone who has gone to an accredited school (by ACHENA or equivalent) and has passed the CHC exam (or equivalent) may apply for a license.
Additionally, the HPLEX exam through North American Homeopathy Examiners (NAHE) is now an approved exam for licensure.
A Grandfather Clause is in place for those who received their CCH before there were accredited schools.
The CHC exam is currently accepted for those who have graduated from an ACHENA accredited school.
The HPLEX is also accepted.
Licensure is the next step in the growing field of Homeopathy in the US, beyond professional registration and board certification.
Licensure is a state-sanctioned credential recognized and trusted by consumers and which provides legal protection and recourse for clients.
The US differs from many countries in the world who already have licensure for homeopaths. Arizona has already taken steps to protect MD’s and DO’s who want to have integrated medical practices (as well as protecting the public) through the MD(H) license.
Now, Arizona has taken the step to protect homeopathy and further the profession by licensing well trained Professional Homeopathy Practitioners.
The law states the CHC exam or equivalent. The Board has also approved the HPLEX exam through North American Homeopathy Examiners (NAHE)
Yes, the AZ license is available to any legal US resident but you will need to continue to follow the laws in your state.
If someone files a complaint against you, it will be addressed through the AZ Licensing Board as well as any applicable agencies in your state.
Be sure to review the Laws in your state regarding Telehealth.
In Arizona, you may review Telehealth.az.gov – Chapter 36. https://telehealth.az.gov/
In the future, other states may elect to have a Compact Agreement with the State of Arizona, so that you may practice homeopathy under the AZ license; however – this will be up to a grassroots movement in your state.
HAAZ may be able to help you if you desire to move your state forward, or to use the Arizona law as a base.
You may still practice homeopathy in Arizona under the Arizona Exemption to the Law; being licensed is NOT required for practice in Arizona.
Pursuant to section 32-2912, subsection B means the practice of medicine in which the person purports to diagnose, treat or correct actual or imagined human diseases, injuries, ailments, infirmities, and deformities of a physical or mental origin by means of homeopathy or nutrition.
“Homeopathy" means a system of medicine that employs homeopathic medication in accordance with the principle that a substance that produces symptoms in a healthy person can cure those symptoms in an ill person.
The title is Licensed Homeopathic Practitioner (LHP)
Unless the practitioner is a DO, MD or holds a doctorate, then that falls under a different license, please contact AHIME for more information on those titles.
Licensed Professional Homeopaths must stay within their scope. If you have a certificate in other modalities, you are free to practice them according to your local laws, but those modalities are not covered by the AZ licensing board at this time.
However, "Nutrition" does currently fall under the scope of the professional homeopathy license by the following definition:
Pursuant to section 32-2912, subsection B, “Nutrition" means the recommendation by a licensee of therapeutic or preventative dietary measures, food factor concentrates, fasting and cleansing regimens and the rebalancing by a licensee of digestive system function to correct diseases of malnutrition, to resolve conditions of metabolic imbalance and to support optimal vitality.
Again, you must stay within your scope and you must have some training in this area.
Pursuant to section 32-2912, subsection B, “Nutrition" means the recommendation by a licensee of therapeutic or preventative dietary measures, food factor concentrates, fasting and cleansing regimens and the rebalancing by a licensee of digestive system function to correct diseases of malnutrition, to resolve conditions of metabolic imbalance and to support optimal vitality.
We cannot give legal advice however, the law states 32-2901. Definitions. For the purposes of a person who is licensed pursuant to section 32-2912, subsection B, means the practice of medicine in which the person purports to diagnose, treat or correct actual or imagined human diseases, injuries, ailments, infirmities and deformities of a physical or mental origin by means of homeopathy or nutrition.