Maharashtra Naturopathy Council 

Membership & Registration

 

Membership Criteria

The MNCA consists of organization's working on an equal footing and with agreed aims and Lay committee members to bring a consumer perspective. There shall be no individual practitioner membership of the MNCA.

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Organizations eligible for inclusion into the MNCA as full members should:

1. a. Be a professional organization with a functional Maharashtra based administrative office

b. Represent qualified Naturopaths, or therapists practicing according to naturopathic philosophy

c. Require minimum criteria of qualification and training as laid down in the MNCA Core Syllabus including supervised practicum

d. Maintain a register of members

e. Verify that their members hold suitable professional indemnity and public liability insurance to practice

2. OR be Schools accredited by such MNCA member organizations

3. Be able to demonstrate how the above criteria in 1. are implemented

4. Be accountable to and for its members

5. Have a membership database of at least 25 individual qualified and practicing therapists

6. Be prepared to abide by the MNCA Memorandum and Articles of incorporation, Rules and Code of Ethics, Disciplinary and Complaints procedure and Continued Professional Development procedures

7. Acknowledge as the benchmark National Occupational Standards (NOS) for the practice of Naturopathy

8. The MNCA shall determine the membership eligibility of applicant organizations and the councils' decision on the granting or termination of membership shall be final

9. No organization shall be considered a member of the MNCA if it has failed to pay within such period as may have been defined by the MNCA, or as laid down within the Memorandum and Articles, such annual subscription as may be set from time to time as being required for its membership

10. No organization which is not financially solvent can be considered for or continue as a member of the MNCA

 

Practitioner Register

The Maharashtra Naturopathy Council, as the Standards Body, has established Core Elements for Naturopaths. Individuals who are entitled to become members of the MNCA will have trained and will practice to a minimum of the levels set out in the Core Elements.

There are two routes for registration with the Maharashtra Naturopathy Council

 

Route A

As a member of one of the following professional associations: Association of Master Herbalists (AMH), Association of Naturopathic Practitioners (ANP), Guild of Naturopathic Iridologists Int (MAHANATUROPATHY), Incorporated Society of Registered Naturopaths (ISRN), Naturopathic Nutrition Association (NNA)

 

Route B

Individual membership: If you consider you work in a naturopathic way, you are invited to apply for registration with the Maharashtra Naturopathic Council. To be eligible, you will need to have a diploma in one of the following:

Acupuncture, Aromatherapy, Chiropractic, Colonic Hydrotherapy, Herbal Medicine, Homeopathy, Iridology, Kinesiology, Massage Therapy, Medical Practitioner, Natural Hygiene, Nutritional Therapy, Oriental Medicine (TCM), Osteopathy

You will need to provide copies of relevant diplomas relating to your naturopathic practice. As we need to substantiate that training has matched the high standards required by the MNCA, we may ask for details of your training course and / or contact details of your training provider. We will also ask you to provide evidence of CPD (Continuing Professional Development) - unless you are newly qualified, and evidence of current professional insurance if you are practicing in the MAHARASHTRA - registrants who practice overseas must check in their own country whether they require professional insurance cover

The MNCA has a two-tier Register for Naturopaths. All registrants are required to comply with the MNCA's Codes of Ethics for Professional Practice and must work within the Naturopathic National Occupational Standards (NOS).

 

Registered Naturopath

Practitioners who are fully qualified in Naturopathy will be able to apply for registration at the higher level of Registered Naturopath status. A Registered Naturopath will be qualified in at least one of the disciplines listed above, plus will have completed all the required elements of naturopathic training. Some Registered Naturopaths will have completed a specific naturopathy course that will entitle them to use the designator letters ‘ND’ after their name.

 

Associate Naturopath

An Associate Naturopath will be qualified in at least one of the disciplines listed above, and will have completed some of the required elements of naturopathic training. The MNCA provides a route for its Associate Naturopaths to 'upgrade' to full Registered Naturopath status by completing those naturopathic core elements that have not already been covered during previous training

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How to Register

If you are a member of one of the above-named professional associations, please contact the association for the application form that will entitle you to fast-track registration with the MNCA.

If you wish to apply for individual membership, please complete the application form and return it to us.

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 Membership Registration Form