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(a) Statement of intent; purpose.\n(1) The Legislature finds that a significant number of Virgin Islands residents chooses naturopathic medicine for their health care needs and declares that naturopathic medicine is a distinct health care profession that affects the public health, safety and welfare, and provides for freedom of choice in health care.\n(2) The purpose of this chapter is:\n(a) to provide standards for the licensure and regulation of naturopathic physicians in order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare;\n(b) to ensure that naturopathic medicine, practiced by qualified naturopathic physicians, is available to the people of the Virgin Islands; and\n(c) to provide a means of identifying qualified naturopathic physicians.