(1) A supervising naturopathic physician providing a colon hydrotherapy training program must establish a training affiliation relationship with a colon hydrotherapist trainee. Such training affiliation relationships must:

(a) Be registered with the board on forms provided by the board; and

(b) Include a training schedule for the trainee to complete a colon hydrotherapy practicum component. The trainee must successfully complete a minimum of 30 colon hydrotherapy procedures within six months. If the colon hydrotherapist trainee is unable to successfully complete the full training program requirements within six months, the training is null and void and a new training affiliation relationship must be initiated and registered with the board. The supervising naturopathic physician shall be allowed to register the same colon hydrotherapy trainee for a total of two training programs.

(2) The supervising naturopathic physician is responsible for ensuring the competency of the trainee in the performance of colon hydrotherapy procedures. Such competency must also include successful completion of education in:

(a) The history, theory, and practice of colon hydrotherapy to include risks and contraindications;

(b) Anatomy and physiology, a portion of which must include the anatomy and physiology of the alimentary tract as well as the function and disfunction of intestinal health;

(c) Professional ethics and patient boundaries;

(d) Business ethics and office procedures; and

(e) Equipment safety, infection prevention and control, and the handling and disposal of used equipment.

(3) For purposes of this section, "licensed supervising naturopathic physicians" has the same meaning as that term is defined in WAC 246-836A-010.