Chapter 61 — Chapter 61

History: Laws 2003, ch. 60, § 17; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 31, § 16.

History: Laws 2003, ch. 60, § 2; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 31, § 16.

History: Laws 2003, ch. 60, § 3; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 31, § 16.

History: Laws 2003, ch. 60, § 4; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 31, § 16.

History: Laws 2003, ch. 60, § 5; 2009, ch. 176, § 1; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 31, § 16.

History: Laws 2003, ch. 60, § 6; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 31, § 16.

History: Laws 2003, ch. 60, § 7; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 31, § 16.

History: Laws 2003, ch. 60, § 8; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 31, § 16.

History: Laws 2003, ch. 60, § 9; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 31, § 16.

Sections 4 through 14 [61-12F-1 to 61-12F-11 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Naprapathic Practice Act". History: Laws 2011, ch. 31, § 4.

A person who practices naprapathy without a license is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 2011, ch. 31, § 13.

The board may fine any person who intentionally violates the provisions of the Naprapathic Practice Act up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) or may suspend or revoke the licensee's authority to practice naprapathy in New Mexico. History: Laws 2011, ch. 31, § 14.

As used in the Naprapathic Practice Act: A. "board" means the New Mexico medical board; and B. "licensee" means a person licensed by the board to practice naprapathy. History: Laws 2011, ch. 31, § 5.

A. The "naprapathic task force" is created under the direction of the board. The naprapathic task force shall advise the board regarding licensure of naprapaths, approval of naprapathy curricula and any other matters that are necessary to ensure the training and licensure of napr…

A. Naprapathic practice includes the diagnosis and treatment of persons with connective tissue disorders through the use of special techniques, review of case history, examination and palpation or treatment of a person by the use of connective tissue manipulation, exercise, postu…

A. A person shall not practice naprapathy in the state without a valid license issued by the board. B. A person who is a naprapath practitioner employed by a federal government facility or agency in New Mexico is not required to be licensed pursuant to the Naprapathic Practice Ac…

A. The board shall grant a license to practice naprapathy to a person who: (1) is at least twenty-one years of age; (2) has submitted to the board: (a) a completed application for licensing on a form provided by the board; (b) required documentation as required by the board; and …

A. A licensee is designated a "naprapath" and may use that title in connection with the practice of the profession of naprapathy. B. A licensee may use the title "doctor of naprapathy" or the letters "D.N." following the licensee's name to indicate the licensee's professional sta…

A. The board shall review licenses for renewal annually, and all licenses to be renewed shall be renewed on July 1. Applicants for license renewal shall submit: (1) a renewal application on a form provided by the board; and (2) except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, a l…

Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, the board shall establish a schedule of reasonable administrative and licensing fees, but an individual fee shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). History: Laws 2011, ch. 31, § 12; 2020, ch. 6, § 35.

Sections 1 through 13 [61-12G-1 through 61-12G-13 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Naturopathic Doctors' Practice Act". History: Laws 2019, ch. 244, § 1.

A. A licensee shall use the title "naturopathic doctor" and the recognized abbreviation "N.D.". B. A licensee has the exclusive right to use the following terms in reference to the licensee's self: (1) "naturopathic doctor"; (2) "doctor of naturopathic medicine"; (3) "doctor of n…

A. The "naturopathic doctors' advisory council" is created as a council to the board under the direction of the board. The council shall advise the board regarding: (1) licensure of naturopathic doctors; and (2) the board's approval of matters relating to the training and licensu…

The council shall develop guidelines for the board to consider for rulemaking with regard to: A. regulating the licensure of naturopathic doctors and determining the hours of continuing education units required for maintaining licensure as a naturopathic doctor; B. prescribing th…

continuing education. A. A license issued or renewed pursuant to the Naturopathic Doctors' Practice Act shall expire three years following its issuance or last renewal. B. The board may renew the license of any licensee who, upon the expiration of the licensee's license: (1) has …

As used in the Naturopathic Doctors' Practice Act: A. "approved naturopathic medical educational program" means an educational program that the board has approved as meeting the requirements of Section 4 [61- 12G-4 NMSA 1978] of the Naturopathic Doctors' Practice Act that prepare…

The board shall license an applicant who: A. is of good moral character, in accordance with standards established by rules of the board; B. submits, in accordance with rules of the board, the following items to the board: (1) an application for licensure designed and approved by …

With the advice and consent of the council, the board shall establish by rule guidelines for an approved naturopathic medical educational program, which guidelines shall meet the following requirements and the board's specifications for the education of naturopathic doctors. The …

A licensee shall display the licensee's license in the licensee's place of business in a location clearly visible to the licensee's patients and shall also display evidence of the licensee having completed an approved naturopathic medical educational program. History: Laws 2019, …

A. A licensee may practice naturopathic medicine only to provide primary care, as "primary care" is defined in rules of the board, as follows: (1) in collaboration with a physician licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act [Chapter 61, Article 6 NMSA 1978] ; and (2) in alignm…

A licensee shall refer to a physician authorized to practice in the state under the Medical Practice Act [Chapter 61, Article 6 NMSA 1978] any patient whose medical condition should, at the time of evaluation or treatment, be determined to be beyond the scope of practice of the l…

A licensee shall not: A. provide care outside of the scope of primary care, as that term is defined in rules of the board; B. perform surgery outside of the scope of minor office procedures permitted in the employment of naturopathic therapy; C. use general or spinal anesthetics;…

Nothing in the Naturopathic Doctors' Practice Act shall be construed to prohibit or to restrict: A. the practice of a health care profession by an individual who is licensed, certified or registered under other laws of this state and who is performing services within the individu…

Chapter 61, Article 13 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Nursing Home Administrators Act". History: 1953 Comp., § 67-37-1, enacted by Laws 1970, ch. 61, § 1; 2013, ch. 166, § 1.

July 1, 2036.) A. Upon investigation of the application and other evidence submitted, the board shall, not less than thirty days prior to any scheduled examination, notify each applicant that the application and evidence submitted is satisfactory or unsatisfactory and rejected. I…

effective July 1, 2036.) A. The board shall issue an expedited license without examination to an out-of-state applicant in accordance with Section 61-1-31.1 NMSA 1978. The board shall issue the expedited license as soon as practicable but no later than thirty days after the perso…

effective July 1, 2036.) A. Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, the board shall require by appropriate rule or regulation that applicants for licensure as nursing home administrators pay a license fee in an amount set by the board not to exceed two hundred fifty doll…

effective July 1, 2036.) The board may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke, any license in accordance with the procedures contained in the Uniform Licensing Act [61-1-1 through 61-1-31 NMSA 1978], on the grounds that the licensee or applicant: A. is guilty of fraud…

It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to: A. sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any license or aid or abet in the obtaining or furnishing of any license under the Nursing Home Administrators Act; B. practice as a nursing home administrator, under cover of any license or re…

A. The board may, in the name of the state of New Mexico, through the attorney general, apply for an injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any person from committing any act declared to be a misdemeanor by the Nursing Home Administrators Act. B. If it be est…

The Nursing Home Administrators Act does not apply to boardinghouses or to sheltered-care facilities. History: 1953 Comp., § 67-37-15, enacted by Laws 1970, ch. 61, § 15.

effective July 1, 2036.) The board of nursing home administrators is terminated on July 1, 2035 pursuant to the Sunset Act [12-9-11 through 12-9-21 NMSA 1978]. The board shall continue to operate according to the provisions of Chapter 61, Article 13 NMSA 1978 until July 1, 2036. …

As used in the Nursing Home Administrators Act: A. "board" means the board of nursing home administrators; B. "nursing home administrator" means any individual who is responsible for planning, organizing, directing and controlling the operation of a nursing home or who shares suc…

effective July 1, 2036.) The provisions of the Criminal Offender Employment Act [28-2-1 to 28-2-6 NMSA 1978] shall govern any consideration of criminal records required or permitted by the Nursing Home Administration [Administrators] Act. History: 1953 Comp., § 67-37-2.1, enacted…

July 1, 2036.) A. There is created the "board of nursing home administrators". The board shall be administratively attached to the regulation and licensing department. The board shall consist of seven members appointed by the governor to three-year terms staggered so that no more…

ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1991, ch. 189, § 25 repealed 61-13-4.1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 206, § 2, relating to lay membership, effective June 14, 1991. For provisions of former section, see the 1990 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.

1, 2036.) The board shall elect annually from its membership a chairman and such other officers as may be necessary. The board shall meet at least three times a year and at such other times as it deems appropriate. Meetings shall be at the call of the chairman of the board or upo…

The board shall: A. promulgate rules in accordance with the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978] to adopt and enforce standards for licensing nursing home administrators and to carry into effect the provisions of the Nursing Home Administrators Act; B. approve for li…

1, 2036.) Members of the board shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978] but shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance. History: 1953 Comp., § 67-37-6, enacted by Laws 1970, ch. 61, § 6.

effective July 1, 2036.) The board shall issue a license as a nursing home administrator to each applicant who files an application in the form and manner prescribed by the board, accompanied by the required fee, and who furnishes evidence, including a criminal records check sati…