New Mexico Statutes Chapter 52. Workers' Compensation § 52-3-33. Occupational diseases; definition

As used in the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law, “occupational disease” includes any disease peculiar to the occupation in which the employee was engaged and due to causes in excess of the ordinary hazards of employment as such and includes any disease due to, or attributable to, exposure to or contact with any radioactive material by an employee in the course of his employment.