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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 61. Professional and Occupational Licenses § 61-14A-8.1. Expanded practice and prescriptive authority; certifications

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. The board shall issue certifications, as determined by rule of the board, for expanded practice and prescriptive authority only for the substances enumerated in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of Subsection C of this section to a doctor of oriental medicine who has submitted completed forms provided by the board, paid the application fee for certification and submitted proof of successful completion of additional training required by rule of the board. The board shall adopt the rules determined by the board of pharmacy for additional training required for the prescribing, administering, compounding or dispensing of caffeine, procaine, oxygen, epinephrine and bioidentical hormones. The board and the board of pharmacy shall consult as appropriate.

B. The board shall issue certifications in the four expanded practices of basic injection therapy, injection therapy, intravenous therapy and bioidentical hormone therapy.

C. The expanded practice and prescriptive authority shall include:

(1) the prescribing, administering, compounding and dispensing of herbal medicines, homeopathic medicines, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, proteins, enzymes, carbohydrates, lipids, glandular products, natural substances, natural medicines, protomorphogens, live cell products, gerovital, dietary and nutritional supplements, cosmetics as they are defined in the New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act and nonprescription drugs as they are defined in the Pharmacy Act; and

(2) the prescribing, administering, compounding and dispensing of the following dangerous drugs or controlled substances as they are defined in the New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, the Controlled Substances Act or the Pharmacy Act, if the prescribing doctor of oriental medicine has fulfilled the requirements for expanded practice and prescriptive authority in accordance with the rules promulgated by the board for the substances enumerated in this paragraph:

(a) sterile water;

(b) sterile saline;

(c) sarapin or its generic;

(d) caffeine;

(e) procaine;

(f) oxygen;

(g) epinephrine;

(h) vapocoolants;

(i) bioidentical hormones;

(j) biological products, including therapeutic serum; and

(k) any of the drugs or substances enumerated in Paragraph (1) of this subsection if at any time those drugs or substances are classified as dangerous drugs or controlled substances.

D. When compounding drugs for their patients, doctors of oriental medicine certified for expanded practice and prescriptive authority shall comply with the compounding requirements for licensed health care professionals in the United States pharmacopeia and national formulary.

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