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Only a physician, licensed professional or practical nurse, emergency medical technician or certified phlebotomist or a technologist employed by a hospital or physician shall withdraw blood from a person in the performance of a chemical blood test. No such physician, nurse, technician, phlebotomist or technologist who withdraws blood from a person in the performance of a chemical blood test that has been directed by a police officer or by a judicial or probation officer shall be held liable in any civil or criminal action for assault, battery, false imprisonment or any conduct of a police officer except for negligence, nor shall a person assisting in the performance of the test or a hospital wherein blood is withdrawn in the performance of the test be subject to civil or criminal liability for assault, battery, false imprisonment or any conduct of a police officer except for negligence.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 66. Motor Vehicles § 66-8-103. Chemical blood tests; persons qualified to perform tests; relief from liability - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-66-motor-vehicles/nm-st-sect-66-8-103/
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