N.M. Admin. Code § 16.2.14.11

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 16.2.14.11 - REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXTERNSHIP SUPERVISORS

A. The externship supervisor shall:

(1) provide a clinical environment where the extern is able to further his or her knowledge and apply acupuncture and oriental medicine theory and techniques; and

(2) directly supervise the extern on the premises of the treating facility at all times and be available for consultation, intervention, and decisions about patient care; and

(3) supervise no more than two externs at any given time and have no more than a total of two externs in his or her overall externship program at a time; and

(4) inform patients with a written signed consent form outlining the responsibility of the extern and the scope and limits of practice; and

(5) prescribe all herbal, nutritional, homeopathic and any natural substances. Any recommendations of these substances by the extern must by signed by the externship supervisor; and

(6) approve the diagnosis and treatment plan and oversee the techniques of oriental medicine and delivery of patient care; and

(7) notify the board in writing, within five days working days, when the extern enters into an extern supervisory contract with the externship supervisor or terminates the externship participation.

B. The externship supervisor shall be responsible for the delivery of competent professional services, obtaining patient consents, and maintaining patient records.

C. The externship supervisor shall document approval and oversight of diagnosis, treatment, and patient care in the patient's permanent file.

D. The externship supervisor shall terminate the externship relationship if the externship supervisor has the reasonable belief that the extern has violated the act or the rules. The externship supervisor shall notify the board, in writing, within five working days that the externship relationship is terminated and give the reasons for the termination.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.2.14.11

16.2.14.11 NMAC - N, 1-1-01; A, 7-26-01; A, 3-16-03; A, 02-15-05, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 02, January 26, 2022, eff. 2/11/2022