N.M. Admin. Code § 16.23.1.9

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 16.23.1.9 - EXCEPTIONS

Title 16, Chapter 23 NMAC does not apply to the following:

A. Other persons and health care providers licensed by appropriate agencies of New Mexico.

B. Persons providing self-care to themselves.

C. Persons who do not represent themselves or hold themselves out to be a respiratory care practitioner who are providing gratuitous care to a friend or family member.

D. Persons who provide respiratory care services in a case of emergency.

E. Title 16 Chapter 23 NMAC does not prohibit the following from performing recognized functions and duties of medical laboratory personnel for which they are appropriately trained and certified.

(1) qualified clinical laboratory personnel working in facilities licensed by the federal Clinical Laboratories Improvement Act of 1967, as amended, or any subsequent act;

(2) persons accredited by the college of American pathologists; or

(3) qualified clinical laboratory personnel who work in facilities accredited by the joint commission on accreditation of health care organizations.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.23.1.9

2-21-85; 6-10-87; 1-9-88; 11-29-97; 16.23.1.9 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 23.1.9, 7-10-2000, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 06, March 22, 2022, eff. 4/21/2022, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 12, June 27, 2023, eff. 6/27/2023