N.M. Admin. Code § 16.23.14.9

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

Section 16.23.14.9 - EXCEPTIONS TO LICENSURE

The following individuals are exempted from licensure under the Respiratory Care Act.

A. Persons licensed by other appropriate state agencies may perform the respiratory care functions and procedures provided in Section 61-12B-3 NMSA 1978, so long as they are authorized to do so by their profession's licensing body.

(1) The licensing body establishes and regulates the professional standards of the licensed profession; and

(2) The licensing body is obligated to enforce the provisions of its statutory mandate and the rules and regulations of that profession.

B. Persons who provide respiratory care-related self-care.

C. Persons, who do not represent themselves to be respiratory care practitioners, but who provide gratuitous care to friends or family members, or who provide respiratory care services in a case of emergency.

D. Persons who have demonstrated competency in one or more areas covered by the Respiratory Care Act may perform only those functions that they are qualified by examination to perform, as long as the testing body offering the examination is certified by the national commission for health certifying agencies.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.23.14.9

16.23.14.9 NMAC - N, 7-10-00, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 23, December 10, 2024, eff. 12/10/2024