N.M. Admin. Code § 16.4.18.8

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

Section 16.4.18.8 - DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES

A. Chiropractic physicians being primary care providers are authorized to perform diagnostic procedures specified in this regulation, on the general population ranging from pediatrics through geriatrics, which shall include the authority to perform and take.

(1) Medical case history.

(2) Physical examination of all body systems including, but not limited to:

(a) skin, hair, nails, head, eyes, ears, nose, throat and teeth;

(b) cardio-vascular and respiratory system, including auscultation;

(c) thorax and abdomen, including breast and rectal examination, when clinically appropriate;

(d) genito-urinary and reproductive system, to include vaginal and prostate examination, when clinically appropriate;

(e) musculo-skeletal system;

(f) neurological system.

B. Authority to order diagnostic procedures. Chiropractic physicians are authorized to order any diagnostic procedure reasonably necessary to clinically correlate a physical examination to a diagnostic impression, which shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) laboratory procedures involving the collection of human fluids such as saliva, blood, urine, vaginal and seminal fluids, hair, feces;

(2) EEG,EKG,ECG and surface or needle EMG;

(3) imaging procedures such as x-ray, CT scan, MRI, nuclear scans, PET scans, SPECT, ultrasonography, thermography or other pertinent diagnostic studies.

C. Authority to perform diagnostic procedures.

(1) Chiropractic physicians are required to perform appropriate diagnostic procedures reasonably necessary to clinically correlate a physical examination to a diagnostic impression, (excluding surgical procedures and invasive procedures not herein specified), including but not limited to the collection and testing of human fluids, such as saliva, blood, urine, vaginal and seminal fluids, hair, feces, and conventional radiography.

(2) Chiropractic physicians who are trained in a course of doctoral or post-doctoral studies certified with an accredited institution recognized by the board are authorized to perform diagnostic procedures, including but not limited to MRI, CT, nuclear scans, ultrasonography; thermography, B.E.A.M., EEG, EKG, ECG and surface or needle EMG.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.4.18.8

5/4/94, 11/16/97; 16.4.18.8 NMAC - Rn & A, 16 NMAC 4.18.8, 1/15/2005; A, 4/10/06, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 01, January 15, 2015, eff. 1/30/2015, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXX, Issue 14, July 30, 2019, eff. 8/10/2019