Section 24-1-41 - [Renumbered Effective 7/1/2024] Health facilities-certified nurse practitioners-certified nurse-midwives-privileges-parity with physiciansA. Unless required by federal law, a health facility shall establish the same criteria for granting patient admitting or discharge privileges or in authorizing continuing patient care for certified nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives and clinical nurse specialists as the health facility has established for physicians.B. A health facility shall ensure that certified nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives and clinical nurse specialists acting in accordance with these professionals' respective scopes of practice under New Mexico law are: (1) eligible to serve on the health facility's medical staff;(2) credentialed under the same procedures as the health facility has established for physicians; and(3) authorized to conduct peer review of their professional colleagues.C. As used in this section: (1) "certified nurse-midwife" means an individual licensed as a registered nurse pursuant to the Nursing Practice Act [Chapter 61, Article 3 NMSA 1978] and licensed by the department of health as a certified nurse-midwife;(2) "certified nurse practitioner" means a registered nurse who is licensed by the board of nursing for advanced practice as a certified nurse practitioner pursuant to the Nursing Practice Act;(3) "clinical nurse specialist" means a registered nurse who is licensed by the board of nursing for advanced practice as a clinical nurse specialist and whose name and pertinent information are entered on the list of clinical nurse specialists maintained by the board of nursing;(4) "health facility" means a health facility licensed by the department of health pursuant to the Public Health Act; and(5) "physician" means an individual licensed to practice as a medical doctor or an osteopathic physician.Renumbered as § 24A-1-13 by 2024, c. 39,s. 34, eff. 7/1/2024.