N.M. Admin. Code § 16.2.19.8

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

Section 16.2.19.8 - EXPANDED PRACTICE CERTIFICATION GENERAL PROVISIONS

The four categories of expanded practice certification authorized by 61-14A-8.1. NMSA 1978 and defined in 16.2.19 NMAC that include, basic injection therapy, injection therapy, intravenous therapy and bioidentical hormone therapy shall all include the following provisions:

A. a doctor of oriental medicine enrolled in an educational course shall be authorized to perform the techniques and shall have the prescriptive authority, for the duration of the course, to administer and compound the substances that are authorized in the expanded practice formulary for which he is studying under the supervision of the board approved teacher for that educational course; under other circumstances the student shall not be authorized to obtain, prescribe or dispense such substances;

B. upon receipt of a current copy of CPR/BLS card the board shall annually renew the expanded practice certifications of a doctor of oriental medicine in good standing if the licensee has completed all continuing education required by 16.2.9 NMAC;

C. all expanded practice and prescriptive authority certifications shall automatically terminate when licensure as a doctor of oriental medicine:

(1) is placed on inactive status as specified in 16.2.15 NMAC;

(2) expires as specified in 16.2.8 NMAC; or

(3) is suspended, revoked or terminated for any reason as defined in 16.2.12 NMAC;

D. Proof of completion of an ASHP course relative to USP 797 is required for the first time renewal of basic injection therapy.

E. an expanded practice certification that is revoked or terminated shall not be reinstated; the doctor of oriental medicine must reapply for expanded practice certification as a new applicant;

F. all expanded practice certifications that were automatically terminated due to inactive status, expiration or suspension as specified in Subsection E of 16.2.19.8 NMAC, shall be automatically reinstated when licensure as a doctor of oriental medicine is reinstated, provided that:

(1) all fees required by 16.2.10 NMAC have been paid;

(2) all continuing education requirements specified in 16.2.9 NMAC have been completed; and

(3) all other relevant, reinstatement provisions, required by board rule, have been completed;

G. each year the board may review the expanded practice formularies for necessary amendments; when new substances are added to a formulary, appropriate education in the use of the new substances shall be approved and required by the board and the board of pharmacy for doctors of oriental medicine applying for new certification or as continuing education for renewal of the applicable expanded practice certification or certifications;

H. a doctor of oriental medicine certified for a category of expanded practice under 16.2.19 NMAC that authorizes the use of testosterone, a controlled substance, and any other drug that is classified as a controlled substance, shall register with the federal DEA (drug enforcement agency) prior to obtaining, prescribing, administering, compounding or dispensing the controlled substance;

I. a doctor of oriental medicine certified for expanded practice, when prescribing, shall use prescription pads printed with their name, address, telephone number, license number and their specific expanded practice certifications; if a doctor of oriental medicine is using a prescription pad printed with the names of more than one doctor of oriental medicine, the above information for each doctor of oriental medicine shall be on the pad and the pad shall have a separate signature line for each doctor of oriental medicine; each specific prescription shall indicate the name of the doctor of oriental medicine for that prescription and shall be signed by the prescribing doctor of oriental medicine;

J. a doctor of oriental medicine certified for expanded practice shall always, when diagnosing and treating a patient, use the skill and care ordinarily used by reasonably well-qualified doctors of oriental medicine similarly certified and practicing under similar circumstances, giving due consideration to the locality involved; failure to comply with this fundamental requirement may result in denial, suspension or revocation of licensure or certification, or other disciplinary measures, pursuant to the provisions of the act, Section 61-1-1 NMSA 1978, et seq.;

K. when a doctor of oriental medicine is certified for injection therapy, this certification automatically supersedes his certification for basic injection therapy; and

L. the provisions for certification transition from extended prescriptive authority (Rx1) and expanded prescriptive authority (Rx2) to the expanded practice categories specified in 16.2.19 NMAC.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.2.19.8

16.2.19.8 NMAC - N, 11-28-09, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 11, June 16, 2015, eff. 6/16/2015, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 20, October 22, 2024, eff. 10/22/2024