N.M. Admin. Code § 16.6.8.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 16.6.8.8 - DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES

A. Naprapathic practitioners are authorized to perform diagnostic procedures specified in this regulation, 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;

(b) cardiovascular and respiratory system, including auscultation;

(c) musculoskeletal system;

(d) neurological system.

B. Naprapathic practitioners are authorized to order any diagnostic procedure from any recognized laboratory or imaging facility reasonably necessary to clinically correlate a physical examination to a diagnostic impression; which shall include, but not be limited to laboratory procedures involving the collection of human fluids, such as saliva, blood, urine, hair, feces and special imaging, such as x-ray; CT scan, MRI, nuclear scans, ultrasonography, thermography, EEG, EKG, ECG and surface or needle EMG.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.6.8.8

16.6.8.8 NMAC - N, 09-30-04; A, 9-22-11, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 03, February 8, 2022, eff. 2/8/2022