A licensee shall not:
A. provide care outside of the scope of primary care, as that term is defined in rules of the board;
B. perform surgery outside of the scope of minor office procedures permitted in the employment of naturopathic therapy;
C. use general or spinal anesthetics;
D. administer ionizing radioactive substances for therapeutic purposes;
E. perform a surgical procedure using a laser device;
F. perform a surgical procedure involving any of the following areas of the body that extend beyond superficial tissue:
(1) eye;
(2) ear;
(3) tendon;
(4) nerves;
(5) veins; or
(6) artery;
G. perform a surgical abortion;
H. treat any lesion suspected of malignancy or requiring surgical removal; or
I. perform acupuncture.
History: Laws 2019, ch. 244, § 8.
Effective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 244 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
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