§ 61-11A-2 — Definitions

As used in the Impaired Pharmacists Act: A. "board" means the New Mexico board of pharmacy; B. "board-approved intervenors" means persons trained to intervention and designated by the board to implement the intervention process when necessary; C. "committee" means a committee appointed by the board to formulate and administer the impaired pharmacists program; D. "impaired pharmacist" means a pharmacist who is unable to practice pharmacy with reasonable skill, competency or safety to the public because of substance abuse, mental illness, the aging process or loss of motor skills; E. "impaired pharmacist program" means a plan approved by the board for treatment and rehabilitation of an impaired pharmacist; F. "intervention" means a process whereby an alleged impaired pharmacist is confronted by the board or board-approved intervenors who provide documentation that a problem exists and attempt to convince the pharmacist to seek evaluation and treatment; G. "rehabilitation" means the process whereby an impaired pharmacist advances in an impaired pharmacists program to an optimal level of competence to practice pharmacy without endangering the public; and H. "verification" means a process whereby alleged professional impairment is identified or established.

Legislative History

Laws 1987, ch. 284, § 2.