§ 61-12G-2 — Definitions

As used in the Naturopathic Doctors' Practice Act: A. "approved naturopathic medical educational program" means an educational program that the board has approved as meeting the requirements of Section 4 [61- 12G-4 NMSA 1978] of the Naturopathic Doctors' Practice Act that prepares naturopathic doctors for the practice of naturopathic medicine; B. "association" means an entity that is approved by the American association of naturopathic physicians, which entity represents the interests of naturopathic doctors in the state; C. "biological product" means any of the following that is applicable to the prevention, treatment or cure of a disease or condition of human beings: (1) a virus; (2) a therapeutic serum; (3) a toxin; (4) an antitoxin; (5) a vaccine; (6) blood; (7) a blood component or derivative; (8) an allergenic product; (9) a protein, except any chemically synthesized polypeptide; (10) a product that is analogous to any of the products listed in Paragraphs (1) through (9) of this subsection; or (11) arsphenamine, a derivative of arsphenamine or any other trivalent organic arsenic compound; D. "board" means the New Mexico medical board established pursuant to the Medical Practice Act [Chapter 61, Article 6 NMSA 1978]; E. "clinical laboratory procedure" means the use of venipuncture consistent with naturopathic medical practice, commonly used diagnostic modalities consistent with naturopathic practice, the recording of a patient's health history, physical examination, ordering and interpretation of radiographic diagnostics and other standard imaging and examination of body orifices, excluding endoscopy and colonoscopy. "Clinical laboratory procedure" includes the practice of obtaining samples of human tissues, except surgical excision beyond surgical excision that is authorized as a minor office procedure; F. "controlled substance" means a drug, substance or immediate precursor enumerated in Schedules I through V of the Controlled Substances Act [Chapter 30, Article 31 NMSA 1978]; G. "council" means the naturopathic doctors' advisory council; H. "dangerous drug" has the same meaning as set forth in Section 26-1-2 NMSA 1978; I. "drug" has the same meaning as set forth in Section 26-1-2 NMSA 1978; J. "homeopathic medicine" means a system of medicine based on the use of infinitesimal doses of substances capable of producing symptoms similar to those of the disease treated, as listed in the homeopathic pharmacopoeia of the United States; K. "hygiene" means the use of preventive techniques, including personal hygiene, asepsis, public health and safety; L. "laboratory examination" means: (1) phlebotomy; (2) a clinical laboratory procedure; (3) an orificial examination; (4) a physiological function test; or (5) a screening or test that the board has authorized naturopathic doctors to perform, when indicated, which results are interpreted by the naturopathic doctor; M. "legend drug" means a drug that is an unscheduled dangerous drug; N. license" means a license issued by the board to an individual pursuant to the Naturopathic Doctors' Practice Act and board rules authorizing that individual to practice naturopathic medicine in the state; O. "licensee" means a naturopathic doctor licensed by the board to practice naturopathic medicine in the state; P. "minor office procedure" means minor surgical care and procedures, including: (1) surgical care incidental to superficial laceration, lesion or abrasion, excluding surgical care to treat a lesion suspected of malignancy; (2) the removal of foreign bodies located in superficial structures, excluding the globe of the eye; (3) trigger point therapy; (4) dermal stimulation; (5) allergy testing and treatment; and (6) the use of antiseptics and topical or local anesthetics; Q. "naturopathic doctor" means an individual licensed pursuant to the Naturopathic Doctors' Practice Act as a naturopathic doctor to practice naturopathic medicine in the state; R. "naturopathic medicine" means: (1) a system of health care for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human health conditions, injury and disease; (2) the promotion or restoration of health; and (3) the support and stimulation of a patient's inherent self-healing processes through patient education and the use of naturopathic therapies and therapeutic substances; S. "naturopathic physical medicine" means the use of one or more of the following physical agents in a manner consistent with naturopathic medical practice on a part or the whole of the body, by hand or by mechanical means, in the resolution of a human ailment or conditions: (1) air; (2) water; (3) heat; (4) cold; (5) sound; (6) light; (7) electromagnetism; (8) colon hydrotherapy; (9) soft tissue therapy; (10) joint mobilization; (11) therapeutic exercise; or (12) naturopathic manipulation; T. "naturopathic therapy" means the use of: (1) naturopathic physical medicine; (2) suggestion; (3) hygiene; (4) a therapeutic substance; (5) a dangerous drug; (6) nutrition and food science; (7) homeopathic medicine; (8) a clinical laboratory procedure; or (9) a minor office procedure; U. "nutrition and food science" means the prevention and treatment of disease or other human conditions through the use of food, water, herbs, roots, bark or natural food elements; V. "prescription" has the same meaning as set forth in Section 26-1-2 NMSA 1978; W. "professional examination" means a competency- based national naturopathic doctor licensing examination administered by the North American board of naturopathic examiners or its successor agency, which board has been nationally recognized to administer a naturopathic examination that represents federal standards of education and training; X. "suggestion" means a technique using: (1) biofeedback; (2) hypnosis; (3) health education; or (4) health counseling; and Y. "therapeutic substance" means any of the following exemplified in a standard naturopathic medical text, journal or pharmacopeia: (1) a vitamin; (2) a mineral; (3) a nutraceutical; (4) a botanical medicine; (5) oxygen; (6) a homeopathic medicine; (7) a hormone; (8) a hormonal or pharmaceutical contraceptive device; or (9) other physiologic substance.

Legislative History

Laws 2019, ch. 244, § 2.