New Mexico § 61-6C-2 Definitions

New Mexico Statutes

§ 61-6C-2 — Definitions

New Mexico § 61-6C-2

Ch. 61Professional and Occupational Licenses

Art. 6CPhysician Assistants

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 61-6C-2 (2026).

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As used in the Physician Assistant Act: A. "administer" means to apply a prepackaged drug directly to the body of a patient by any means; B. "board" means the New Mexico medical board; C. "dispense" means to deliver a drug directly to a patient and includes the compounding, labeling and repackaging of a drug from a bulk or original container; D. "distribute" means to administer or supply directly to a patient under the direct care of the distributing physician assistant one or more doses of drugs prepackaged by a licensed pharmacist and excludes the compounding or repackaging from a bulk or original container; E. "licensed physician" means a medical or osteopathic physician; and F. "prescribe" means to issue an order individually for the person for whom prescribed, either directly from the

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As used in the Physician Assistant Act: A. "administer" means to apply a prepackaged drug directly to the body of a patient by any means; B. "board" means the New Mexico medical board; C. "dispense" means to deliver a drug directly to a patient and includes the compounding, labeling and repackaging of a drug from a bulk or original container; D. "distribute" means to administer or supply directly to a patient under the direct care of the distributing physician assistant one or more doses of drugs prepackaged by a licensed pharmacist and excludes the compounding or repackaging from a bulk or original container; E. "licensed physician" means a medical or osteopathic physician; and F. "prescribe" means to issue an order individually for the person for whom prescribed, either directly from the prescriber to the pharmacist or indirectly by means of a written order signed by the prescriber, bearing the name and address of the prescriber, the prescriber's license classification, the name and address of the patient, the name of the drug prescribed, directions for use and the date of issue.