HOUSE HEALTH AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL 14

49th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2009

AN ACT

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES; AUTHORIZING THE CHIROPRACTIC BOARD, THE NEW MEXICO MEDICAL BOARD AND THE BOARD OF PHARMACY TO DEVELOP AND APPROVE FORMULARIES FOR A CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. Section 61-4-9.2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2008, Chapter 44, Section 2) is amended to read:

     "61-4-9.2. CERTIFIED ADVANCED PRACTICE CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN AUTHORITY DEFINED.--

          A. A certified advanced practice chiropractic physician may prescribe, administer and dispense herbal medicines, homeopathic medicines, over-the-counter drugs, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, glandular products, [naturally derived substances] protomorphogens, live cell products, gerovital, amino acids, dietary supplements, foods for special dietary use, bioidentical hormones, sterile water, sterile saline, sarapin or its generic, caffeine, procaine, oxygen, epinephrine and vapocoolants. [A formulary shall be developed by the board and approved by the New Mexico medical board and the board of pharmacy.]

          B. A formulary that includes all substances listed in Subsection A of this section, including compounded preparations for topical and oral administration, shall be developed and approved by the board. A formulary for injection that includes the substances in Subsection A of this section that are within the scope of practice of the certified advanced practice chiropractic physician shall be developed and approved by the board. Dangerous drugs or controlled substances, drugs for administration by injection and substances not listed in Subsection A of this section shall be submitted to the board of pharmacy and the New Mexico medical board for approval."

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