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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