2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61: Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 10A: Osteopathic Physicians' Assistants, 61-10A-1 through 61-10A-7
Section 61-10A-6: Rules and regulations.

61-10A-6. Rules and regulations.

A. The board may adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations:

(1) for setting qualifications of education, skill and experience for licensure of a person as an osteopathic physician assistant and providing forms and procedures for licensure and for biennial registration of supervision;

(2) for examining and evaluating applicants for licensure as an osteopathic physician assistant as to their skill, knowledge and experience in the field of medical care;

(3) for establishing when and for how long an osteopathic physician assistant is permitted to prescribe, administer and distribute dangerous drugs other than controlled substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act [30-31-6 NMSA 1978] pursuant to regulations adopted by the board after consultation with the board of pharmacy;

(4) for allowing a supervising osteopathic physician to temporarily delegate his supervisory responsibilities for an osteopathic physician assistant to another osteopathic physician;

(5) for allowing an osteopathic physician assistant to temporarily serve under the supervision of an osteopathic physician other than the supervising osteopathic physician of record; and

(6) for the purpose of carrying out all other provisions of the Osteopathic Physicians' Assistants Act.

B. The board shall not adopt any rule or regulation allowing an osteopathic physician assistant to dispense dangerous drugs; to measure the powers, range or accommodative status of human vision; diagnose vision problems; prescribe lenses, prisms, vision training or contact lenses; or fit contact lenses. This section shall not preclude vision screening.