2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety
Article 1I - Health Care Practitioner Agreements
Section 24-1I-1 - Definitions.
As used in Chapter 24, Article 1I NMSA 1978:
A. "agreement" means a written contract to which a health care practitioner is a party; and
B. "health care practitioner" means:
(1) a dentist;
(2) an osteopathic physician;
(3) a physician;
(4) a podiatrist;
(5) a certified registered nurse anesthetist;
(6) a certified nurse practitioner; and
(7) a certified nurse-midwife.
History: Laws 2015, ch. 96, § 1; 2017, ch. 123, § 1.
The 2017 amendment, effective April 6, 2017, included certified nurse practitioners and certified nurse-midwives in the definition of "health care practitioner"; in the introductory clause, after "As used in", deleted "this act" and added "Chapter 24, Article 1I NMSA 1978"; and in Subsection B, added new Paragraphs B(6) and B(7).
