2020 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 12G - Naturopathic Doctors' Practice
Section 61-12G-10 - Protected titles.
A. A licensee shall use the title "naturopathic doctor" and the recognized abbreviation "N.D.".
B. A licensee has the exclusive right to use the following terms in reference to the licensee's self:
(1) "naturopathic doctor";
(2) "doctor of naturopathic medicine";
(3) "doctor of naturopathy";
(4) "N.D.";
(5) "ND";
(6) "NMD"; and
(7) "N.M.D.".
C. An individual represents the individual's self to be a naturopathic doctor when the individual uses or adopts any of the following terms in reference to the individual's self:
(1) "naturopathic doctor";
(2) "doctor of naturopathic medicine";
(3) "doctor of naturopathy";
(4) "N.D.";
(5) "ND";
(6) "NMD"; and
(7) "N.M.D.".
D. An individual shall not represent the individual's self to the public as a naturopathic doctor, a doctor of naturopathic medicine or a doctor of naturopathy, or as being otherwise authorized to practice naturopathic medicine in the state, unless the individual is a licensee.
E. A licensee shall not represent the licensee's self as a "naturopathic physician"; provided that representing that the licensee is a member of an organization that uses the term "naturopathic physicians" in the organization's name shall not be construed to be a violation of the provisions of this subsection.
History: Laws 2019, ch. 244, § 10.
ANNOTATIONSEffective 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.
