A. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Medical Practice Act [Chapter 61, Article 6 NMSA 1978], Sections 61-10-1 [repealed] through 61-10-22 NMSA 1978 or the Nursing Practice Act [Chapter 61, Article 3 NMSA 1978], any person licensed by the bureau may render emergency medical services commensurate with his level of licensure, as medically indicated.
B. Individuals licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Medical Practice Act, Sections 61-10-1 [repealed] through 61-10-22 NMSA 1978 or the Nursing Practice Act are not required to be licensed under the Emergency Medical Services Act.
History: Laws 1983, ch. 190, § 6; 1993, ch. 161, § 6; 2003, ch. 243, § 6.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Laws 2016, ch. 90, § 29 repealed 61-10-1 NMSA 1978 effective July 1, 2016.
The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, substituted "the Medical Practice Act" for the references to Sections 61-6-1 through 61-6-31 NMSA 1978 in Subsections A and B and deleted the terms "certification" or "certified" throughout the section.
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, rewrote Subsection A; deleted former Subsection B, which read: "In addition to the activities allowed under the provisions of Subsection A of this section, any licensed advanced life support personnel, under medical control, may render advanced life support"; and renumbered former Subsection C as Subsection B.
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