Transcription of NEW MEXICO NURSING PRACTICE ACT CHAPTER 61 ARTICLE …
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NEW MEXICO NURSING PRACTICE ACT CHAPTER 61 ARTICLE 3 61-3- 1. Short title. CHAPTER 61, ARTICLE 3 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the " NURSING PRACTICE Act". History: 1953 Comp., 67-2- 1, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 44, 1; 2003, ch. 276, 1; 2003, ch. 282, 1; 2003, ch. 307, 4. 61-3- 2. Purpose. The purpose of the NURSING PRACTICE Act is to promote, preserve and protect the public health, safety and welfare by regulating the PRACTICE of NURSING , schools of NURSING , hemodialysis technicians and medication aides in the state. History: 1953 Comp., 67-2- 2, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 44, 2; 1991, ch. 190, 1; 2001, ch. 137, 1. 61-3- 3. Definitions. As used in the NURSING PRACTICE Act: A. "advanced PRACTICE " means the PRACTICE of professional registered NURSING by a registered nurse who has been prepared through additional formal education as provided in Sections 61-3- through 61-3- NMSA 1978 to function beyond the scope of PRACTICE of professional registered NURSING , including certified nurse practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists and clinical nurse specialists; B.
(1) practice as a certified nurse practitioner; or (2) use the title "certified nurse practitioner" or the abbreviations "C.N.P." or "N.P." or any other title, abbreviation, letters, figures, signs or devices to indicate or imply that the person is a certified nurse practitioner.
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