New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 10 - MEDICINE AND SURGERY PRACTITIONERS
Part 19 - QUALIFICATIONS AND LICENSURE FOR ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS
Section 16.10.19.13 - RESPONSIBILITY OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. To identify themselves to patients and others as an anesthesiologist assistant, and to wear a nametag or other identification when on duty clearly stating that they are an anesthesiologist assistant.
B. Register annually with the board on or before July 1.
C. Work only when under the supervision of a board approved anesthesiologist, or as delegated under the provisions of 16.10.19.11 NMAC.
D. Immediately report to the supervising anesthesiologist any unexpected or adverse peri-operative events, or incidents when the prescribed anesthetic deviates from its expected course.
E. Assure that except in cases of emergency, the supervising anesthesiologist is present in the operating room during induction of a general or regional anesthetic and during emergence from a general anesthetic, and the presence of the supervising anesthesiologist is documented in the patient record.
F. Practice within the defined scope of authority and all provisions of Session Laws of 2001, Ch. 311, Sections 1 through 11.
