New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 12 - NURSING AND HEALTH CARE RELATED PROVIDERS
Part 11 - LACTATION CARE PROVIDERS
Section 16.12.11.13 - STANDARD OF PRACTICE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Licensees shall identify themselves by name and certification, and shall provide their license number if requested.
B. The licensee shall practice in accordance with the Lactation Care Provider Act and respective scope of practice within the approved certification recognized by the board.
C. The licensee may assume specific functions and perform specific procedures which are beyond basic lactation care provider preparation with demonstration of appropriate education and level of competence, provided the knowledge and skills required to perform the function and procedure emanates from a recognized body of knowledge and practice, which may result in a certification, and so long as the function or procedure is not prohibited by law.
D. The licensee shall maintain individual competency in lactation care practice, recognizing and accepting responsibility for individual actions and judgments.
E. The licensee shall have knowledge of, and function within, the laws and rules governing the practice.
F. The licensee acts to safeguard the patient or client when her care and safety are affected by incompetent, unethical, or illegal conduct of any person, and shall timely report the conduct to the board and, where appropriate, the recognized national and international certifying organizations and law enforcement.
G. The licensee shall recognize the dignity and rights of others regardless of social or economic status and personal attributes; and shall conduct practice with respect for human dignity, unrestricted by considerations of age, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or nature of the patient or client health.
H. The licensee safeguards the individual right to privacy by judiciously protecting information of a confidential nature.
I. The licensee shall not advertise their professional services in a manner that misrepresents facts or creates unjustified or unreasonable expectations about lactation care and services or the results of the licensed lactation care provider.
