New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 12 - NURSING AND HEALTH CARE RELATED PROVIDERS
Part 14 - NURSING PRACTICE IN AESTHETIC HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
Section 16.12.14.8 - EDUCATION AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE

A. Licensees, including APRNs, RNs and LPNs, who directly or collaboratively provide aesthetic healthcare procedures in non-traditional facilities not licensed by any state regulatory body specifically to provide aesthetic healthcare procedures are required to maintain any combination of education, clinical experience, certification, and supervision appropriate to ensure the ongoing safety of patients and other staff. Given the non-traditional nature of these facilities, licensees must be proactive in maintaining the knowledge and skills necessary to perform and assist with aesthetic healthcare procedures and work within their scope of practice.

B. Licensees may work in an aesthetic healthcare facility only if the facility employs a clinical supervisor who is an APRN or other licensed independent healthcare practitioner reasonably known to possess the appropriate education, training, and skills to safely perform all aesthetic healthcare procedures offered in the facility.

C. Licensees in any practice setting must have appropriate training in the specific treatments they provide, as required by board rule 16.12.2 NMAC. When assuming non-traditional specific functions and procedures which are beyond the licensee's basic educational preparation, licensees are responsibility for obtaining reasonably appropriate knowledge, skills, and supervision to ensure safe and competent performance of the function or procedure. Specific education and training components for aesthetic healthcare procedures shall include but are not limited to, a combination of practical and didactic instruction; national aesthetic certification; techniques and theories; identifying and addressing complications and adverse events; and charting and record keeping.

D. Scope of practice for APRNs may include aesthetic healthcare procedures with the appropriate population foci, licensure, national APRN certification and education.

E. Scope of practice for RNs may include aesthetic healthcare procedures with the appropriate education and training only if delegated by, and under the indirect supervision of an APRN or other clinical supervisor.

F. Scope of practice for LPNs may include aesthetic healthcare procedures with the appropriate education and training, only if delegated by, and under the direct supervision of an APRN or other clinical supervisor. However, LPNs may not perform aesthetic injections. LPNs performing certain non-healthcare aesthetic procedures may be required to obtain additional licensure from the New Mexico board of barbers and cosmetologists. Independent healthcare decisions are not within the scope of practice for LPNs.