New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS
Part 24 - DISCIPLINARY GUIDELINES FOR IMPAIRED PRACTITIONER
Section 16.16.24.8 - EXCESSIVE OR HABITUAL USE OR ABUSE OF INTOXICANTS OR DRUGS
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.16.24.8
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
In cases where the Board has reasonable cause to believe that a licensed optometrist has a mental disorder or illness or is engaging in the excessive or habitual use or abuse of intoxicants or drugs, as defined in the Controlled Substances Act, and that such activity may compromise the licensee's ability to practice optometry with reasonable skill and safety to patients, the Board, shall conduct an investigation into the matter in accordance with the provisions established in the Impaired Health Care Provider Act.
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