New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 17 - OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY PRACTITIONERS
Part 4 - PRESCRIBING AND DISTRIBUTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Section 16.17.4.6 - OBJECTIVE
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.17.4.6
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
It is the position of the board that osteopathic physicians and osteopathic physician assistants have an obligation to treat pain and that a wide variety of medicines including controlled substances and other drugs may be prescribed for that purpose. When such medicines and drugs are used they should be prescribed in adequate doses and for appropriate lengths of time after a thorough medical evaluation has been completed.
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