New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 23 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS
Part 18 - DISCIPLINARY GUIDELINES FOR IMPAIRED PRACTITIONER
Section 16.23.18.8 - EXCESSIVE OR HABITUAL USE OR ABUSE OF INTOXICANTS OR DRUGS

In cases where the department or the board has reasonable cause to believe that a temporary permittee or a licensed practitioner 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 permittee's or licensee's ability to practice respiratory care with reasonable skill and safety to patients, the department, in consultation with the board, shall conduct an investigation into the matter in accordance with the provisions established in the Impaired Health Care Provider Act.