New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 27 - COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS
Part 18 - CODE OF ETHICS
Section 16.27.18.13 - INTERPRETATION

When construing the Code of ethics and standards for providers, the interpretation of the code shall be guided by rules promulgated by the American mental health counselors association (AMHCA), the American counseling association (ACA), the American association for marriage and family therapy (AAMFT), the American art therapy association (AATA), national association of alcoholism and drug abuse counselors (NAADAC) and other relevant professional groups to reconcile ambiguities which may arise in the interpretation of this code of ethics, except that this code of ethics shall supersede any conflict existing between this code and any professional association standard.