New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 4 - CHIROPRACTIC PRACTITIONERS
Part 15 - CHIROPRACTIC ADVANCED PRACTICE CERTIFICATION REGISTRY
Section 16.4.15.7 - DEFINITIONS

A. "Chiropractic" means the science, art and philosophy of things natural, the science of locating and removing interference with the transmissions or expression of nerve forces in the human body by the correction of misalignments or subluxations of the articulations and adjacent structures, more especially those of the vertebral column and pelvis, for the purpose of restoring and maintaining health for treatment of human disease primarily by, but not limited to, adjustment and manipulation of the human structure. It shall include, but not be limited to, the prescription and administration of all natural agents in all forms to assist in the healing act, such as food, water, heat, light, cold, electricity, mechanical appliances, herbs, nutritional supplements, homeopathic remedies and any necessary diagnostic procedure, excluding invasive procedures, except as provided by the board by rule and regulation. It shall exclude operative surgery and prescription or use of controlled or dangerous drugs, except as provided by the board by rule and regulation.

B. "Certified advanced practice chiropractic physician" means advanced practice chiropractor who shall have prescriptive authority for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes as authorized by statute and stated by the board in 16.4.15.11 NMAC.

C. "Chiropractic physician" includes doctor of chiropractic, chiropractor, doctor of chiropractic and medicine chiropractic physician and means a person who practices chiropractic as defined in the Chiropractic Physician Practice Act. Chiropractors are physicians that attempt to improve the quality of life, relieve pain and suffering and promote health and wellness with evidence-based and patient centered care as taught in their chiropractic educational institutions. The chiropractic profession, through its institutions, professional associations, continuing educational providers and requirements teaches its health care professionals to use natural treatments, therapeutic interventions and patient education to promote health and wellness when indicated by the evidence and with other interventions as taught within chiropractic educational institutions and providers of approved continuing education instruction when necessary to safely treat individuals with disease, deformity, disability and neuromusculoskeletal maladies.

D. "Nationally recognized credentialing agency" means agency that has been recognized by the board and may be updated annually. Any educational institution allowed to provide clinical and didactic programs credited toward advanced practice certification must have concurrent approval from the New Mexico medical board and the New Mexico board of chiropractic examiners.

E. "Chiropractic formulary" shall mean those substances that have been approved for use by the chiropractor registered in advanced practice by the chiropractic board and as by statute with consensus between the New Mexico medical board and New Mexico board of pharmacy.