New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 3 - MOTOR CARRIER GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 14 - AMBULANCE SERVICES
Section 18.3.14.16 - MEDICATIONS
An ambulance service shall adhere to the appropriate EMS scopes of practice for EMS personnel regarding approved medications, provided the medications are listed in the service's treatment guidelines or protocols and approved by the physician medical director for use by the ambulance service. In some cases the medical direction committee may authorize special skills that allow unique medications not found in the scopes of practice. In such cases, these medications are allowed on the vehicle for use by the authorized personnel, as specified by the special skills approval letter provided by the EMS medical direction committee or the EMS bureau. In all cases, medications shall only be administered under medical direction, as specified in the scopes of practice and any special skills approval letters.