New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 370 - OVERSIGHT OF LICENSED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVER PROGRAMS
Part 18 - REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITIES PROVIDING OUTPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES AND INFIRMARIES
Section 8.370.18.70 - ANESTHESIA SERVICES FOR AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTERS

(1) a qualified anesthesiologist;

(2) a physician qualified to administer anesthesia, a supervised trainee in an approved educational program or an anesthesia assistant. In those cases where a trainee or an anesthesia assistant administers the anesthesia, the anesthetist must be under the supervision of the operating physician; anesthesia assistants must have successfully completed four year education program for physician assistants that include two years of specialized academic and clinical training in anesthesia;

(3) a certified registered nurse anesthetist; certified registered nurse anesthetists shall function in an interdependent role as a member of a health care team in which the medical care of the patient is directed by a licensed physician, osteopathic physician, dentist or podiatrist licensed in New Mexico pursuant to Chapter 61, Article 5A, 6, 8 or 10 NMSA 1978; the certified registered nurse anesthetist shall collaborate with the licensed physician, osteopathic physician, dentist or podiatrist concerning the anesthesia care of the patient; as used in this subsection, "collaboration" means the process in which each health care provider contributes their respective expertise; collaboration includes systematic formal planning and evaluation between the health care professionals involved in the collaborative practice arrangement.