The practice of athletic training includes preventive services, emergency care, clinical assessment, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions of athletes. Athletic trainers act as allied medical providers through collaboration with licensed physicians, pursuant to the written prescription, standing order or protocol of a licensed physician.
§ 61-14D-6 NMSA 1978
Scope of practice. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Known as the Athletic Trainer Practice Act
The act spans §§ 61–61 (20 sections).
1978 Comp., § 61-14D-6, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 325, § 6; 2017, ch. 86, § 2.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.