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§ 61-6A-5 NMSA 1978

Exemptions

Known as the Genetic Counseling Act

The act spans §§ 61–61 (10 sections).

Laws 2008, ch. 53, § 5; 2021, ch. 54, § 46.

A. Nothing in the Genetic Counseling Act is intended to limit, interfere with or prevent a licensed health care professional from practicing within the scope of the professional license of that health care professional; however, a licensed health care professional shall not advertise to the public or any private group or business by using any title or description of services that includes the term "genetic counseling" unless the health care professional is licensed under the Genetic Counseling Act.

B. The Genetic Counseling Act shall not apply to or affect:

(1) a medical physician or an osteopathic physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act [Chapter 61, Article 6 NMSA 1978]; or

(2) a commissioned physician or surgeon serving in the armed forces of the United States or a federal agency.

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.