N.M. Code R. § 16.10.11.7 – Definitions

A. “Alternate supervising physician” means a physician who holds a current unrestricted license, is a cosignatory on the notification of supervision, and agrees to act as the supervising physician in the supervising physician’s absence with no change to the scope of practice or protocol of the pharmacist clinician. The alternate supervising physician must be approved by the board or designee.
B. “Consultation” means in person, telephonically, by two-way radio, by e-mail or by other electronic means.
C. “Dangerous drug” means a drug, that because of any potentiality for harmful effect or the methods of its use or the collateral measures necessary to its use, is not safe except under the supervision of a physician licensed by law to direct the use of such drug and the drug prior to dispensing is required by federal law and state law to bear the manufacturer’s legend “Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription”.
D. “Pharmacist clinician” means a pharmacist with additional training required by regulation adopted by the New Mexico board of pharmacy in consultation with the New Mexico medical board and the New Mexico academy of physician assistants, who exercises prescriptive authority in accordance with guidelines or protocol.
E. “Scope of practice” means duties and limitations of duties placed upon a pharmacist clinician by their supervising physician and/or the alternate supervising physician(s) and the board; includes the limitations implied by the specialty of the supervising physician and/or the alternate supervising physician(s), the training and experience of the pharmacist clinician and the board.
F. “Supervising physician” means a physician, or group of physicians who hold a current unrestricted license and are approved by the board to supervise a pharmacist clinician and includes a physician approved by the board as an alternate supervising physician.
G. “Written Protocol” means a written agreement between a pharmacist clinician or group of pharmacist clinicians and a physician or group of physicians that delegates prescriptive authority.
[4/5/1997, 4/27/2000; 16.10.11.7 NMAC - Rn & A, 16 NMAC 10.11.7, 1/10/2007; A, 2/8/2022]