1. A. Recognized professional groups: The act does not prohibit members of recognized professional groups, other than speech-language pathologists, audiologists and hearing aid dispensers, from doing appropriate work in the area of communication disorders consistent with their professional qualifications and with the standards and ethics of their respective professions. Such professional groups include, but are not limited to the following:

   1. (1) physicians licensed to practice medicine in New Mexico;
   2. (2) orthodontists;
   3. (3) certified teachers of the deaf.
2. B. Students: The act does not restrict the supervised activities of a speech-language pathology or an audiology student which constitute a part of his or her supervised course of study wherein the student is designated as a speech-language pathology student, audiology student or other such title clearly indicating the training status appropriate to his or her level of training.

[16.26.2.9 NMAC - Rp, 16 NMAC 26.2.9, 2/3/2006; A, 2/10/2022]