{"data":{"id":"us-nm/52-1-28","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"52-1-28","heading":"Compensable claims; proof.","body":"A. Claims for workers' compensation shall be allowed only:\n(1) when the worker has sustained an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of his employment;\n(2) when the accident was reasonably incident to his employment; and\n(3) when the disability is a natural and direct result of the accident.\nB. In all cases where the employer or his insurance carrier deny that an alleged disability is a natural and direct result of the accident, the worker must establish that causal connection as a probability by expert testimony of a health care provider, as defined in Section 52-4-1 NMSA 1978, testifying within the area of his expertise.","path":["Chapter 52 - Workers' Compensation","ARTICLE 1 Workers' Compensation"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18555/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"111749ac08ab6f929b7439198a0d31a89f49067a6750aaf40db1d10df1c4b874","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/52-1-27","next":"us-nm/52-1-28.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}