{"data":{"id":"us-nm/61-12g-8","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"61-12G-8","heading":"Prohibitions.","body":"A licensee shall not:\nA. provide care outside of the scope of primary care, as that term is defined in rules of the board;\nB. perform surgery outside of the scope of minor office procedures permitted in the employment of naturopathic therapy;\nC. use general or spinal anesthetics;\nD. administer ionizing radioactive substances for therapeutic purposes;\nE. perform a surgical procedure using a laser device;\nF. perform a surgical procedure involving any of the following areas of the body that extend beyond superficial tissue:\n(1) eye;\n(2) ear;\n(3) tendon;\n(4) nerves;\n(5) veins; or\n(6) artery;\nG. perform a surgical abortion;\nH. treat any lesion suspected of malignancy or requiring surgical removal; or\nI. perform acupuncture.","path":["Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses","ARTICLE 12G Naturopathic Doctors' Practice"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18564/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"406fd1685b956dda57e58dd1d17d935b4eaf6f6a2e7f431b5df5bd3da6e29803","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/61-12g-7","next":"us-nm/61-12g-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}