N.M. Stat. § 61-32-17

Direct disposer; scope of practice; limitations. (Repealed

Last amended: 2012Year: 2026Length: 96 wordsOfficial source
effective July 1, 2030.) A. Except as otherwise provided in the Funeral Services Act, a direct disposer may transport and dispose of a dead human body and participate in any rites or ceremonies after final disposition of the body. B. Prior to interment, entombment or other final disposition of the body, a direct disposer shall not: (1) participate in any rites or ceremonies in connection with the final disposition of the body; (2) provide facilities for any such rites or ceremonies; and (3) have the body embalmed unless embalming is required by the place of disposition.
N.M. Stat. § 61-32-17: Direct disposer; scope of practice; limitations. (Repealed | Justis AI