N.M. Stat. § 61-32-17
Direct disposer; scope of practice; limitations. (Repealed
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.