N.M. Stat. § 61-4-9
Privileges and obligations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
A. Licensed chiropractic physicians shall observe all health and hygiene laws and
regulations of the state and its political subdivisions and shall report births and deaths to
the proper authorities. Reports rendered by chiropractors shall be accepted by officers
of departments or agencies to which they are made.
B. It is the purpose of the Chiropractic Physician Practice Act to grant to
chiropractors the right to practice chiropractic as taught and practiced in standard
colleges of chiropractic and to entitle the holder of a license the right to diagnose,
palpate and treat injuries, deformities and other physical or mental conditions relating to
the basic concepts of chiropractic by use of any methods provided in the Chiropractic
Physician Practice Act, as provided in rules and regulations established and monitored
by the board, but excluding operative surgery and prescription or use of controlled or
dangerous drugs as provided in rules and regulations established and monitored by the
board.