N.M. Stat. § 66-13-6
Chemical blood tests; persons qualified to perform tests;
relief from civil and criminal liability.
Only a physician, licensed professional or practical nurse, emergency medical
technician or certified phlebotomist or a technologist employed by a hospital or
physician shall withdraw blood from a person in the performance of a chemical blood
test. A physician, nurse, technician, phlebotomist or technologist who withdraws blood
from a person in the performance of a chemical blood test that has been directed by a
law enforcement officer, or by a judicial or probation officer, shall not be held liable in a
civil or criminal action for assault, battery, false imprisonment or any conduct of a law
enforcement officer, except for negligence, nor shall a person assisting in the
performance of the test, or a hospital wherein blood is withdrawn in the performance of
the test, be subject to civil or criminal liability for assault, battery, false imprisonment or
any conduct of a law enforcement officer, except for negligence.