N.M. Stat. § 61-8-3 (2026)

Unless licensed as a podiatric physician pursuant to the provisions of the Podiatry
Act or exempted from that act pursuant to Section 61-8-4 NMSA 1978, no person shall
practice podiatry.

History: 1953 Comp., § 67-6-3, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 221, § 3; 1998, ch. 24, § 3;
2023, ch. 141, § 6.

                                    ANNOTATIONS

Cross references. — For Uniform Licensing Act, see 61-1-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.

For the Parental Responsibility Act, see 40-5A-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.

For prohibition against use of fluoroscopic or X-ray machine for shoe-fitting, see 74-3-14
NMSA 1978.

The 2023 amendment, effective June 16, 2023, after "Unless licensed as a", deleted
"podiatrist" and added "podiatric physician".

The 1998 amendment, effective July 1, 1998, substituted "pursuant to the provisions
of" for "under" and inserted "or exempted from that act pursuant to Section 61-8-4
NMSA 1978" near the end of the section.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 61 Am. Jur. 2d Physicians, Surgeons
and Other Healers § 43.

Practicing medicine, surgery, dentistry, optometry, podiatry or other healing arts without
license as a separate or continuing offense, 99 A.L.R.2d 654.

Regulation of chiropody, 45 A.L.R.4th 888.

70 C.J.S. Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers § 12.