Only a physician, licensed professional or practical nurse or laboratory technician or technologist employed by a hospital or physician shall withdraw blood from a person in the performance of a blood-alcohol or drug test. A physician, nurse, technician or technologist who withdraws blood from a person in the performance of a blood-alcohol or drug 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except for negligence, nor shall a person assisting in the performance of the test, or a hospital wherein blood is withdrawn in the performance of the test, be subject to civil or criminal liability for assault, battery, false imprisonment or any conduct of a law enforcement officer,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.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 241, § 6.
Effective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 241, § 16 made the act effective July 1, 2003.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 13 - Boating While Intoxicated
Section 66-13-1 - Short title.
Section 66-13-2 - Definitions.
Section 66-13-3 - Operating a motorboat while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
Section 66-13-4 - Guilty pleas; limitations.
Section 66-13-8 - Implied consent to submit to chemical test.
Section 66-13-9 - Consent of person incapable of refusal not withdrawn.
Section 66-13-10 - Administration of chemical test; payment of costs; additional tests.
Section 66-13-12 - Motorboats; influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs; fee upon conviction.