N.M. Admin. Code § 16.20.7.8 - SUPERVISION OF LICENSED PERSONNEL
A. A physical therapist may not be
responsible for the direction and supervision of more than three full-time
physical therapist assistants, or three FTE's (full-time equivalency totaling
120 work hours per week) requiring supervision, including temporary physical
therapists, temporary physical therapist assistants, and licensed physical
therapist assistants.
B. A physical
therapist may supervise three or more physical therapist assistants provided
combined FTE's do not exceed more than 120 hours per week.
C. When physical therapy services are being
provided, a licensed physical therapist must be on call and readily available
for consultation by phone or electronic mail when the referring physical
therapist leaves the area or facility, for any length of time or the referring
physical therapist must appoint a stand in physical therapist as a supervising
therapist until such time the referring physical therapist returns to the
facility.
D. A physical therapist
supervising a temporary licensee must notify the New Mexico physical therapy
licensing board, in writing, when they are no longer responsible for
supervision of a temporary licensee.
E. The referring physical therapist must hold
documented conferences with the physical therapist assistant regarding the
patient. The physical therapist is responsible for determining the frequency of
the conferences consistent with accepted standards of practice within the
facility in which they work.
Notes
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