Any person licensed pursuant to provisions of the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Practice Act, in advertising his services to the public, shall use the title 'doctor of oriental medicine' or 'D.O.M.'. The title 'doctor of oriental medicine' or 'D.O.M.' shall supersede the use of all other titles that include the words 'medical doctor' or the initials 'M.D.' unless the person is a medical doctor licensed pursuant to provisions of the Medical Practice Act [Chapter 61, Article 6 NMSA 1978]. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-14A-5, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 158, § 13; 1997, ch. 240, § 4. ANNOTATIONSRepeals and reenactments. — Laws 1993, ch. 158, § 13 repealed former 61-14A-5 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 62, § 5, relating to criminal offender's character evaluation, and enacted the above section, effective June 18, 1993. The 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, substituted 'pursuant to provisions' for 'under' in the first sentence, and in the last sentence, deleted 'Effective July 1, 1994' at the beginning, and inserted 'other' following 'of all' and 'provisions of' following 'pursuant to'.
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