Medical and other health care-related information concerning a patient obtained by a podiatric physician or by an employee of a podiatric physician during the course of examination, diagnosis or treatment and advice, diagnosis, orders, prescriptions and other health care-related communications from a podiatric physician or an employee of a podiatric physician are confidential communications protected in courts of law and administrative proceedings by the physician-patient privilege. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-8-15, enacted by Laws 1998, ch. 24, § 16; 2023, ch. 141, § 17. ANNOTATIONSRepeals and reenactments. — Laws 1998, ch. 24, § 16 repealed 61-8-15 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 221, § 15, and enacted a new section, effective July 1, 1998. The 2023 amendment, effective June 16, 2023, substituted each occurrence of 'podiatrist' with 'podiatric physician' throughout the section. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 61 Am. Jur. 2d Physicians, Surgeons and Other Healers §§ 169, 170, 172.
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