New Mexico § 52-3-33 - Occupational diseases; definition

Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 52-3-33 — Occupational diseases; definition, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 52-3-33. Occupational diseases; definition

As used in the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law, “occupational disease”

includes any disease peculiar to the occupation in which the employee was engaged

and due to causes in excess of the ordinary hazards of employment as such and includes

any disease due to, or attributable to, exposure to or contact with any radioactive

material by an employee in the course of his employment.

Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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