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NM Stat § 61-5B-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 5B - Impaired Dentists and Dental Hygienists|Section 61-5B-9 - Reinstatement of license. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

A. A licensee whose licensure has been restricted, suspended or revoked under the Impaired Dentists and Dental Hygienists Act, voluntarily or by action of the board, shall have a right at reasonable intervals to petition for reinstatement of the license and to demonstrate that the licensee can resume the competent practice of dentistry or dental hygiene with reasonable skill and safety to patients. B. The petition shall be made in writing. If the licensee is a dental hygienist, the dental hygienists committee shall be advised and given all information so that their recommendation can be given to the board. C. Action of the board on the petition shall be initiated by referral to and examination by the examining committee. D. The board may, in its discretion, upon written recommendation of the examining committee, restore the licensure of the licensee on a general or limited basis. History: Laws 1994, ch. 55, § 38. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-5A-30 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 61-5B-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 5B - Impaired Dentists and Dental Hygienists|Section 61-5B-10 - Impaired dentists and dental hygienists treatment program. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

A. The board has the authority to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit corporation to implement an impaired dentists and dental hygienists treatment program. B. For the purposes of this section, "impaired dentists and dental hygienists treatment program" means a program of care and rehabilitation services provided by those organizations authorized by the board to provide for the detention, intervention and monitoring of an impaired dentist or dental hygienist. History: Laws 1994, ch. 55, § 39. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-5A-30 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 61-5B-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 5B - Impaired Dentists and Dental Hygienists|Section 61-5B-11 - Impaired dentists and dental hygienists fund created. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

A. There is created an "impaired dentists and dental hygienist fund". B. The fund shall be initially established by an assessment to all licensees as determined by the board and the dental hygienists committee. C. All funds received by the board for an impaired assessment, either special or at time of relicensure, shall be deposited with the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall credit this money to the impaired dentists and dental hygienists fund. D. Payments out of the fund shall be on vouchers issued and signed by the secretary-treasurer of the board upon warrants drawn by the department of finance and administration in accordance with the responsibilities of the board as approved by that department. E. All amounts paid into the fund are subject to the order of the board and are to be used only for meeting necessary expenses incurred in executing the provisions and duties of the Impaired Dentists and Dental Hygienists Act. All money unused at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the fund for use in accordance with provisions of the Impaired Dentists and Dental Hygienists Act. F. Licensees shall be assessed an impaired fee at the time of renewal. The amount of the fee shall be determined by the board and the committee and shall be established to meet the need for enforcing the Impaired Dentists and Dental Hygienists Act. G. The fund shall be used for the purpose of administration, testing, monitoring, hearings and consultation fees by the board or dental hygienists committee or their agent, which are necessary to enforce the Impaired Dentists and Dental Hygienists Act. It is not the purpose of the fund to pay for treatment of impaired dentists and dental hygienists. History: Laws 1994, ch. 55, § 40. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-5A-30 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 61-5C-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 5C - Dental Amalgam Waste Reduction|Section 61-5C-1 - Short title.

Sections 1 through 6 [61-5C-1 to 61-5C-6 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Dental Amalgam Waste Reduction Act". History: Laws 2013, ch. 206, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2013, ch. 206 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2013, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 61-5C-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 5C - Dental Amalgam Waste Reduction|Section 61-5C-2 - Definitions.

As used in the Dental Amalgam Waste Reduction Act: A. "amalgam" means a dental restorative material that is typically composed of mercury, silver, tin and copper, along with other metallic elements, and that is used by a dentist to restore a cavity in a tooth; B. "amalgam separator" means a device that removes dental amalgam from the waste stream prior to discharge into either the local public wastewater system or a private septic system and that meets a minimum removal efficiency in accordance with international standards contained in ISO 11143, Dental Equipment-Amalgam Separators, published by the international organization for standardization; and C. "dental office" means a fixed physical structure in which dental services are provided to patients by dentists and dental professionals licensed or certified by the New Mexico board of dental health care under the management of a licensed owner, operator or designee. History: Laws 2013, ch. 206, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2013, ch. 206 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2013, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 61-5C-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 5C - Dental Amalgam Waste Reduction|Section 61-5C-3 - Installation of amalgam separator required.

By December 31, 2014, a dental office shall install an appropriately sized amalgam separator system and, upon inspection for cause, shall demonstrate to the New Mexico board of dental health care proper installation, operation, maintenance and amalgam waste recycling or disposal in accordance with an amalgam separator manufacturer's recommendations. The New Mexico board of dental health care shall consider noncompliance with the Dental Amalgam Waste Reduction Act as unprofessional conduct subject to the penalties and discipline of the board pursuant to the Uniform Licensing Act [61-1-1 to 61-1-31 NMSA 1978] and the Dental Health Care Act [Chapter 61, Article 5A NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 2013, ch. 206, § 3. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2013, ch. 206 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2013, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 61-5C-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 5C - Dental Amalgam Waste Reduction|Section 61-5C-4 - Exemption for certain dental offices.

An amalgam separator system shall not be required for the offices or clinical site of: A. a dental office that is not engaged in amalgam placement, removal or modification; B. an orthodontist; C. a periodontist; D. an oral maxillofacial surgeon; E. an oral maxillofacial radiologist; F. an oral pathologist; or G. a portable dental office without a fixed connection for wastewater discharge. History: Laws 2013, ch. 206, § 4. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2013, ch. 206 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2013, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 61-5C-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 5C - Dental Amalgam Waste Reduction|Section 61-5C-5 - Reporting.

A dental office shall report the model and size of its amalgam separator system within ninety days of installation to its local publicly owned water treatment facility, where applicable, and to the New Mexico board of dental health care. A dental office shall report its compliance and maintain records of the operation, maintenance and recycling or disposal of amalgam waste for every consecutive three-year period following the installation of its amalgam separator system and shall report the information upon request for cause to the New Mexico board of dental health care. The New Mexico board of dental health care shall retain the reported information for review coincident with the board's licensing and renewal functions. History: Laws 2013, ch. 206, § 5. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2013, ch. 206 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2013, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 61-5C-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 5C - Dental Amalgam Waste Reduction|Section 61-5C-6 - Enforcement.

The New Mexico board of dental health care shall initiate disciplinary proceedings for willful and persistent noncompliance with the provisions of the Dental Amalgam Waste Reduction Act. History: Laws 2013, ch. 206, § 6. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2013, ch. 206 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2013, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 61-6-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 6 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 61-6-3 - Meetings of the board; quorum.

A. The board shall hold four regular meetings every fiscal year.B. During the second quarter of each year, the board shall hold its annual meeting and shall elect officers.C. In addition to the regular meetings, the board may hold special meetings at the call of the president after written notice to all members of the board or at the written or electronic request of any two members.D. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum and shall be capable of conducting any board business. The vote of a majority of a quorum shall prevail, even though the vote may not represent an actual majority of all the board members. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-6-3, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 269, § 3; 2003, ch. 19, § 3; 2021, ch. 54, § 18. ANNOTATIONSRepeals and reenactments. — Laws 1989, ch. 269, § 3 repealed former 61-6-3 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1979, ch. 63, § 1, relating to bond of secretary-treasurer, reimbursement of board members and duties of officers, and enacted a new section, effective July 1, 1989. The 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, in Subsection B, after "annual meeting", deleted "during which it" and added "and". The 2003 amendment, effective June 20, 2003, deleted "Two of those meetings shall be licensing meetings" from end of Subsection A; deleted former Subsection C relating to regular licensing meetings and redesignated former Subsections D and E as Subsections C and D; inserted "or electronic" following "at the written" in present Subsection C. Implied powers of board. — Although the statutes are silent in respect to the powers of the board to contract generally, the board possesses the implied authority necessary to fulfill the duties for which the board was created. Among the implied powers of the board would be the authority to maintain office equipment, files and records incident to the carrying out of the board's statutory functions. 1962 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 62-87. Board of medical examiners may negotiate lease of office space for board use; however, such lease may not, in the absence of specific statutory authority, lawfully be entered into for a time period in excess of that for which the legislature has made an appropriation for the payment of such expenses. 1962 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 62-87. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 70 C.J.S. Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers § 21.
NM Stat § 61-6-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 6 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 61-6-4 - Election; duties of officers; reimbursement of board members.

A. At its annual meeting, the board shall elect a chair, a vice chair and a secretary-treasurer.B. The chair shall preside over the meetings and affairs of the board.C. The vice chair shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the chair and shall serve as chair due to the absence or incompetence of the chair.D. The secretary-treasurer shall be a physician member of the board and shall:(1) review applications for licensure and interview applicants to determine eligibility for licensure;(2) issue temporary licenses pursuant to Section 61-6-14 NMSA 1978;(3) serve on committees related to board activities that require physician participation;(4) serve as a consultant on medical practice issues when a board action is not required; and(5) perform any other functions assigned by the board or by the chair.E. The secretary-treasurer may be compensated at the discretion of the board.F. Board members shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 through 10-8-8 NMSA 1978] and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance, except that the secretary-treasurer may be additionally compensated as provided in Subsection E of this section and board members may be additionally compensated in accordance with Subsection G of this section.G. Board members or agents performing interviews of applicants may be compensated at the board's discretion. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-6-4, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 269, § 4; 2003, ch. 19, § 4; 2021, ch. 54, § 19. ANNOTATIONSRecompilations. — Laws 1989, ch. 269, § 6 recompiled former 61-6-4 NMSA 1978, relating to definitions, as 61-6-6 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1989. The 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, required that the secretary-treasurer of the New Mexico medical board be a physician member of the board; and in Subsection D, after "shall", added "be a physician member of the board and shall". The 2003 amendment, effective June 20, 2003, substituted "chair" for "president" throughout Subsections A to C; deleted former Paragraphs (1) to (4) of Subsection D relating to the duties of the secretary-treasurer and added present Paragraphs (1) to (4) of Subsection D; substituted "chair" for "president between meetings" at the end of Paragraph (5) of Subsection D; in Subsection G, inserted "or agents" near the beginning, and deleted "as required by Sections 61-6-11 and 61-6-13 NMSA 1978" following "of applicants".
NM Stat § 61-6-7.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 6 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 61-6-7.1 - Definitions.

As used in the Physician Assistant Act [61-6-7 to 61-6-10 NMSA 1978]: A. "administer" means to apply a prepackaged drug directly to the body of a patient by any means; B. "dispense" means to deliver a drug directly to a patient and includes the compounding, labeling and repackaging of a drug from a bulk or original container; C. "distribute" means to administer or supply directly to a patient under the direct care of the distributing physician assistant one or more doses of drugs prepackaged by a licensed pharmacist and excludes the compounding or repackaging from a bulk or original container; and D. "prescribe" means to issue an order individually for the person for whom prescribed, either directly from the prescriber to the pharmacist or indirectly by means of a written order signed by the prescriber, bearing the name and address of the prescriber, his license classification, the name and address of the patient, the name of the drug prescribed, directions for use and the date of issue. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-6-7.1, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 9, § 2. ANNOTATIONS
NM Stat § 61-6-7.2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 6 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 61-6-7.2 - Inactive license.

A. A physician assistant license shall expire every two years on a date established by the board.B. A physician assistant who notifies the board in writing on forms prescribed by the board may elect to place the physician assistant's license on an inactive status. A physician assistant with an inactive license shall be excused from payment of renewal fees and shall not practice as a physician assistant.C. A physician assistant who engages in practice while the physician assistant's license is lapsed or on inactive status is practicing without a license, and this is grounds for discipline pursuant to the Physician Assistant Act [61-6-7 to 61-6-10 NMSA 1978] and Medical Practice Act.D. A physician assistant requesting restoration from inactive status shall pay the current renewal fee and fulfill the requirement for renewal pursuant to the Physician Assistant Act and Medical Practice Act.E. The board may, in its discretion, summarily suspend for nonpayment of fees the license of a physician assistant who has not renewed the physician assistant's license within ninety days of expiration.F. A physician assistant who has not submitted an application for renewal on or before the license expiration date, but who has submitted an application for renewal within forty-five days after the license expiration date, shall be assessed a late fee.G. A physician assistant who has not submitted an application for renewal between forty-six and ninety days after the expiration date shall be assessed a late fee. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-6-7.2, enacted by Laws 1997, ch. 187, § 3; 2003, ch. 19, § 8; 2021, ch. 54, § 22. ANNOTATIONSThe 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, included the Medical Practice Act within the provisions of the section, placing physician assistant licensees under the governance of the Medical Malpractice Act; and after "Physician Assistant Act", added "and Medical Practice Act" throughout.The 2003 amendment, effective June 20, 2003, inserted present Subsection A and redesignated former Subsections A to C as Subsections B to D; and added Subsections E to G.
NM Stat § 61-6-7.3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 6 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 61-6-7.3 - Exemption from licensure.

A. A physician assistant student enrolled in a physician assistant or surgeon assistant educational program accredited by the committee on allied health education and accreditation or by its successor shall be exempt from licensure while functioning as a physician assistant student. B. A physician assistant employed by the federal government while performing duties incident to that employment is not required to be licensed as a physician assistant. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-6-7.3, enacted by Laws 1997, ch. 187, § 4. ANNOTATIONS
NM Stat § 61-6-7.4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 6 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 61-6-7.4 - Physician assistant collaboration with licensed physicians; scope of practice; medical malpractice insurance.

A. A physician assistant may perform the acts and duties that are within the physician assistant's scope of practice in collaboration with a licensed physician, if the physician assistant has: (1) completed three years of clinical practice as a physician assistant with the supervision of a licensed physician; and (2) complied with rules adopted by the board establishing qualifications for when a physician assistant may engage in the practice of medicine in collaboration with a licensed physician. B. A physician assistant practicing in collaboration with a licensed physician shall, at a minimum, maintain a policy of malpractice liability insurance that will qualify the physician assistant under the provisions of the Medical Malpractice Act [Chapter 41, Article 5 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 2017, ch. 103, § 6. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2017, ch. contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2017, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 61-6-8 to 61-6-8.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 6 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 61-6-8 to 61-6-8.1 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2003, ch. 19, § 29 repealed 61-6-8 and 61-6-8.1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 361, § 4 and Laws 1997, ch. 187, § 6, respectively, relating to the power to deny, revoke or suspend any license to practice as a physician assistant and the physician assistant advisory committee. For provisions of former sections, see the 2002 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 61-6-10.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 6 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 61-6-10.1 - Short title.

This act [61-6-10.1 to 61-6-10.10 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Anesthesiologist Assistants Act". History: Laws 2001, ch. 311, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For practice of certified registered nurse anesthetist, see 61-3-23.3 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 61-6-10.2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 6 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 61-6-10.2 - Definitions.

As used in the Anesthesiologist Assistants Act:A. "anesthesiologist" means a physician licensed to practice medicine in New Mexico who has successfully completed an accredited anesthesiology graduate medical education program, who is board certified by the American board of anesthesiology or the American osteopathic board of anesthesiology or is board eligible and who has completed a residency in anesthesiology within the last three years or who has foreign certification determined by the board to be the substantial equivalent;B. "anesthesiologist assistant" means a skilled person licensed by the board as being qualified by academic and practical training to assist an anesthesiologist in developing and implementing anesthesia care plans for patients under the supervision and direction of the anesthesiologist who is responsible for the performance of that anesthesiologist assistant;C. "applicant" means a person who is applying to the board for a license as an anesthesiologist assistant;D. "board" means the New Mexico medical board; andE. "license" means an authorization to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant. History: Laws 2001, ch. 311, § 2; 2003, ch. 19, § 11; 2003, ch. 302, § 1; 2015, ch. 52, § 1; 2021, ch. 54, § 23. ANNOTATIONSThe 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, revised the definition of "anesthesiologist" to include certification by the American osteopathic board of anesthesiology within the list of required qualifications; and in Subsection A, after "American board of anesthesiology", added "or the American osteopathic board of anesthesiology".The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, expanded the definitions of "anesthesiologist" and "anesthesiologist assistant" as used in the Anesthesiologist Assistants Act; in Subsection A, after "equivalent", deleted "and who is an employee of the department of anesthesiology of a medical school in New Mexico"; and in Subsection B, after "person", deleted "employed or to be employed by a university in New Mexico with a medical school certified" and added "licensed". The 2003 amendment, effective June 20, 2003, inserted "or who has foreign certification determined by the board to be the substantial equivalent" following "last three years" near the end of Subsection A.