New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 10 - MEDICINE AND SURGERY PRACTITIONERS › Part 2 - PHYSICIANS: LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS › Section 16.10.2.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
"Absence
				of good moral character"
means any conduct that calls into question an
				applicant's fitness or suitability to engage in licensed practice, or that is
				antithetical to the promotion of the public health, safety, and welfare, as
				determined by the board, constitutes a lack of good moral character. The
				conduct subject to the board's evaluation for good moral character may or may
				not arise in the context of professional practice.
B.
"ABMS"
means the American
				board of medical specialties.
C.
"AOA"
means the American osteopathic association.
D.
"AOA-BOS"
means the American
				osteopathic association bureau of osteopathic specialists.
E.
"Board approved school"
means
				a medical school that has been approved by the liaison committee on medical
				education, composed of the American medical association and the association of
				American medical colleges, has a liaison council on medical education
				(LCME)-approved curriculum or equivalent for graduates of Canadian schools, is
				accredited by the American osteopathic association or commission on osteopathic
				accreditation, or has been approved by the board. Foreign medical graduates
				that are vetted and approved for a board approved training program and hold an
				ECFMG certification are considered to have graduated from an acceptable medical
				education, as if they have graduated from a board approved school.
F.
"Board approved training
				program"
means a program approved by the accrediting council on graduate
				medical education of the American medical association (ACGME), is approved by
				American osteopathic association (AOA), the royal college of physicians and
				surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), or a residency program located within an ACGME
				approved institution that has been approved by the board.
G.
"Board approved credential
				verification service"
means a credential verification service certified
				by the national commission on quality assurance (NCQA) and approved by the
				board.
H.
"Complete
				application"
means an application for licensure that includes all
				required documentation in 16.10.2 NMAC and subject to the provisions of Section
				61-6-11 NMSA 1978 and Section
				61-1-3.5 NMSA 1978.
I.
"Disqualifying criminal
				conviction"
means a conviction pursuant to the Uniform Licensing Act,
				Section 61-1-36 NMSA 1978, for a crime
				that is job-related for the position in question and consistent with business
				necessity.
J.
"ECFMG"
means educational commission for foreign medical students.
K.
"FCVS"
means the federation
				credential verification service of the federation of state medical
				boards.
L.
"Good moral
				character"
means qualities evidencing an applicant's present good moral
				character for purposes of licensure including candor, honesty, integrity, a
				respect for the law, regard for the welfare, safety, and rights of another, and
				fidelity and trustworthiness in the practice of the professions for which they
				may be licensed. Conversely, an applicant whose conduct reflects the absence of
				one or more of these qualities may be said to lack the good moral character
				required for licensure. It is a continuing duty to exhibit good moral character
				as a licensee. Absence of good moral character means any conduct that calls
				into question an applicant's fitness or suitability to engage in licensed
				practice, or that is antithetical to the promotion of the public health,
				safety, and welfare, as determined by the board, constitutes a lack of good
				moral character. The conduct subject to the board's evaluation for good moral
				character may or may not arise in the context of professional
				practice.
M.
"HSC"
means the hospital services corporation, a New Mexico corporation, and a
				credential verification organization certified by the national commission on
				quality assurance (NCQA).
N.
"License renewal"
means the renewal of an active license with the
				required documentation and the submission by the licensee to a state and
				national background check, as determined by the board.
O.
"Major disaster"
means a
				declaration of a major disaster by the federal emergency management agency
				(FEMA).
P.
"Military service
				member"
means a person who is:
(1)
				serving in the armed forces of the United States as an active duty member, or
				in an active reserve component of the armed forces of the United States,
				including the national guard;
(2)
				the spouse of a person who is serving in the armed forces of the United States
				or in an active reserve component of the armed forces of the United States,
				including the national guard, or a surviving spouse of a member who at the time
				of the member's death was serving on active duty; or
(3) the child of a military service member if
				the child is also a dependent of that person for federal income tax
				purposes.