New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 10 - MEDICINE AND SURGERY PRACTITIONERS
Part 10 - REPORT OF SETTLEMENTS, JUDGMENTS, ADVERSE ACTIONS AND CREDENTIALING DISCREPANCIES
Section 16.10.10.15 - SELF-REPORTING

A. All applicants and licensees have a duty to self-report to the board any mental illness, physical illness (including but not limited to deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skill), or habitual use or abuse of drugs, as defined in the Controlled Substances Act, Section 31-31-1 to 31-31-41 NMSA 1978, or alcohol that affects their ability to practice with reasonable skill or safety to patients.

B. Reports made under this section may subject the licensee or applicant to action by the board where necessary to ensure public health, safety and welfare.