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 16.10.10.6 - OBJECTIVE

Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.10.10.6

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

This part has three objectives.

A. In accordance with Paragraph (21) of Subsection D of Section 61-6-15 NMSA 1978, this part defines the requirements for licensees and applicants to report to the board actions taken against them by other licensing jurisdictions, peer review bodies, health care entities, professional or medical societies and associations, governmental agencies, law enforcement agencies, and courts for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct constituting grounds for action under the Medical Practice Act.

B. In accordance with Section 61-6-16 NMSA 1978, this part defines the requirements for affected entities to report to the board:

(1) payments relating to malpractice actions or claims arising in New Mexico involving licensees and applicants;

(2) professional review actions; and

(3) actions taken against licensees' and applicants' clinical privileges while the licensee or applicant is under investigation or in lieu of investigation by the affected entity.

C. In accordance with the board's statutory duty to protect the public health, safety and welfare, and the ethical standards adopted by the board in 16.10.8 NMAC, this part establishes mandatory reporting requirements for licensees and applicants to ensure the board is informed of impaired, incompetent, disruptive and unethical practitioners.

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