New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 10 - MEDICINE AND SURGERY PRACTITIONERS
Part 15 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS: LICENSURE AND PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS
Section 16.10.15.10 - APPROVAL OF SUPERVISING PHYSICIANS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Pursuant to Section 61-6-10 NMSA 1978, a physician may supervise as many physician assistants as the physician can effectively supervise and communicate within the circumstances of their particular practice setting.
B. All supervising physicians shall submit written notice of intent to supervise a physician assistant on forms prescribed by the board.
C. Within 30 days after an employer terminates the employment of a physician assistant, the supervising physician or the physician assistant shall submit a written notice to the board providing the date of termination and reason for termination.
D. A physician assistant who is employed by the United States government and who works on land or in facilities owned or operated by the United States government or a physician assistant who is a member of the reserve components of the United States and on official orders or performing official duties as outlined in the appropriate regulation of that branch may be licensed in New Mexico with proof that their supervising physician holds an active medical license in another state.
