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 16.10.15.15 - INTERIM AND TRAINING PERMITS

Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.10.15.15

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024

A. Interim permits are issued to qualified applicants who have completed the application process and complied with all other licensure requirements except certification by the NCCPA or other certifying agency approved by the board.

(1) Physician assistants not currently certified by NCCPA or other certifying agency approved by the board, have a one-time grace period of one year from the date of graduation from a program approved by ARC-PA or its successor agency to become certified.

(2) Interim permits expire at the end of the one year grace period. Upon expiration of the interim permit the physician assistant may no longer practice, but may reapply upon certification by NCCPA or other certifying agency approved by the board.

B. Training permits may be issued to qualified applicants, regardless of certification status by NCCPA or other certifying agency approved by the board, who have completed the application process and who have not been actively and continuously in clinical practice for the two years prior to application and who are required by the board to undertake appropriate retraining prior to licensure or reinstatement. A training permit shall be valid for one year and may not be renewed.

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