New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 17 - OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY PRACTITIONERS
Part 9 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS: LICENSURE AND PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS
Section 16.17.9.9 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. A completed application for which the applicant has supplied all information and correspondence requested by the board on forms and in a manner acceptable to the board.
B. Two letters of recommendation from physicians licensed to practice medicine in the United States or physician assistant program directors, or the director's designee, who have personal knowledge of the applicant's moral character and competence to practice.
C. Verification of licensure in all states where the applicant holds or has held a license to practice as a physician assistant, or other health care profession. Verification must be sent directly to the board from the other state board(s).
D. Verification of all work experience in the last two years, if applicable, provided directly to the board.
E. All applicants may be scheduled for a personal interview before the board or the board's designee and must present original documents, as the board requires. The initial license will be issued following completion of any required interview, or approval by a member or agent of the board.
F. License by endorsement from New Mexico medical board. Applicants who are currently licensed in good standing by the New Mexico medical board may be licensed by endorsement upon receipt of a verification of licensure directly from the New Mexico medical board, and a supervising physician form signed by the osteopathic physician who will serve as supervising physician.
G. All applicants for licensure who meet the requirements for licensure will be granted a temporary license and the license will be ratified at its next scheduled meeting.
