New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 5 - DENTISTRY (DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, ETC.)
Part 3 - MANDATORY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Section 16.5.3.8 - ADVERSE EVENTS AND INCIDENTS WHICH MUST BE REPORTED BY THE LICENSEE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
As a condition of licensure, any licensee who seeks or holds an active license, or temporary or public service license in New Mexico, or a retired licensee who seeks to reactivate their license within three years after retirement, must report the following adverse events and incidents in a written report to the board office within thirty days of that event or incident:
A. conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, other than a traffic violation;
B. any payment in settlement of a claim, or satisfaction of judgment, in a dental malpractice action personally or by a third party;
C. any professional review action in which membership status in a health care facility is revoked or suspended; or
D. discipline by any other state licensing authority;
E. any known morbidity or mortality arising as a direct result of examination, prescription, diagnosis or treatment by a licensee which results in hospitalization or treatment of the patient by emergency personnel.
