N.M. Code R. § 16.10.2.8 - CATEGORIES OF ACTIVE LICENSES
Individuals holding one of the following categories of medical license are eligible to practice medicine and surgery in New Mexico.
A.
Expedited
license: a one-year provisional license that confers the same rights,
privileges and responsibilities as a medical license issued by the board as
defined in Section
61-6-13 NMSA.
B.
Medical: An unrestricted
license to practice medicine and surgery.
C.
Telemedicine: A limited
medical license that allows a physician located outside New Mexico to practice
medicine on patients located in New Mexico.
D.
Post-graduate: A limited
training license issued by the board to physicians who are enrolled in a board
approved training program.
E.
Public service: A limited license issued by the board to
physicians in training who have successfully completed one year of
post-graduate training.
F.
Temporary: A limited license that allows a physician to practice
medicine for a limited time after meeting certain specific
conditions.
G.
Federal
emergency: An unrestricted license to practice medicine and surgery
issued without receipt of all documentation required for a medical license
because of a major disaster.
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Individuals holding one of the following categories of medical license are eligible to practice medicine and surgery in New Mexico.
A. Expedited license: a one-year provisional license that confers the same rights, privileges and responsibilities as a medical license issued by the board as defined in Section 61-6-13 NMSA.
B. Medical: An unrestricted license to practice medicine and surgery.
C. Telemedicine: A limited medical license that allows a physician located outside New Mexico to practice medicine on patients located in New Mexico.
D. Post-graduate: A limited training license issued by the board to physicians who are enrolled in a board approved training program.
E. Public service: A limited license issued by the board to physicians in training who have successfully completed one year of post-graduate training.
F. Temporary: A limited license that allows a physician to practice medicine for a limited time after meeting certain specific conditions.
G. Federal emergency: An unrestricted license to practice medicine and surgery issued without receipt of all documentation required for a medical license because of a major disaster.