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.

Notes

N.M. Code R. § 16.10.2.8
16.10.2.8 NMAC - N, 4/18/02; A, 4/3/05; A, 12/30/05, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 13, July 18, 2023, eff. 7/7/2023, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 05, March 12, 2024, eff. 3/12/2024

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