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§ 61-6-36 NMSA 1978

Participation in compact as condition of employment prohibited. (Contingent repeal. See note below.)

Known as the Medical Practice Act

The act spans §§ 61–61 (59 sections).

Laws 2026, ch. 3, § 3.

An employer shall not require a physician licensed in this state pursuant to the Medical Practice Act [Chapter 61, Article 6 NMSA 1978] to seek licensure through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact [ 11-21-2 NMSA 1978] as a condition of initial or continued employment as an allopathic or osteopathic physician in this state. An employer may require that a physician obtain and maintain a license to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine in multiple states if the physician is free to obtain and maintain the licenses by any means authorized by the laws of the respective states.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.