§ 61-7-4 NMSA 1978

Health care provider boards; additional powers and duties

Known as the Impaired Health Care Provider Act

The act spans §§ 61–61 (12 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Humenansky v. Minnesota Board of Medical Examiners (1994)

Most recently applied in Humenansky v. Minnesota Board of Medical Examiners (December 1994)

1953 Comp., § 67-42-4, enacted by Laws 1976, ch. 3, § 4; recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 67-8A-4; 1991, ch. 148, § 5; 1993, ch. 326, § 1; 1995, ch. 96, § 4.

A. If the board has reasonable cause to believe that a health care provider licensed, registered or certified to practice in this state is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety to patients because of a condition described in Section 61-7-3 NMSA 1978, the board shall appoint an examining committee as described in Subsection B of this section to examine the health care provider and shall, following the examination, take appropriate action within the provisions of the Impaired Health Care Provider Act.

B. The appropriate board shall designate three licensed health care providers to be members of an examining committee.

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.