A. The secretary-treasurer of the board or the board's designee may, either by examination or endorsement, approve a temporary license to practice medicine and surgery to an applicant qualified to practice medicine and surgery in this state who will be temporarily in attendance at an organized youth camp or school, provided that:

(1) the practice shall be confined to enrollees, leaders and employees of the camp or school;

(2) the temporary license shall be issued for a period not to exceed three months from date of issuance; and

(3) the temporary license may be issued upon written application of the applicant, accompanied by such proof of the qualifications of the applicant as specified by board rule.

B. The secretary-treasurer of the board or the board's designee may approve a temporary license to practice medicine and surgery under the supervision of a licensed physician to an applicant who is licensed to practice medicine in another state, territory of the United States or another country and who is qualified to practice medicine and surgery in this state. The following provisions shall apply:

(1) the temporary license may be issued upon written application of the applicant, accompanied by proof of qualifications as specified by rule of the board. A temporary license may be granted to allow the applicant to assist in teaching, conducting research, performing specialized diagnostic and treatment procedures, implementing new technology and for physician educational purposes. A licensee may engage in only the activities specified on the temporary license, and the temporary license shall identify the licensed physician who will supervise the applicant during the time the applicant practices medicine in New Mexico. The supervising licensed physician shall submit an affidavit attesting to the qualifications of the applicant and activities the applicant will perform; and

(2) the temporary license shall be issued for a period not to exceed three months from date of issuance and may be renewed upon application and payment of fees as provided in Section 61-6-19 NMSA 1978.

C. The application for a temporary license under this section shall be accompanied by a license fee as provided in Section 61-6-19 NMSA 1978.

History: 1941 Comp., § 51-125; Laws 1953, ch. 48, § 2; 1953 Comp., § 67-5-7; Laws 1969, ch. 46, § 5; 1988, ch. 11, § 1; 1978 Comp., § 61-6-13, recompiled as § 61-6-14 by Laws 1989, ch. 269, § 10; 1991, ch. 148, § 2; 2003, ch. 19, § 14; 2005, ch. 159, § 3.

Recompilations. — Laws 1989, ch. 269, § 11 recompiled former 61-6-14 NMSA 1978, relating to refusal, revocation or suspension of license, as 61-6-15 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1989.

The 2005 amendment, effective April 5, 2005, in Subsection A, provided that the secretary-treasurer of the board or its designee may by examination or endorsement approve a temporary license to practice medicine and surgery to an applicant temporarily at an organized youth camp or school; and in Subsection B, provided that the secretary-treasurer of the board or its designee may by examination or endorsement approve a temporary license to practice medicine and surgery under the supervision of a licensed physician to an applicant who is licensed to practice medicine outside New Mexico and who is otherwise qualified to practice medicine.

The 2003 amendment, effective June 20, 2003, substituted "the qualifications of the applicant as specified by board rule" for "his qualifications as the secretary-treasurer of the board, in his discretion, may require" at the end of Paragraph A(2); in Subsection B, substituted "supervision of a licensed physician" for "sponsorship of and in association with a licensed New Mexico physician" following "medicine under the"; rewrote Paragraph B(1); deleted Subsection C concerning interim licenses and redesignated former Subsection D as present Subsection C.

The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, in Paragraph (1) of Subsection B, added "and for physician educational purposes" at the end of the second sentence and inserted "licensed" preceding "New Mexico physician" in the third sentence.

The 1989 amendment, effective July 1, 1989, renumbered this section, which formerly was 61-6-13 NMSA 1978; in Subsection A, deleted "the average temporary daily population of which exceeds one hundred persons, for a period of not less than two weeks nor more than three months" following "school" near the middle of the introductory paragraph; added all of the language of Subsection B(2) following "fees"; added present Subsection C; redesignated former Subsection C as present Subsection D while substituting all of the language thereof following "fee" for "as determined by the board, but not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100), payable to the board"; and deleted "or permit" following "license" several times throughout the section.

The 1988 amendment, effective February 18, 1988, added "temporary" and "and temporary licenses for out-of-state physicians" to the section heading; deleted "of medical examiners" following "of the board" and "apply for a license to" following "qualified to" near the beginning of Subsection A, and added "and the following provisions shall apply" at the end of the Subsection; redesignated former Subsections B and C as present Subsections A(1) and A(2), substituting "permit may" for "permit shall" in Subsection A(2); deleted former Subsection D, regarding a $25.00 license fee; and added present Subsection B.