New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVI,
Issue 14 / July 29, 2025
NOTICE
OF EMERGENCY RULEMAKING
Public Notice: The
New Mexico Medical Board (NMMB) has filed emergency rules, effective July 29,
2025. This action addresses procedural
updates following the August 2, 2024, public rule hearing where the Board
received input on amendments to 16.21.1 through 16.21.12 NMAC. Although those rules were amended, they
should have been repealed and replaced. This
notice of emergency rulemaking serves to inform that the previously amended
rules (16.21.1-16.21.12 NMAC) are now formally repealed and replaced with the
following:
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16.10.23 NMAC, General Provisions
·
16.10.24 NMAC, Fees
·
16.10.25 NMAC, License by Exam
·
16.10.29 NMAC, License
Expiration and Renewal
·
16.10.30 NMAC, Continuing
Education
·
16.10.32 NMAC, Lapse of License
and Reinstatement
Topic: Emergency Rule Hearing
Date:
Nov 7, 2025
Time:
09:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Place: New
Mexico Medical Board
2055
S. Pacheco Street, Bldg. 400
Santa
Fe, NM 87505
Purpose:
During the 2023 Legislative
Session HB83 passed and was signed by Governor Lujan Grisham on April 5, 2023. HB83 transferred the Podiatry Board from
Regulation and Licensing Department to the New Mexico Medical Board. The addition to the Medical Practice Act
requires promulgation of rules to implement the provisions set forth in HB83.
No technical information serves as a basis for
this proposed rule change.
Public comment: Interested
parties may provide comment on the proposed amendments of this state rule at
the public hearing or may submit written comments to Monique Parks , New Mexico
Medical Board, 2055 South Pacheco Street, Bldg. 400, Santa Fe, NM 87505, or by
electronic mail to MoniqueM.Parks@nmmb.nm.gov . All written comments must be received no
later than 3:00 p.m. (MDT) on October 31, 2025. All written comments will be posted to the
agency website within (3) three business days.
Copies of proposed rules: Copies
of the proposed rules may be accessed through the New Mexico Medical Board’s
website at www.nmmb.state.nm.us or may be obtained from the Board office by
calling (505) 476-7220 or via email at MoniqueM.Parks@nmmb.nm.gov or at Elishia.Lucero@nmmb.nm.gov.
Individuals with disabilities who require the
above information in an alternative format, or who need any form of auxiliary
aid to attend or participate in the public hearing are asked to contact Monique
Parks or Elishia Lucero at (505) 476-7220 or via email at MoniqueM.Parks@nmmb.nm.gov or Elishia.Lucero@nmmb.nm.gov. The New Mexico Medical Board requires at least
ten (10) calendar days advance notice to provide any special accommodations
requested.
Summary of proposed changes: The
Board summarizes its proposed changes to its administrative rules as follows:
16.21.1 NMAC though 16.21.12 - Podiatric
Licensure Rules:
As a matter of law and general summary, the
entirety of the podiatric licensure rules are transferred
to the New Mexico Medical Board for regulation of podiatric physicians in New
Mexico. Thus, the rules issued under the
Podiatry Board are being repealed.
16.21.1 NMAC- General Provisions
16.21.2 NMAC- Fees
16.21.3 NMAC- License by Exam
16.21.4 NMAC- Expedited License by Reciprocity
16.21.5 NMAC - Temporary License and Emergency
License 16.21.6- Licensure for Military Members, Spouses, Dependent Children
and Veterans
16.21.7 NMAC - License Expiration and Renewal
16.21.8 NMAC - Continuing Education
16.21.9 NMAC - Management of Pain with
Controlled Substances
16.21.10 NMAC - Lapse of License and
Reinstatement
16.21.11 NMAC - Disciplinary Proceedings
16.21.12 NMAC - Management of Medical Records
16.10.23 NMAC though 16.10.32 NMAC - Podiatric
Licensure Rules:
The New Mexico Medical Board is adopting new
rules to replace the repealed rules.
Other changes to rules include: changing the title of podiatrist to
podiatric physician; create a podiatry advisory committee; change reciprocity
requirements and change licensure renewal periods from one year to two years.
16.10.23 NMAC - General
Provisions
16.10.24 NMAC - Fees
16.10.25 NMAC - License by Exam
16.10.29 NMAC - License
Expiration and Renewal
16.10.30 NMAC - Continuing
Education
16.10.32 NMAC - Lapse of
License and Reinstatement