New Mexico § 61-6-15.1 Summary suspension or restriction of license

New Mexico Statutes

§ 61-6-15.1 — Summary suspension or restriction of license

New Mexico § 61-6-15.1

Ch. 61Professional and Occupational Licenses

Art. 6Medicine and Surgery

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 61-6-15.1 (2026).

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A. The board may summarily suspend or restrict a license issued by the board without a hearing, simultaneously with or at any time after the initiation of proceedings for a hearing provided under the Uniform Licensing Act [61-1-1 to 61-1-31 NMSA 1978], if the board finds that evidence in its possession indicates that the licensee:

(1)poses a clear and immediate danger to the public health and safety if the licensee continues to practice;

(2)has been adjudged mentally incompetent by a final order or adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction; or (3) has pled guilty to or been found guilty of any offense related to the practice of medicine or for any violent criminal offense in this state or a substantially equivalent criminal offense in another jurisdiction. B. A licensee is not re

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A. The board may summarily suspend or restrict a license issued by the board without a hearing, simultaneously with or at any time after the initiation of proceedings for a hearing provided under the Uniform Licensing Act [61-1-1 to 61-1-31 NMSA 1978], if the board finds that evidence in its possession indicates that the licensee: (1) poses a clear and immediate danger to the public health and safety if the licensee continues to practice; (2) has been adjudged mentally incompetent by a final order or adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction; or (3) has pled guilty to or been found guilty of any offense related to the practice of medicine or for any violent criminal offense in this state or a substantially equivalent criminal offense in another jurisdiction. B. A licensee is not required to comply with a summary action until service has been made or the licensee has actual knowledge of the order, whichever occurs first. C. A person whose license is suspended or restricted under this section is entitled to a hearing by the board pursuant to the Uniform Licensing Act within fifteen days from the date the licensee requests a hearing.