§ 61-6C-8 — Supervising or collaborating licensed physician;

New Mexico § 61-6C-8

• Jurisdiction: New Mexico
• Ch. 61: Professional and Occupational Licenses
• Art. 6C: Physician Assistants

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responsibility. A. As a condition of licensure, all physician assistants practicing in New Mexico shall be supervised by a licensed physician. The physician assistant shall inform the board of the name of the licensed physician under whose supervision the physician assistant will practice. All supervising physicians shall be licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act [Chapter 61, Article 6 NMSA 1978] and approved by the board. B. Every licensed physician supervising a physician assistant shall be individually responsible and liable for the performance of the acts and omissions delegated to the physician assistant the physician supervises. Nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve the physician assistant of responsibility and liability for the acts and omissions of the physician assistant. Rules promulgated in accordance with the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978] pursuant to the Physician Assistant Act shall: (1) require that a physician assistant whose practice is a specialty care, as defined by the board, shall be supervised by a licensed physician in accordance with requirements established by the board; and (2) allow a physician assistant whose practice is primary care, as defined by the board, to collaborate with a licensed physician in accordance with requirements established by the board for different practice settings. C. A physician assistant shall be supervised by or collaborate with a licensed physician in accordance with rules adopted by the board.

Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 67-5-3.6, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 361, § 6; 1978 Comp., §