A. While an emergency declaration is in effect, a volunteer health practitioner registered with a registration system that complies with Section 5 [12-12A-5 NMSA 1978] of the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act and licensed and in good standing in the state upon which the volunteer health practitioner's registration is based may practice in this state to the extent authorized by that act as if the volunteer health practitioner were licensed in this state.
B. A volunteer health practitioner qualified pursuant to Subsection A of this section is not entitled to the protections of the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act if the volunteer health practitioner is licensed in more than one state and any license of the volunteer health practitioner is suspended, revoked or subject to an agency order limiting or restricting practice privileges or has been voluntarily terminated under threat of sanction.
History: Laws 2008, ch. 47, § 6.
Effective dates. — Laws 2008, ch. 47, § 14 made the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act effective July 1, 2008.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters
Article 12A - Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act
Section 12-12A-1 - Short title.
Section 12-12A-2 - Definitions.
Section 12-12A-3 - Applicability to volunteer health practitioners.
Section 12-12A-4 - Regulation of services during emergency.
Section 12-12A-5 - Volunteer health practitioner registration systems.
Section 12-12A-6 - Recognition of volunteer health practitioners licensed in other states.
Section 12-12A-7 - No effect on credentialing and privileging.
Section 12-12A-8 - Provision of volunteer health or veterinary services; administrative sanctions.
Section 12-12A-9 - Relation to other laws.
Section 12-12A-10 - Regulatory authority.
Section 12-12A-11 - Rights, privileges and immunities for volunteer health practitioners.
Section 12-12A-12 - Workers' compensation coverage.
Section 12-12A-13 - Uniformity of application and construction.