New Mexico Statutes
Article 6 - Medicine and Surgery
Section 61-6-19 - Fees.

A. Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, the board shall impose the following fees:
(1) an application fee not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for licensure by endorsement as provided in Section 61-6-13 NMSA 1978;
(2) an application fee not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for licensure by examination as provided in Section 61-6-11 NMSA 1978;
(3) a triennial renewal fee not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500);
(4) a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for placing a physician's license or a physician assistant's license on inactive status;
(5) a late fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for physicians who renew their license within forty-five days after the required renewal date;
(6) a late fee not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) for physicians who renew their licenses between forty-six and ninety days after the required renewal date;
(7) a reinstatement fee not to exceed seven hundred dollars ($700) for reinstatement of a revoked, suspended or inactive license;
(8) a reasonable administrative fee for verification and duplication of license or registration and copying of records;
(9) a reasonable publication fee for the purchase of a publication containing the names of all practitioners licensed under the Medical Practice Act;
(10) an impaired physician fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for a three-year period;
(11) an interim license fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100);
(12) a temporary license fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100);
(13) a postgraduate training license fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) annually;
(14) an application fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for physician assistants applying for initial licensure;
(15) a licensure fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for physician assistants biennial license renewal and registration of supervising or collaborating licensed physician;
(16) a late fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for physician assistants who renew their licensure within forty-five days after the required renewal date;
(17) a late fee not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for physician assistants who renew their licensure between forty-six and ninety days after the required renewal date;
(18) a reinstatement fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for physician assistants who reinstate an expired license;
(19) a fee not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) annually for a physician supervising a clinical pharmacist;
(20) an application and renewal fee for a telemedicine license not to exceed nine hundred dollars ($900);
(21) a reasonable administrative fee, not to exceed the current cost of application and license or renewal for a license, that may be charged for reprocessing applications and renewals that include minor but significant errors and that would otherwise be subject to investigation and possible disciplinary action; and
(22) a reasonable fee as established by the department of public safety for nationwide and statewide criminal history screening of applicants and licensees.
B. All fees are nonrefundable and shall be used by the board to carry out its duties efficiently.
History: 1978 Comp., § 61-6-19, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 269, § 15; 1994, ch. 80, § 11; 1997, ch. 187, § 9; 1997, ch. 221, § 4; 2001, ch. 96, § 6; 2003, ch. 19, § 19; 2008, ch. 74, § 3; 2017, ch. 103, § 7; 2020, ch. 6, § 16; 2021, ch. 54, § 39.
Repeals. — Laws 1989, ch. 269, § 32 repealed former 61-6-19 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1969, ch. 46, § 9, relating to rules and regulations of the board, effective July 1, 1989. For present comparable provisions, see 61-6-5(B) NMSA 1978.
The 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, increased certain fees imposed by the New Mexico medical board; in Subsection A, Paragraph A(1), changed "four hundred dollars ($400)" to "five hundred dollars ($500)", in Paragraph A(2), changed "four hundred dollars ($400)" to "five hundred dollars ($500)", in Paragraph A(3), changed "four hundred fifty dollars ($450)" to "five hundred dollars ($500)", in Paragraph A(7), changed "six hundred dollars ($600)" to "seven hundred dollars ($700)", in Paragraph A(20), changed "four hundred dollars ($400)" to "nine hundred dollars ($900)", and in Paragraph A(21), after "cost of application", added "and license or renewal".
The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, provided an exception to the licensure fee for qualified military service members, their spouses and dependent children, and for certain veterans; and in Subsection A, added "Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978".
The 2017 amendment, effective June 16, 2017, removed the fee charged to a physician assistant for each change of supervising licensed physician, and made technical changes; in Subsection A, Paragraph A(15), after "biennial", deleted "licensing" and added "license renewal", and after "supervising", added "or collaborating", and deleted Paragraph A(19), which provided a fee for each change of a supervising licensed physician for a physician assistant, and redesignated the succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
The 2008 amendment, effective May 14, 2008, added Paragraphs (22) and (23) of Subsection A.
The 2003 amendment, effective June 20, 2003, in Subsection A, deleted Paragraph (3) which read: "an examination fee equal to the cost of purchasing the examination plus an administration fee not to exceed fifty percent of that cost" and redesignated Paragraphs (4) to (20) as (3) to (21) and inserted present Paragraphs (18) and (19), substituted "six hundred dollars ($600)" for "the current application fee" following "not to exceed" in present Paragraph (7), inserted "licensed" near the end of present Paragraph (15).
The 2001 amendment, effective April 2, 2001, in Subsection A, substituted "for physicians who renew their license" for "for licensees who fail to renew their license" in Paragraph (6), substituted "physicians who renew their licenses between forty-six and ninety days" for "licensees who fail to renew their licenses from forty-six days to ninety days" in Paragraph (7); deleted "fail to" preceding "renew their licensure" in Paragraphs (17) and (18), and added Paragraph (20).
The 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, in Subsection A, added Paragraphs (5) and (17) to (19), redesignated former Paragraphs (5) to (15) as Paragraphs (6) to (16), rewrote Paragraphs (6), (7) and (16), and, in Paragraph (15), substituted "licensure" for "registration". Laws 1997, ch. 187, § 9 also amended this section. The section was set out as amended by Laws 1997, ch. 221, § 4. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.
The 1994 amendment, effective May 18, 1994, added Paragraph (A)(13) and redesignated former Paragraphs A(13) and A(14) as Paragraphs A(14) and A(15), respectively.
Disposition of fees. — The application fees paid pursuant to this section by applicants for licenses to practice medicine revert to the general fund at the end of the licensing year. 1960 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 60-28.
Licensing year. — The licensing year for physicians licensed to practice medicine in New Mexico is the calendar year. 1960 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 60-28 (rendered under prior law).
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 70 C.J.S. Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers § 22; 73 C.J.S. Public Administrative Law and Procedure § 8.

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