A. Chapter 24, Article 1I NMSA 1978 [Chapter 24A, Article 4 NMSA 1978] does not apply to agreements between health care practitioners who are shareholders, owners, partners or directors of a health care practice. B. Except as provided by Subsections C and D of this section, the provisions of Chapter 24, Article 1I NMSA 1978 [Chapter 24A, Article 4 NMSA 1978] apply to agreements, or renewals or extensions of agreements, executed on or after July 1, 2015. C. The provisions of Subsection B of Section 24-1I-2 NMSA 1978 [24A-4-2 NMSA 1978] apply to agreements, or renewals or extensions of agreements, executed on or after April 6, 2017. D. For psychologists, physician assistants and pharmacists, the provisions of Chapter 24, Article 1I NMSA 1978 [Chapter 24A, Article 4 NMSA 1978] apply to agreements, or renewals or extensions of agreements, executed on or after the effective date of this 2023 act. History: Laws 2015, ch. 96, § 5; 2017, ch. 123, § 3; 2023, ch. 97, § 2; § 24-1I-5 , recompiled as § 24A-4-5 by Laws 2024, ch. 39, § 132. Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 2024, ch. 39, § 132 recompiled former Chapter 24, Article 1I NMSA 1978 as Chapter 24A, Article 4 NMSA 1978. Laws 2024, ch. 39, § 132 recompiled former 24-1I-5 NMSA 1978 as 24A-4-2 NMSA 1978. Recompilations. — Laws 2024, ch. 39, § 132 recompiled former 24-1I-5 NMSA 1978 as 24A-4-5 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2024. The 2023 amendment, effective April 4, 2023, included psychologists, physician assistants, and pharmacists within the scope of Chapter 24, Article 1I NMSA 1978 for the purpose of making certain provisions in health care practitioner agreements void, unenforceable and against public policy; in Subsection B, added "and D"; in Subsection C, after "on or after", deleted "the effective date of this 2017 act" and added "April 6, 2017"; and added Subsection D. The 2017 amendment, effective April 6, 2017, made certain non-compete provisions in Section 24-1I-2(B) NMSA 1978 effective immediately; in Subsections A and B, changed "This act" to "Chapter 24, Article 1I NMSA 1978"; in Subsection B, added "Except as provided by Subsection C of this section"; and added Subsection C.
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