New Mexico Code § 61-8-10.1

License renewal; continuing education; penalty for failure to renew
Open in Lexace · Ask the AI about this section
A. All licensees shall renew their licenses on or before January 1 of every second year. Upon application for renewal, each licensee shall furnish evidence that the licensee has completed continuing education requirements as set forth in Subsection B of this section.
B. As a condition of renewal, all applicants shall furnish the board with evidence of completion of postgraduate study as required by board rule. Postgraduate study may be obtained from a college of podiatric medicine accredited by the American podiatric medical association, one of its constituent societies or affiliate organizations or other courses approved by the board. This requirement may only be waived for reasons of prolonged illness or other incapacity or during a public health emergency.
C. The board may summarily suspend the license of a podiatric physician who fails to renew the podiatric physician's license or submit proof of completion of continuing education requirements within sixty days of January 1 as provided in Subsection A of this section. The board may reinstate licenses suspended upon payment of all applicable late fees, delinquent renewal fees and reinstatement fees.
History: 1978 Comp., § 61-8-10.1, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 185, § 2; 1998, ch. 24, § 11; 2023, ch. 141, § 12.
The 2023 amendment, effective June 16, 2023, revised license renewal requirements, and removed the taxation registration number requirement; in Subsection A, after "January 1 of", deleted "each year" and added "every second year", and after "furnish evidence that", deleted "he holds a registration number with the taxation and revenue department and" and added "the licensee"; in Subsection B, substituted "podiatry" with "podiatric medical", and after "incapacity", added "or during a public health emergency"; and in Subsection C, after "license of", deleted "any podiatrist" and added "a podiatric physician", and after "renew", deleted "his" and added "the podiatric physician's".
The 1998 amendment, effective July 1, 1998, substituted "shall" for "must" and "rule" for "regulation" in Subsection B.

‹ Prev All New Mexico sections Next ›


Lexace provides legal information, not legal advice, and no attorney–client relationship is created. Statute text is provided for general information and may not reflect the most recent amendments; verify against the official state code.