SENATE CORPORATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL 441

49th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2009

AN ACT

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES; AUTHORIZING THE NEW MEXICO MEDICAL BOARD TO REDUCE OR EXEMPT APPLICATION FEES FOR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES WHO ARE APPLYING FOR AN INITIAL LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN NEW MEXICO.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. Section 61-6-19 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1989, Chapter 269, Section 15, as amended) is amended to read:

     "61-6-19. FEES.--

          A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, the board shall impose the following fees:

                (1) an application fee not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400) for licensure by endorsement as provided in Section 61-6-13 NMSA 1978;

                (2) an application fee not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400) for licensure by examination as provided in Section 61-6-11 NMSA 1978;

                (3) a triennial renewal fee not to exceed four hundred fifty dollars ($450);

                (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 six hundred dollars ($600) 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 licensing and registration of supervising 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 processing fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for each change of a supervising licensed physician for a physician assistant;

                (20) a fee not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) annually for a physician supervising a clinical pharmacist;

                (21) an application and renewal fee for a telemedicine license not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400);

                (22) a reasonable administrative fee, not to exceed the current cost of application 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

                (23) a reasonable fee as established by the department of public safety for nationwide and statewide criminal history screening of applicants and licensees.

          B. The board may, by rule, reduce or exempt application fees for veterans who have been honorably discharged from a branch of the United States armed forces and who are applying for an initial license to practice medicine in New Mexico.

          [B.] C. All fees are nonrefundable and shall be used by the board to carry out its duties efficiently."

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