1. A. “AACOM” means American association of colleges of osteopathic medicine.
2. B. “AAFP” means American academy of family physicians.
3. C. “AAPS” means American association of physician specialists.
4. D. “ACCME” means accreditation council for continuing medical education.
5. E. “ACGME” means accreditation council for graduate medical education.
6. F. “AMA” means the American medical association.
7. G. “AOA” means the American osteopathic association.
8. H. “Board approved school” means a college of osteopathic medicine accredited by the American osteopathic association.
9. I. “Board approved training program” means a program accredited by the American osteopathic association bureau of osteopathic specialists (AOA-BOS), or accrediting council on graduate medical education (ACGME).
10. J. “Board approved credential verification service” means a credential verification service certified by the national commission on quality assurance (NCQA) and approved by the board.
11. K. “CCME” means council on continuing medical education of the AOA.
12. L. “COCA” means commission on osteopathic college accreditation.
13. M. “COMLEX” means comprehensive osteopathic medical licensing examination.
14. N. “COMVEX” means comprehensive osteopathic medical variable-purpose examination.
15. O. “HSC” means the hospital services corporation, a credential verification organization certified by the national commission on quality assurance (NCQA).
16. P. “Major disaster declaration” means the declaration of a disaster by the federal emergency management agency (FEMA) that may provide for emergency licensure.
17. Q. “NBOE” means national board osteopathic examination.
18. R. “Osteopathic physician profile report” means the credentialing verification service of the American osteopathic association.
19. S. “SPEX” means special purpose examination.
20. T. “Telemedicine” means the practice of medicine across state lines using electronic communications, information technology or other means between a licensed osteopathic physician out of state and a patient in New Mexico. Telemedicine involves the application of secure videoconferencing or store and forward technology to provide or support healthcare delivery by replicating the traditional interaction of the in-person encounters between a provider and a patient.
21. U. “USMLE” means the United States medical licensing examination sponsored by the federation of state medical boards and the national board of medical examiners.

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