1. The higher education department shall:
2. A. in cooperation with the hospitals and the New Mexico medical board, develop an intern training program to provide postdoctoral training for osteopathic interns;
3. B. contract with hospitals to provide intern training programs; and
4. C. promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of the Osteopathic Intern Act, including program requirements, distribution of training funds and matching fund and financial accountability requirements of hospitals receiving intern training funds; provided, however, for the purposes of this subsection, "matching funds" may include the provision of in-kind services. Regulations of the department shall be filed in accordance with the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978].

History: Laws 1983, ch. 195, § 4; 2021, ch. 54, § 5.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, removed a reference to the "board of osteopathic medical examiners" and replaced it with the "New Mexico medical board", as it relates to developing an intern training program, and removed a reference to the board of educational finance and replaced it with the higher education department; after "Intern program", deleted "board" and added "higher education department"; after "The", changed "board" to "higher education department"; in Subsection A, after "hospitals and the", added "New Mexico medical", and after "board", deleted "of osteopathic medical examiners"; and in Subsection C, after "Regulations of the ", changed "board" to "department".

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 15A Am. Jur. 2d Colleges and Universities §§ 32 to 34; 63A Am. Jur. 2d Public Funds §§ 56 to 58.

14A C.J.S. Colleges and Universities §§ 7, 31, 33; 81A C.J.S. States §§ 205, 211.