1. A. The "board of acupuncture and oriental medicine" is created.
2. B. The board is administratively attached to the regulation and licensing department.

3. C. The board shall consist of seven members appointed by the governor for terms of three years each. Four members of the board shall be doctors of oriental medicine who have been residents of and practiced acupuncture and oriental medicine in New Mexico for at least five years immediately preceding the date of their appointment. Three members shall be appointed to represent the public and shall not have practiced acupuncture and oriental medicine in this or any other jurisdiction or have any financial interest in the profession regulated. No board member shall be the owner, principal or director of an institute offering educational programs in acupuncture and oriental medicine. No more than one board member may be from each of the following categories:

   1. (1) a faculty member at an institute offering educational programs in acupuncture and oriental medicine;
   2. (2) a tutor in acupuncture and oriental medicine; or
   3. (3) an officer or director in a professional association of acupuncture and oriental medicine.
4. D. Members of the board shall be appointed by the governor for staggered terms of three years that shall be made in such a manner that the terms of board members expire on July 1. A board member shall serve until his successor has been appointed and qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
5. E. A board member shall not serve more than two consecutive full terms, and a board member who fails to attend, after he has received proper notice, three consecutive meetings shall be recommended for removal as a board member unless excused for reasons established by the board.
6. F. The board shall elect annually from its membership a chairman and other officers as necessary to carry out its duties.
7. G. The board shall meet at least once each year and at other times deemed necessary. Other meetings may be called by the chairman, a majority of board members or the governor. A simple majority of the board members serving constitutes a quorum of the board.
8. H. Members of the board shall be reimbursed as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 through 10-8-8 NMSA 1978] and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.

History: 1978 Comp., § 61-14A-7, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 158, § 15; 2000, ch. 53, § 4.

ANNOTATIONS

Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1993, ch. 158, § 15 repealed former 61-14A-7 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 62, § 7, relating to powers and duties of the board, and enacted the above section, effective June 18, 1993.

The 2000 amendment, effective May 17, 2000, inserted "regulation and licensing" in Subsection B; in Subsection C, changed the requirements of board members by adding a residency requirement and increasing the years of practice required immediately before appointment, added "No board member shall be the owner, principal, or director of an institute offering educational programs in acupuncture and oriental medicine", and rewrote the distribution of board members; in Subsection D, substituted "A board member" for "When a board member's term has expired, he" and inserted "and qualified".