1. A. Each applicant for licensure as a podiatric physician shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:

   1. (1) has reached the age of majority;
   2. (2) has graduated and been awarded a doctor of podiatric medicine degree from a college of podiatric medicine accredited by the American podiatric medical association council on podiatric medical education; and
   3. (3) has completed, at a minimum, a one-year residency program at a hospital accredited by the American podiatric medical association council on education.
2. B. Each applicant shall file an application under oath on forms supplied by the board and shall pay the required fees.
3. C. An applicant for licensure by examination shall submit evidence to the board that the applicant has passed the examinations administered by the national board of podiatry examiners for students graduating from colleges of podiatry and shall furnish the board an official transcript and take clinical and written examinations as the board deems necessary. The examinations shall be in English and the subjects covered by the examinations shall be determined by the board and taken from subjects taught in accredited colleges of podiatric medicine. No applicant for licensure by examination shall be licensed who has not received a passing score on all board-approved examinations.
4. D. A podiatric physician licensed in another state may, on a temporary basis, consult, advise or cooperate in patient treatment with a podiatric physician licensed in New Mexico, subject to rules promulgated by the board.

History: 1953 Comp., § 67-6-8, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 221, § 8; 1998, ch. 24, § 8; 2022, ch. 39, § 38; 2023, ch. 141, § 9.

ANNOTATIONS

Cross references. — For age of majority, see 28-6-1 NMSA 1978.

The 2023 amendment, effective June 16, 2023, changed the title of "podiatrist" to "podiatric physician"; substituted "podiatrist" with "podiatric physician" throughout the section.

The 2022 amendment, effective May 18, 2022, revised qualifications for licensure as a podiatrist; in Subsection A, deleted Paragraph A(2), which provided "is of good moral character", and redesignated former Paragraphs A(3) and A(4) as Paragraphs A(2) and A(3), respectively; and in Subsection D, after "subject to rules", deleted "adopted and".

The 1998 amendment, effective July 1, 1998, added the Subsection A designation, redesignated former Subsections A through C as Paragraphs A(1) through A(3), rewrote Paragraph A(3), added Paragraph A(4), and added Subsections B and C.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 61 Am. Jur. 2d Physicians, Surgeons and Other Healers §§ 43, 51 to 58, 61, 132.

Practicing medicine, surgery, dentistry, optometry or other healing arts without license as a separate or continuing offense, 99 A.L.R.2d 654.

70 C.J.S. Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers § 19.