A. The secretary shall appoint an "emergency medical services licensing commission", which shall be staffed by the bureau and composed of one lay person, three emergency medical technicians, one from each level of licensure, and three physicians, at least two of whom shall have expertise in emergency medicine and who are appointed from a list proposed by the New Mexico chapter of the American college of emergency physicians.

B. The composition of the emergency medical services licensing commission shall reflect geographic diversity and both public and private interests. The members shall serve for three-year staggered terms. The duties of and procedures for the emergency medical services licensing commission shall be delineated in rules promulgated pursuant to Subsection A of Section 24-10B-5 NMSA 1978. Such duties include:

(1) providing a forum for the receipt of public comment regarding emergency medical services licensing matters;

(2) oversight of the bureau's licensure functions;

(3) receiving complaints, directing investigations and authorizing the initiation of actions by the bureau regarding contemplated refusal to grant initial licensure and for disciplinary actions against licensees; and

(4) the granting of waivers, for good cause shown, of rules pertaining to licensure renewal.

C. The emergency medical services licensing commission may compel the production of books, records and papers pertinent to any investigation authorized by the Emergency Medical Services Act and may seek enforcement of any subpoena so issued through the district court in the county in which the custodian of the document is located in camera.

D. The emergency medical services licensing commission shall meet as needed, but not less frequently than semiannually. The emergency medical services licensing commission shall be subject to the provisions of the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978].

History: Laws 1993, ch. 161, § 5; 2003, ch. 243, § 5.

The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, inserted present Subsection C and redesignated former Subsection C as Subsection D.