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Section 61-6-7.4 - Physician assistant collaboration with licensed physicians; scope of practice; medical malpractice insurance.

NM Stat § 61-6-7.4 (2019) (N/A)
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A. A physician assistant may perform the acts and duties that are within the physician assistant's scope of practice in collaboration with a licensed physician, if the physician assistant has:

(1) completed three years of clinical practice as a physician assistant with the supervision of a licensed physician; and

(2) complied with rules adopted by the board establishing qualifications for when a physician assistant may engage in the practice of medicine in collaboration with a licensed physician.

B. A physician assistant practicing in collaboration with a licensed physician shall, at a minimum, maintain a policy of malpractice liability insurance that will qualify the physician assistant under the provisions of the Medical Malpractice Act [Chapter 41, Article 5 NMSA 1978].

History: Laws 2017, ch. 103, § 6.

Effective dates. — Laws 2017, ch. contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2017, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.

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