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N.M. Stat. § 61-6-15 (2026)

1 NMSA 1978 may be initiated by the board later than two years after it is

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brought to the board's attention.

    B. The time limitation contained in Subsection A of this section shall be tolled by any
civil or criminal litigation in which the licensee or applicant is a party arising substantially
from the same facts, conduct, transaction or transactions that would be the basis of the
board's decision.

History: 1978 Comp., § 61-6-24, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 269, § 20; 2008, ch. 74, §
4.

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Recompilations. — Laws 1989, ch. 269, § 24 recompiled former 61-6-24 NMSA 1978,
relating to practitioners changing location or beginning practice, as 61-6-28 NMSA
1978, effective July 1, 1989.

The 2008 amendment, effective May 14, 2008, added the reference to Section 61-6-
15.1 NMSA 1978.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1981–2015 · leading case: Morris v. Brandenburg, 2015-NMCA-100, 356 P.3d 564.
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Morris v. Brandenburg, 2015-NMCA-100, 356 P.3d 564. · cites it 2× “Kress described, all doctors in New Mexico are subject to regulation by the state medical board, which has been tasked by the Legislature with protecting the public from “the improper, unprofessional, incompetent and unlawful practice of medicine,” and which supervises the…”
Katz v. New Mexico Dep't of Human Servs., 624 P.2d 39 (N.M. 1981). · cites it 2× “The practice of medicine is defined by Section 61-6-15, N.M.S.A.1978, and might arguably include chiropractic practices.”
Fierro v. Stanley's Hardware, 722 P.2d 652 (N.M. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 4× “The practice of medicine is defined by Section 61-6-15, N.M.S.A. 1978, and might arguably include chiropractic practices.”
Medina v. Original Hamburger Stand, 728 P.2d 488 (N.M. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 6× “In Fierro, to demonstrate that the practice of medicine did not include psychology, we cited to NMSA 1978, Section 61-6-15 (Repl.1986) which defines the “practice of medicine.”
New Mexico Bd. of Veterinary Med. v. Riegger, 2006-NMCA-069, 137 P.3d 619. · cites it 4× “iding that nurses may be disciplined if they are unfit or incompetent); NMSA 1978, § 61-4-10(A)(3), (A)(16)(f), (A)(16)(i) (1993) (providing that chiropractors may be disciplined for incompetence, gross negligence, or "repeated similar negligent acts"); NMSA 1978, §…”
N.M. Stat. § 61-6-15(A): 1 case
Morris v. Brandenburg, 2015-NMCA-100, 356 P.3d 564. “Kress described, all doctors in New Mexico are subject to regulation by the state medical board, which has been tasked by the Legislature with protecting the public from “the improper, unprofessional, incompetent and unlawful practice of medicine,” and which supervises the…”
N.M. Stat. § 61-6-15(D)(12): 1 case
New Mexico Bd. of Veterinary Med. v. Riegger, 2006-NMCA-069, 137 P.3d 619. “iding that nurses may be disciplined if they are unfit or incompetent); NMSA 1978, § 61-4-10(A)(3), (A)(16)(f), (A)(16)(i) (1993) (providing that chiropractors may be disciplined for incompetence, gross negligence, or "repeated similar negligent acts"); NMSA 1978, §…”
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