A health care provider may request in writing to the board a restriction of the license, registration or certification to practice. The board may grant the request for restriction and shall have authority, if it deems appropriate, to attach conditions to the license, registration or certification of the health care provider to practice within specified limitations and waive the commencement of any proceeding pursuant to provisions of Section 61-7-8 NMSA 1978. Removal of a voluntary restriction on licensure to practice shall be subject to the procedure for reinstatement of license, registration or certification in Section 61-7-9 NMSA 1978.
History: 1953 Comp., § 67-42-6, enacted by Laws 1976, ch. 3, § 6; recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 67-8A-6; 1993, ch. 326, § 3; 1995, ch. 96, § 6.
ANNOTATIONSThe 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, substituted "health care provider" for "physician" in two places; inserted "registration or certification" in three places; deleted "medicine" following "practice" in two places; and made minor stylistic changes throughout the section.
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, made stylistic changes throughout the section.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 61 Am. Jur. 2d Physicians, Surgeons and Other Healers § 32.
70 C.J.S. Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers § 27.