Section 61-10-5 - Board of examiners; appointment; terms; meetings; membership; examinations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2016.)
61-10-5. Board of examiners; appointment; terms; meetings; membership; examinations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2016.)
A. There is created the "board of osteopathic medical examiners". The board shall be administratively attached to the regulation and licensing department. The board consists of five members appointed by the governor; three members shall be regularly licensed osteopathic physicians in good standing in New Mexico, who have been so engaged for a period of at least two years immediately prior to their appointment and who are possessed of all the qualifications for applicants for licensure specified in Section 61-10-8 NMSA 1978, and two members shall represent the public. The public members of the board shall not have been licensed as osteopathic physicians, nor shall the public members have any significant financial interest, direct or indirect, in the occupation regulated.
B. Board members' terms shall be for five years. The vacancy of the term of a member shall be filled by appointment by the governor to the unexpired portion of the five-year term. A board member whose term has expired shall serve until his successor is appointed.
C. The board shall meet during the first quarter of the fiscal year and shall elect officers for the ensuing fiscal year. The board may hold other meetings as it deems necessary. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum.
D. The board shall have and use a common seal and is authorized to make and adopt all necessary rules and regulations relating to the enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 61, Article 10 NMSA 1978.
E. Examinations shall be made at least twice a year at the time and place fixed by the board. All applicants shall be given written notice of examinations at a reasonable prior date.
F. Members of the board shall be reimbursed as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 NMSA 1978], but shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance, for each day necessarily spent in the discharge of their duties.
G. A board member failing to attend three consecutive meetings, either regular or special, shall automatically be removed as a member of the board.