Osteopathic Medicine: Members and Meetings
Rule Hearing/Regular Board Meeting Notice:
The New Mexico Board of Osteopathic Medicine will hold a public rule hearing on Friday, September 25, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. Following the public rule hearing, the Board will convene a regular board meeting to adopt the rules and take care of regular business. The public rule hearing and board meeting will be held via Cisco Webex Meetings.
Cisco Webex Meeting link:
https://nmrld.webex.com/nmrld/onstage/g.php?MTID=e636fbffc8308aa059fbba3998c47d0be
Meeting number (access code): 146 907 3295
Join by phone:
Phone Number: 1-415-655-0002 United States Toll
The agenda for the regular board meeting will be posted and available at least 72 hours before the meeting on the Board’s website at: http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/OsteopathicMedicine_Members_and_Meetings.aspx. Copies may also be obtained by contacting Roberta Perea, Board Administrator at (505) 476-4622.
An individual with a disability who needs a reader, amplifier, qualified signed language interpreter, or other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the meeting should contact Roberta Perea, Board Administrator at (505) 476-4622.
The purpose of the public rule hearing is to consider proposed amendments to 16.17.3 NMAC to include: acceptable types of continuing medical education (CME) credits obtained from the American Osteopathic Association (“AOA”). The change is related to the following rule:
16.17.3 NMAC – Renewal and Continuing Education Requirements
To obtain and review copies of the proposed changes you may go to the Board’s website at:
http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/OsteopathicMedicine_Rules_and_Laws.aspx or contact the Boards and Commissions Division at (505) 476-4622.
The Board is currently accepting public comments on the proposed amendments. Please submit written comments on the proposed changes to Roberta Perea, Board Administrator via electronic mail at osteo.board@state.nm.us or by regular mail at P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504 no later than Thursday, September 24, 2020. Persons will also be given the opportunity to present their comments at the rule hearing. All written comments will be posted to the Board’s website at: http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/OsteopathicMedicine_Rules_and_Laws.aspx, no more than three business days following receipt to allow for public view.
Statutory Authority: Section 61-10-5 and 61-10-19. NMSA 1978
Summary of Proposed Changes:
16.17.3.9 NMAC – CME CREDITS REQUIRIED
The proposed change is to sub-part A to allow the mandatory minimum of thirty AOA credits to be either category 1-A or category 1-B, or a combination thereof.
Explanation of Purpose of Proposed Changes:
The proposed change will allow for broader availability of CME credits for those licensees that have found it difficult to comply with the current rule. This will allow for greater specificity of medical education within licensees’ specialty communities.
AGENDA
Board Members
Jeremy Edmonds DO, Professional Member
Bradley Scoggins DO, Professional Member
Kristin E. Reidy DO, Professional Member
John Cruickshank DO, Professional Member
Mikal Smoker, PA, Professional Member
Diane Vaughn, Public Member
Louis David Eres IV, Public Member