{"data":{"id":"us-nm/61-6c-6","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"61-6C-6","heading":"Physician assistant collaboration with licensed physicians; scope of practice; medical malpractice insurance.","body":"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:\n(1) completed three years of clinical practice as a physician assistant with the supervision of a licensed physician; and\n(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.\nB. 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].","path":["Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses","ARTICLE 6C Physician Assistants"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18564/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"b2cc0e7b9d42d4e4359b0a402e92a94e939b016c7f297401129913c5a9816034","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/61-6c-5","next":"us-nm/61-6c-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}