N.M. Admin. Code § 16.66.8.10

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024

Section 16.66.8.10 - REVIEW OF COMPLAINT

All complaints may be reviewed by the board's complaint committee.

A. Should the board, in its discretion, choose to utilize a complaint committee, the complaint committee shall be responsible for reviewing disciplinary complaints against licensees and applicants and making informal, non-binding recommendations to the board as to their disposition. The complaint committee shall not have any policymaking authority of any kind.

B. The board's complaint committee shall consist of no more than two board members and no more than two other volunteer members who are not members of the board, for a total of no more than four members at any given time.

C. After completing its review of a complaint, the complaint committee shall either recommend that the board take disciplinary action or that it close the case. As part of any recommendation of disciplinary action, the complaint committee may also make recommendations as to the proper amount of discipline (i.e. letter of reprimand, fine, suspension, revocation, etc.), including discipline that might be obtained through a negotiated settlement agreement with the licensee, applicant, or unlicensed practitioner.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.66.8.10

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXI, Issue 23, December 15, 2020, eff. 1/15/2021, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 08, April 23, 2024, eff. 4/23/2024