New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

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28	28	HOUSE BILL 82
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45	45	2025
46	46	INTRODUCED BY
47	47	Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson
48	48	AN ACT
49	49	RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE; ENACTING THE PHYSICAL
50	50	THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT; AMENDING THE PHYSICAL THERAPY ACT TO
51	51	PROVIDE FOR STATE AND FEDERAL CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND
52	52	CHECKS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
53	53	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
54	54	SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE
55	55	COMPACT ENTERED INTO.--The Physical Therapy Licensure Compact
56	56	is entered into law and entered into with all other
57	57	jurisdictions legally joining therein in a form substantially
58	58	as follows:
59	59	"Physical Therapy Licensure Compact
60	60	ARTICLE 1 - Purpose
61	61	The purpose of the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact is
62	62	to facilitate interstate practice of physical therapy with the
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90	90	goal of improving public access to physical therapy services.
91	91	The practice of physical therapy occurs in the state where the
92	92	patient or client is located at the time of the patient or
93	93	client encounter. The compact preserves the regulatory
94	94	authority of states to protect public health and safety through
95	95	the current system of state licensure. This compact is
96	96	designed to achieve the following objectives:
97	97	A. increase public access to physical therapy
98	98	services by providing for the mutual recognition of other
99	99	member state licenses;
100	100	B. enhance the states' ability to protect public
101	101	health and safety;
102	102	C. encourage the cooperation of member states in
103	103	regulating multistate physical therapy practice;
104	104	D. support spouses of relocating military members;
105	105	E. enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative
106	106	and disciplinary information between member states; and
107	107	F. allow a remote state to hold a provider of
108	108	services with a compact privilege in that state accountable to
109	109	that state's practice standards.
110	110	ARTICLE 2 - Definitions
111	111	As used in the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, and
112	112	except as otherwise provided, the following definitions shall
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143	143	status in the active uniformed service of the United States,
144	144	including members of the national guard and reserve on active
145	145	duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. Chapters 1209 and 1211;
146	146	B. "adverse action" means disciplinary action taken
147	147	by a physical therapy licensing board based on misconduct,
148	148	unacceptable performance or a combination of both;
149	149	C. "alternative program" means a nondisciplinary
150	150	monitoring or practice remediation process approved by a
151	151	physical therapy licensing board. This includes, but is not
152	152	limited to, substance abuse issues;
153	153	D. "compact privilege" means the authorization
154	154	granted by a remote state to allow a licensee from another
155	155	member state to practice as a physical therapist or work as a
156	156	physical therapist assistant in the remote state under its laws
157	157	and rules. The practice of physical therapy occurs in the
158	158	member state where the patient or client is located at the time
159	159	of the patient or client encounter;
160	160	E. "continuing competence" means a requirement, as
161	161	a condition of license renewal, to provide evidence of
162	162	participation in, or completion of, educational and
163	163	professional activities relevant to practice or area of work;
164	164	F. "data system" means a repository of information
165	165	about licensees, including examination, licensure,
166	166	investigative, compact privilege and adverse action;
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196	196	physical therapy licensing board has limited in any way;
197	197	H. "executive board" means a group of directors
198	198	elected or appointed to act on behalf of, and within the powers
199	199	granted to them by, the commission;
200	200	I. "home state" means the member state that is the
201	201	licensee's primary state of residence;
202	202	J. "investigative information" means information,
203	203	records and documents received or generated by a physical
204	204	therapy licensing board pursuant to an investigation;
205	205	K. "jurisprudence requirement" means the assessment
206	206	of an individual's knowledge of the laws and rules governing
207	207	the practice of physical therapy in a state;
208	208	L. "licensee" means an individual who currently
209	209	holds an authorization from the state to practice as a physical
210	210	therapist or to work as a physical therapist assistant;
211	211	M. "member state" means a state that has enacted
212	212	the compact;
213	213	N. "party state" means any member state in which a
214	214	licensee holds a current license or compact privilege or is
215	215	applying for a license or compact privilege;
216	216	O. "physical therapist" means an individual who is
217	217	licensed by a state to practice physical therapy;
218	218	P. "physical therapist assistant" means an
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220	220	assists the physical therapist in selected components of
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249	249	physical therapy;
250	250	Q. "physical therapy", "physical therapy practice"
251	251	or "the practice of physical therapy" means the care and
252	252	services provided by or under the direction and supervision of
253	253	a licensed physical therapist;
254	254	R. "physical therapy compact commission", "compact
255	255	commission" or "commission" means the national administrative
256	256	body whose membership consists of all states that have enacted
257	257	the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact;
258	258	S. "physical therapy licensing board" or "licensing
259	259	board" means the agency of a state that is responsible for the
260	260	licensing and regulation of physical therapists and physical
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262	262	T. "remote state" means a member state other than
263	263	the home state in which a licensee is exercising or seeking to
264	264	exercise the compact privilege;
265	265	U. "rule" means a regulation, principle or
266	266	directive promulgated by the commission that has the force of
267	267	law; and
268	268	V. "state" means any state, commonwealth, district
269	269	or territory of the United States of America that regulates the
270	270	practice of physical therapy.
271	271	ARTICLE 3 - State Participation in Compact
272	272	A. To participate in the Physical Therapy Licensure
273	273	Compact, a state must:
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302	302	(1) participate fully in the commission's data
303	303	system, including using the commission's unique identifier as
304	304	defined in rules;
305	305	(2) have a mechanism in place for receiving
306	306	and investigating complaints about licensees;
307	307	(3) notify the commission, in compliance with
308	308	the terms of the compact and rules, of any adverse action or
309	309	the availability of investigative information regarding a
310	310	licensee;
311	311	(4) fully implement a criminal background
312	312	check requirement, within a time frame established by rule, by
313	313	receiving the results of the federal bureau of investigation
314	314	record search on criminal background checks and using the
315	315	results in making licensure decisions in accordance with
316	316	Subsection B of this article;
317	317	(5) comply with the rules of the commission;
318	318	(6) use a recognized national examination as a
319	319	requirement for licensure pursuant to the rules of the
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321	321	(7) have continuing competence requirements as
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323	323	B. Upon adoption of this statute, the member state
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357	357	C. A member state shall grant the compact privilege
358	358	to a licensee holding a valid unencumbered license in another
359	359	member state in accordance with the terms of the compact and
360	360	rules.
361	361	D. Member states may charge a fee for granting a
362	362	compact privilege.
363	363	ARTICLE 4 - Compact Privilege
364	364	A. To exercise the compact privilege under the
365	365	terms and provisions of the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact,
366	366	the licensee shall:
367	367	(1) hold a license in the home state;
368	368	(2) have no encumbrance on any state license;
369	369	(3) be eligible for a compact privilege in any
370	370	member state in accordance with Subsections G and H of this
371	371	article;
372	372	(4) have not had any adverse action against
373	373	any license or compact privilege within the previous two years;
374	374	(5) notify the commission that the licensee is
375	375	seeking the compact privilege within a remote state;
376	376	(6) pay applicable fees, including any state
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378	378	(7) meet jurisprudence requirements
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409	409	(8) report to the commission adverse action
410	410	taken by a nonmember state within thirty days from the date the
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412	412	B. The compact privilege is valid until the
413	413	expiration date of the home license. The licensee must comply
414	414	with the requirements of Subsection A of this article to
415	415	maintain the compact privilege in the remote state.
416	416	C. A licensee providing physical therapy in a
417	417	remote state under the compact privilege shall function within
418	418	the laws and rules of the remote state.
419	419	D. A licensee providing physical therapy in a
420	420	remote state is subject to that state's regulatory authority.
421	421	A remote state may, in accordance with due process and that
422	422	state's laws, remove a licensee's compact privilege in the
423	423	remote state for a specific period of time, impose fines or
424	424	take any other necessary actions to protect the health and
425	425	safety of its citizens. The licensee is not eligible for a
426	426	compact privilege in a member state until the specific time for
427	427	removal has passed and all fines are paid.
428	428	E. If a home state license is encumbered, the
429	429	licensee shall lose the compact privilege in any remote state
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461	461	(2) two years have elapsed from the date of
462	462	the adverse action.
463	463	F. Once an encumbered license in the home state is
464	464	restored to good standing, the licensee must meet the
465	465	requirements of Subsection A of this article to obtain a
466	466	compact privilege in any remote state.
467	467	G. If a licensee's compact privilege in any remote
468	468	state is removed, the individual shall lose the compact
469	469	privilege in any remote state until the following occur:
470	470	(1) the specific period of time for which the
471	471	compact privilege was removed has ended;
472	472	(2) all fines have been paid; and
473	473	(3) two years have elapsed from the date of
474	474	the adverse action.
475	475	H. Once the requirements of Subsection G of this
476	476	article have been met, the licensee must meet the requirements
477	477	in Subsection A of this article to obtain a compact privilege
478	478	in a remote state.
479	479	ARTICLE 5 - Active Duty Military Personnel or Their Spouses
480	480	A licensee who is active duty military or is the spouse of
481	481	an individual who is active duty military may designate one of
482	482	the following as the home state:
483	483	A. home of record;
484	484	B. permanent change of station; or
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514	514	than the permanent change of station state or home of record.
515	515	ARTICLE 6 - Adverse Actions
516	516	A. A home state shall have exclusive power to
517	517	impose adverse action against a license issued by the home
518	518	state.
519	519	B. A home state may take adverse action based on
520	520	the investigative information of a remote state so long as the
521	521	home state follows its own procedures for imposing adverse
522	522	action.
523	523	C. Nothing in the Physical Therapy Licensure
524	524	Compact shall override a member state's decision that
525	525	participation in an alternative program may be used in lieu of
526	526	adverse action and that such participation shall remain
527	527	nonpublic if required by the member state's laws. Member
528	528	states must require licensees who enter any alternative
529	529	programs in lieu of discipline to agree not to practice in any
530	530	other member state during the term of the alternative program
531	531	without prior authorization from such other member state.
532	532	D. Any member state may investigate actual or
533	533	alleged violations of the statutes and rules authorizing the
534	534	practice of physical therapy in any other member state in which
535	535	a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant holds a
536	536	license or compact privilege.
537	537	E. A remote state shall have the authority to:
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567	567	Subsection D of Article 4 of the Physical Therapy Licensure
568	568	Compact against a licensee's compact privilege in the state;
569	569	(2) issue subpoenas for both hearings and
570	570	investigations that require the attendance and testimony of
571	571	witnesses and the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by
572	572	a physical therapy licensing board in a party state for the
573	573	attendance and testimony of witnesses, or the production of
574	574	evidence from another party state, shall be enforced in the
575	575	latter state by any court of competent jurisdiction, according
576	576	to the practice and procedure of that court applicable to
577	577	subpoenas issued in proceedings pending before it. The issuing
578	578	authority shall pay witness fees, travel expenses, mileage and
579	579	other fees required by the service statutes of the state where
580	580	the witnesses or evidence are located; and
581	581	(3) if otherwise permitted by state law,
582	582	recover from the licensee the costs of investigations and
583	583	disposition of cases resulting from any adverse action taken
584	584	against that licensee.
585	585	F. Joint Investigations
586	586	(1) In addition to the authority granted to a
587	587	member state by its respective physical therapy practice act or
588	588	other applicable state law, a member state may participate with
589	589	other member states in joint investigations of licensees.
590	590	(2) Member states shall share investigative,
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621	621	ARTICLE 7 - Establishment of the Physical Therapy Compact
622	622	Commission
623	623	A. The compact member states hereby create and
624	624	establish a joint public agency known as the "physical therapy
625	625	compact commission".
626	626	(1) The commission is an instrumentality of
627	627	the compact states.
628	628	(2) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings
629	629	by or against the commission shall be brought solely and
630	630	exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction where the
631	631	principal office of the commission is located. The commission
632	632	may waive venue and jurisdictional defenses to the extent it
633	633	adopts or consents to participate in alternative dispute
634	634	resolution proceedings.
635	635	(3) Nothing in the Physical Therapy Licensure
636	636	Compact shall be construed to be a waiver of sovereign
637	637	immunity.
638	638	B. Membership, Voting and Meetings
639	639	(1) Each member state shall have and be
640	640	limited to one delegate selected by that member state's
641	641	licensing board.
642	642	(2) The delegate shall be a current member of
643	643	the licensing board, who is a physical therapist, physical
644	644	therapist assistant, public member or the board administrator.
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673	673	(3) Any delegate may be removed or suspended
674	674	from office as provided by the law of the state from which the
675	675	delegate is appointed.
676	676	(4) The member state board shall fill any
677	677	vacancy occurring in the commission.
678	678	(5) Each delegate shall be entitled to one
679	679	vote with regard to the promulgation of rules and creation of
680	680	bylaws and shall otherwise have an opportunity to participate
681	681	in the business and affairs of the commission.
682	682	(6) A delegate shall vote in person or by such
683	683	other means as provided in the bylaws. The bylaws may provide
684	684	for delegates' participation in meetings by telephone or other
685	685	means of communication.
686	686	(7) The commission shall meet at least once
687	687	during each calendar year. Additional meetings shall be held
688	688	as set forth in the bylaws.
689	689	C. The commission shall have the following powers
690	690	and duties:
691	691	(1) establish the fiscal year of the
692	692	commission;
693	693	(2) establish bylaws;
694	694	(3) maintain the commission's financial
695	695	records in accordance with the bylaws;
696	696	(4) meet and take such actions as are
697	697	consistent with the provisions of this compact and the bylaws;
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726	726	(5) promulgate uniform rules to facilitate and
727	727	coordinate implementation and administration of this compact.
728	728	The rules shall have the force and effect of law and shall be
729	729	binding in all member states;
730	730	(6) bring and prosecute legal proceedings or
731	731	actions in the name of the commission; provided that the
732	732	standing of any state physical therapy licensing board to sue
733	733	or be sued under applicable law shall not be affected;
734	734	(7) purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;
735	735	(8) borrow, accept or contract for services of
736	736	personnel, including, but not limited to, employees of a member
737	737	state;
738	738	(9) hire employees, elect or appoint officers,
739	739	fix compensation, define duties, grant such individuals
740	740	appropriate authority to carry out the purposes of the compact
741	741	and to establish the commission's personnel policies and
742	742	programs relating to conflicts of interest, qualifications of
743	743	personnel and other related personnel matters;
744	744	(10) accept appropriate donations and grants
745	745	of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services and
746	746	receive, use and dispose of the same; provided that at all
747	747	times the commission shall avoid any appearance of impropriety
748	748	or conflict of interest;
749	749	(11) lease, purchase, accept appropriate gifts
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780	780	the commission shall avoid any appearance of impropriety;
781	781	(12) sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease,
782	782	exchange, abandon or otherwise dispose of property real,
783	783	personal or mixed;
784	784	(13) establish a budget and make expenditures;
785	785	(14) borrow money;
786	786	(15) appoint committees, including standing
787	787	committees composed of members, state regulators, state
788	788	legislators or their representatives and consumer
789	789	representatives and such other interested persons as may be
790	790	designated in this compact and the bylaws;
791	791	(16) provide and receive information from, and
792	792	cooperate with, law enforcement agencies;
793	793	(17) establish and elect an executive board;
794	794	and
795	795	(18) perform such other functions as may be
796	796	necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this
797	797	compact consistent with the state regulation of physical
798	798	therapy licensure and practice.
799	799	D. The Executive Board
800	800	The executive board shall have the power to act on behalf
801	801	of the commission according to the terms of this compact.
802	802	(1) The executive board shall be composed of
803	803	nine members:
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832	832	(a) seven voting members who are elected
833	833	by the commission from the current membership of the
834	834	commission;
835	835	(b) one ex-officio, nonvoting member
836	836	from the recognized national physical therapy professional
837	837	association; and
838	838	(c) one ex-officio, nonvoting member
839	839	from the recognized membership organization of the physical
840	840	therapy licensing boards.
841	841	(2) The ex-officio members will be selected by
842	842	their respective organizations.
843	843	(3) The commission may remove a member of the
844	844	executive board as provided in bylaws.
845	845	(4) The executive board shall meet at least
846	846	annually.
847	847	(5) The executive board shall have the
848	848	following duties and responsibilities:
849	849	(a) recommend to the entire commission
850	850	changes to the rules or bylaws, changes to this compact
851	851	legislation, fees paid by compact member states such as annual
852	852	dues and any commission compact fee charged to licensees for
853	853	the compact privilege;
854	854	(b) ensure that compact administration
855	855	services are appropriately provided, contractual or otherwise;
856	856	(c) prepare and recommend the budget;
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885	885	(d) maintain financial records on behalf
886	886	of the commission;
887	887	(e) monitor compact compliance of member
888	888	states and provide compliance reports to the commission;
889	889	(f) establish additional committees as
890	890	necessary; and
891	891	(g) perform other duties as provided in
892	892	rules or bylaws.
893	893	E. Meetings of the Commission
894	894	(1) All meetings shall be open to the public,
895	895	and public notice of meetings shall be given in the same manner
896	896	as required under the rulemaking provisions in Article 9 of the
897	897	Physical Therapy Licensure Compact.
898	898	(2) The commission or the executive board or
899	899	other committees of the commission may convene in a closed,
900	900	nonpublic meeting if the commission or executive board or other
901	901	committees of the commission must discuss:
902	902	(a) noncompliance of a member state with
903	903	its obligations under the compact;
904	904	(b) the employment, compensation,
905	905	discipline or other matters, practices or procedures related to
906	906	specific employees or other matters related to the
907	907	commission's internal personnel practices and procedures;
908	908	(c) current, threatened or reasonably
909	909	anticipated litigation;
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938	938	(d) negotiation of contracts for the
939	939	purchase, lease or sale of goods, services or real estate;
940	940	(e) accusation of any person of a crime
941	941	or formally censuring any person;
942	942	(f) disclosure of trade secrets or
943	943	commercial or financial information that is privileged or
944	944	confidential;
945	945	(g) disclosure of information of a
946	946	personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly
947	947	unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
948	948	(h) disclosure of investigative records
949	949	compiled for law enforcement purposes;
950	950	(i) disclosure of information related to
951	951	any investigative reports prepared by or on behalf of or for
952	952	use of the commission or other committee charged with
953	953	responsibility of investigation or determination of compliance
954	954	issues pursuant to the compact; or
955	955	(j) matters specifically exempted from
956	956	disclosure by federal or member state statute.
957	957	(3) If a meeting or portion of a meeting is
958	958	closed pursuant to this provision, the commission's legal
959	959	counsel or designee shall certify that the meeting may be
960	960	closed and shall reference each relevant exempting provision.
961	961	(4) The commission shall keep minutes that
962	962	fully and clearly describe all matters discussed in a meeting
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991	991	and shall provide a full and accurate summary of actions taken,
992	992	and the reasons therefore, including a description of the views
993	993	expressed. All documents considered in connection with an
994	994	action shall be identified in the minutes. All minutes and
995	995	documents of a closed meeting shall remain under seal, subject
996	996	to release by a majority vote of the commission or order of a
997	997	court of competent jurisdiction.
998	998	F. Financing of the Commission
999	999	(1) The commission shall pay or provide for
1000	1000	the payment of the reasonable expenses of its establishment,
1001	1001	organization and ongoing activities.
1002	1002	(2) The commission may accept any and all
1003	1003	appropriate revenue sources, donations and grants of money,
1004	1004	equipment, supplies, materials and services.
1005	1005	(3) The commission may levy and collect an
1006	1006	annual assessment from each member state or impose fees on
1007	1007	other parties to cover the cost of the operations and
1008	1008	activities of the commission and its staff, which must be in a
1009	1009	total amount sufficient to cover its annual budget as approved
1010	1010	each year for which revenue is not provided by other sources.
1011	1011	The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based
1012	1012	upon a formula to be determined by the commission, which shall
1013	1013	promulgate a rule binding upon all member states.
1014	1014	(4) The commission shall not incur obligations
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1044	1044	same; nor shall the commission pledge the credit of any of the
1045	1045	member states, except by and with the authority of the member
1046	1046	state.
1047	1047	(5) The commission shall keep accurate
1048	1048	accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and
1049	1049	disbursements of the commission shall be subject to the audit
1050	1050	and accounting procedures established under its bylaws.
1051	1051	However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the
1052	1052	commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed
1053	1053	public accountant, and the report of the audit shall be
1054	1054	included in and become part of the annual report of the
1055	1055	commission.
1056	1056	G. Qualified Immunity, Defense and Indemnification
1057	1057	(1) The members, officers, executive director,
1058	1058	employees and representatives of the commission shall be immune
1059	1059	from suit and liability, either personally or in their official
1060	1060	capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or
1061	1061	personal injury or other civil liability caused by or arising
1062	1062	out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that
1063	1063	occurred, or that the person against whom the claim is made had
1064	1064	a reasonable basis for believing occurred, within the scope of
1065	1065	commission employment, duties or responsibilities; provided
1066	1066	that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to protect
1067	1067	any such person from suit or liability for any damage, loss,
1068	1068	injury or liability caused by the intentional or willful or
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1097	1097	wanton misconduct of that person.
1098	1098	(2) The commission shall defend any member,
1099	1099	officer, executive director, employee or representative of the
1100	1100	commission in any civil action seeking to impose liability
1101	1101	arising out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission
1102	1102	that occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties
1103	1103	or responsibilities or that the person against whom the claim
1104	1104	is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within
1105	1105	the scope of commission employment, duties or responsibilities;
1106	1106	provided that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
1107	1107	prohibit that person from retaining that person's own counsel;
1108	1108	and provided further that the actual or alleged act, error or
1109	1109	omission did not result from that person's intentional or
1110	1110	willful or wanton misconduct.
1111	1111	(3) The commission shall indemnify and hold
1112	1112	harmless any member, officer, executive director, employee or
1113	1113	representative of the commission for the amount of any
1114	1114	settlement or judgment obtained against that person arising out
1115	1115	of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred
1116	1116	within the scope of commission employment, duties or
1117	1117	responsibilities or that such person had a reasonable basis for
1118	1118	believing occurred within the scope of commission employment,
1119	1119	duties or responsibilities; provided that the actual or alleged
1120	1120	act, error or omission did not result from the intentional or
1121	1121	willful or wanton misconduct of that person.
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1150	1150	ARTICLE 8 - Data System
1151	1151	A. The commission shall provide for the
1152	1152	development, maintenance and use of a coordinated database and
1153	1153	reporting system containing licensure, adverse action and
1154	1154	investigative information on all licensed individuals in member
1155	1155	states.
1156	1156	B. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law
1157	1157	to the contrary, a member state shall submit a uniform data set
1158	1158	to the data system on all individuals to whom the Physical
1159	1159	Therapy Licensure Compact is applicable as required by the
1160	1160	rules of the commission, including:
1161	1161	(1) identifying information;
1162	1162	(2) licensure data;
1163	1163	(3) adverse actions against a license or
1164	1164	compact privilege;
1165	1165	(4) nonconfidential information related to
1166	1166	alternative program participation;
1167	1167	(5) any denial of application for licensure
1168	1168	and the reasons for such denial; and
1169	1169	(6) other information that may facilitate the
1170	1170	administration of this compact, as determined by the rules of
1171	1171	the commission.
1172	1172	C. Investigative information pertaining to a
1173	1173	licensee in any member state shall be available only to other
1174	1174	party states.
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1203	1203	D. The commission shall promptly notify all member
1204	1204	states of any adverse action taken against a licensee or an
1205	1205	individual applying for a license. Adverse action information
1206	1206	pertaining to a licensee in any member state shall be available
1207	1207	to any other member state.
1208	1208	E. Member states contributing information to the
1209	1209	data system may designate information that may not be shared
1210	1210	with the public without the express permission of the
1211	1211	contributing state.
1212	1212	F. Any information submitted to the data system
1213	1213	that is subsequently required to be expunged by the laws of the
1214	1214	member state contributing the information shall be removed from
1215	1215	the data system.
1216	1216	ARTICLE 9 - Rulemaking
1217	1217	A. The commission shall exercise its rulemaking
1218	1218	powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this article and
1219	1219	the rules adopted pursuant to the Physical Therapy Licensure
1220	1220	Compact. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the
1221	1221	date specified in each rule or amendment.
1222	1222	B. If a majority of the legislatures of the member
1223	1223	states rejects a rule, by enactment of a statute or resolution
1224	1224	in the same manner used to adopt the compact within four years
1225	1225	of the date of adoption of the rule, then such rule shall have
1226	1226	no further force and effect in any member state.
1227	1227	C. Rules or amendments to the rules shall be
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1257	1257	D. Prior to promulgation and adoption of a final
1258	1258	rule or rules by the commission, and at least thirty days in
1259	1259	advance of the meeting at which the rule will be considered and
1260	1260	voted upon, the commission shall file a notice of proposed
1261	1261	rulemaking on the websites of:
1262	1262	(1) the commission or other publicly
1263	1263	accessible platform; and
1264	1264	(2) each member state physical therapy
1265	1265	licensing board or other publicly accessible platform or the
1266	1266	publication in which each state would otherwise publish
1267	1267	proposed rules.
1268	1268	E. The notice of proposed rulemaking shall include:
1269	1269	(1) the proposed time, date and location of
1270	1270	the meeting in which the rule will be considered and voted
1271	1271	upon;
1272	1272	(2) the text of the proposed rule or amendment
1273	1273	and the reason for the proposed rule;
1274	1274	(3) a request for comments on the proposed
1275	1275	rule from any interested person; and
1276	1276	(4) the manner in which interested persons may
1277	1277	submit notice to the commission of their intention to attend
1278	1278	the public hearing and any written comments.
1279	1279	F. Prior to adoption of a proposed rule, the
1280	1280	commission shall allow persons to submit written data, facts,
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1309	1309	opinions and arguments that shall be made available to the
1310	1310	public.
1311	1311	G. The commission shall grant an opportunity for a
1312	1312	public hearing before it adopts a rule or amendment if a
1313	1313	hearing is requested by:
1314	1314	(1) at least twenty-five persons;
1315	1315	(2) a state or federal governmental
1316	1316	subdivision or agency; or
1317	1317	(3) an association having at least twenty-five
1318	1318	members.
1319	1319	H. If a hearing is held on the proposed rule or
1320	1320	amendment, the commission shall publish the place, time and
1321	1321	date of the scheduled public hearing. If the hearing is held
1322	1322	via electronic means, the commission shall publish the
1323	1323	mechanism for access to the electronic hearing.
1324	1324	(1) All persons wishing to be heard at the
1325	1325	hearing shall notify in writing the executive director of the
1326	1326	commission or other designated member of their desire to appear
1327	1327	and testify at the hearing not less than five business days
1328	1328	before the scheduled date of the hearing.
1329	1329	(2) Hearings shall be conducted in a manner
1330	1330	that provides each person who wishes to comment a fair and
1331	1331	reasonable opportunity to comment orally or in writing.
1332	1332	(3) All hearings shall be recorded. A copy of
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1362	1362	(4) Nothing in this article shall be construed
1363	1363	as requiring a separate hearing on each rule. Rules may be
1364	1364	grouped for the convenience of the commission at hearings
1365	1365	required by this article.
1366	1366	I. Following the scheduled hearing date, or by the
1367	1367	close of business on the scheduled hearing date if the hearing
1368	1368	was not held, the commission shall consider all written and
1369	1369	oral comments received.
1370	1370	J. If no written notice of intent to attend the
1371	1371	public hearing by interested parties is received, the
1372	1372	commission may proceed with promulgation of the proposed rule
1373	1373	without a public hearing.
1374	1374	K. The commission, by majority vote of all members,
1375	1375	shall take final action on the proposed rule and shall
1376	1376	determine the effective date of the rule, if any, based on the
1377	1377	rulemaking record and the full text of the rule.
1378	1378	L. Upon determination that an emergency exists, the
1379	1379	commission may consider and adopt an emergency rule without
1380	1380	prior notice, opportunity for comment or hearing; provided that
1381	1381	the usual rulemaking procedures provided in the compact and in
1382	1382	this article shall be retroactively applied to the rule as soon
1383	1383	as reasonably possible, in no event later than ninety days
1384	1384	after the effective date of the rule. For the purposes of this
1385	1385	provision, an emergency rule is one that must be adopted
1386	1386	immediately in order to:
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1415	1415	(1) meet an imminent threat to public health,
1416	1416	safety or welfare;
1417	1417	(2) prevent a loss of commission or member
1418	1418	state funds;
1419	1419	(3) meet a deadline for the promulgation of an
1420	1420	administrative rule that is established by federal law or rule;
1421	1421	or
1422	1422	(4) protect public health and safety.
1423	1423	M. The commission or an authorized committee of the
1424	1424	commission may direct revisions to a previously adopted rule or
1425	1425	amendment for purposes of correcting typographical errors,
1426	1426	errors in format, errors in consistency or grammatical errors.
1427	1427	Public notice of any revisions shall be posted on the website
1428	1428	of the commission. The revision shall be subject to challenge
1429	1429	by any person for a period of thirty days after posting. The
1430	1430	revision may be challenged only on grounds that the revision
1431	1431	results in a material change to a rule. A challenge shall be
1432	1432	made in writing and delivered to the chair of the commission
1433	1433	prior to the end of the notice period. If no challenge is
1434	1434	made, the revision shall take effect without further action.
1435	1435	If the revision is challenged, the revision shall not take
1436	1436	effect without the approval of the commission.
1437	1437	ARTICLE 10 - Oversight, Dispute Resolution and Enforcement
1438	1438	A. Oversight
1439	1439	(1) The executive, legislative and judicial
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1468	1468	branches of state government in each member state shall enforce
1469	1469	the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact and take all actions
1470	1470	necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compact's purposes
1471	1471	and intent. The provisions of the compact and the rules
1472	1472	promulgated pursuant to the compact shall have standing as
1473	1473	statutory law.
1474	1474	(2) All courts shall take judicial notice of
1475	1475	the compact and the rules in any judicial or administrative
1476	1476	proceeding in a member state pertaining to the subject matter
1477	1477	of the compact that may affect the powers, responsibilities or
1478	1478	actions of the commission.
1479	1479	(3) The commission shall be entitled to
1480	1480	receive service of process in any such proceeding and shall
1481	1481	have standing to intervene in such a proceeding for all
1482	1482	purposes. Failure to provide service of process to the
1483	1483	commission shall render a judgment or order void as to the
1484	1484	commission, the compact or promulgated rules.
1485	1485	B. Default, Technical Assistance and Termination
1486	1486	(1) If the commission determines that a member
1487	1487	state has defaulted in the performance of its obligations or
1488	1488	responsibilities under the compact or the promulgated rules,
1489	1489	the commission shall provide:
1490	1490	(a) written notice to the defaulting
1491	1491	state and other member states of the nature of the default, the
1492	1492	proposed means of curing the default or any other action to be
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1522	1522	(b) remedial training and specific
1523	1523	technical assistance regarding the default.
1524	1524	(2) If a member state in default fails to cure
1525	1525	the default, the defaulting state may be terminated from the
1526	1526	compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the member
1527	1527	states, and all rights, privileges and benefits conferred by
1528	1528	this compact may be terminated on the effective date of
1529	1529	termination. A cure of the default does not relieve the
1530	1530	offending member state of obligations or liabilities incurred
1531	1531	during the period of default.
1532	1532	(3) Termination of membership in the compact
1533	1533	shall be imposed only after all other means of securing
1534	1534	compliance have been exhausted. Notice of intent to suspend or
1535	1535	terminate shall be given by the commission to the governor, the
1536	1536	majority and minority leaders of the defaulting member state's
1537	1537	legislature and each of the member states.
1538	1538	(4) A member state that has been terminated is
1539	1539	responsible for all assessments, obligations and liabilities
1540	1540	incurred through the effective date of termination, including
1541	1541	obligations that extend beyond the effective date of
1542	1542	termination.
1543	1543	(5) The commission shall not bear any costs
1544	1544	related to a member state that is found to be in default or
1545	1545	that has been terminated from the compact, unless agreed upon
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1574	1574	in writing between the commission and the defaulting state.
1575	1575	(6) The defaulting member state may appeal the
1576	1576	action of the commission by petitioning the United States
1577	1577	district court for the District of Columbia or the federal
1578	1578	district where the commission has its principal offices. The
1579	1579	prevailing member shall be awarded all costs of such
1580	1580	litigation, including reasonable attorney fees.
1581	1581	C. Dispute Resolution
1582	1582	(1) Upon request by a member state, the
1583	1583	commission shall attempt to resolve disputes related to the
1584	1584	compact that arise among member states and between member and
1585	1585	nonmember states.
1586	1586	(2) The commission shall promulgate a rule
1587	1587	providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for
1588	1588	disputes as appropriate.
1589	1589	D. Enforcement
1590	1590	(1) The commission, in the reasonable exercise
1591	1591	of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of
1592	1592	the compact.
1593	1593	(2) By majority vote, the commission may
1594	1594	initiate legal action in the United States district court for
1595	1595	the District of Columbia or the federal district where the
1596	1596	commission has its principal offices against a member state in
1597	1597	default to enforce compliance with the provisions of the
1598	1598	compact and its promulgated rules and bylaws. The relief
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1628	1628	event that judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing
1629	1629	member shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including
1630	1630	reasonable attorney fees.
1631	1631	(3) The remedies provided in this article
1632	1632	shall not be the exclusive remedies of the commission. The
1633	1633	commission may pursue any other remedies available under
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1635	1635	ARTICLE 11 - Date of Implementation of the Interstate
1636	1636	Commission for Physical Therapy Practice and
1637	1637	Associated Rules, Withdrawal and Amendment
1638	1638	A. The Physical Therapy Licensure Compact shall
1639	1639	come into effect on the date on which the compact statute is
1640	1640	enacted into law in the tenth member state. The provisions,
1641	1641	which become effective at that time, shall be limited to the
1642	1642	powers granted to the commission relating to assembly and the
1643	1643	promulgation of rules. Thereafter, the commission shall meet
1644	1644	and exercise rulemaking powers necessary to the implementation
1645	1645	and administration of the compact.
1646	1646	B. Any state that joins the compact subsequent to
1647	1647	the commission's initial adoption of the rules shall be subject
1648	1648	to the rules as they exist on the date on which the compact
1649	1649	becomes law in that state. Any rule that has been previously
1650	1650	adopted by the commission shall have the full force and effect
1651	1651	of law on the day the compact becomes law in that state.
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1680	1680	C. Any member state may withdraw from this compact
1681	1681	by enacting a statute repealing the compact.
1682	1682	(1) A member state's withdrawal shall not take
1683	1683	effect until six months after enactment of the repealing
1684	1684	statute.
1685	1685	(2) Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing
1686	1686	requirement of the withdrawing member state's physical therapy
1687	1687	licensing board to comply with the investigative and adverse
1688	1688	action reporting requirements of this compact prior to the
1689	1689	effective date of withdrawal.
1690	1690	D. Nothing contained in the compact shall be
1691	1691	construed to invalidate or prevent any physical therapy
1692	1692	licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a
1693	1693	member state and a nonmember state that does not conflict with
1694	1694	the provisions of the compact.
1695	1695	E. The compact may be amended by the member states.
1696	1696	No amendment to the compact shall become effective and binding
1697	1697	upon any member state until it is enacted into the laws of all
1698	1698	member states.
1699	1699	ARTICLE 12 - Construction and Severability
1700	1700	The Physical Therapy Licensure Compact shall be liberally
1701	1701	construed so as to effectuate its purposes. The provisions of
1702	1702	the compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause,
1703	1703	sentence or provision of the compact is declared to be contrary
1704	1704	to the constitution of any party state or of the United States
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1733	1733	or its applicability to any government, agency, person or
1734	1734	circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of
1735	1735	the compact and its applicability to any government, agency,
1736	1736	person or circumstance shall not be affected. If the compact
1737	1737	shall be held contrary to the constitution of any party state,
1738	1738	the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the
1739	1739	remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the
1740	1740	party state affected as to all severable matters.".
1741	1741	SECTION 2. Section 61-12D-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1997,
1742	1742	Chapter 89, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read:
1743	1743	"61-12D-5. POWERS AND DUTIES--CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND
1744	1744	CHECKS.--
1745	1745	A. The board:
1746	1746	[A.] (1) shall examine all applicants for
1747	1747	licensure to practice physical therapy and issue licenses or
1748	1748	permits to those who are duly qualified;
1749	1749	[B.] (2) shall regulate the practice of
1750	1750	physical therapy by interpreting and enforcing the provisions
1751	1751	of the Physical Therapy Act;
1752	1752	[C.] (3) may promulgate rules in accordance
1753	1753	with the State Rules Act to carry out the provisions of the
1754	1754	Physical Therapy Act;
1755	1755	[D.] (4) may meet as often as it deems
1756	1756	necessary. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for
1757	1757	the transaction of business. The board shall keep an official
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1786	1786	record of all its proceedings;
1787	1787	[E.] (5) may establish requirements for
1788	1788	assessing continuing competency;
1789	1789	[F.] (6) may collect fees;
1790	1790	[G.] (7) may elect such officers as it deems
1791	1791	necessary for the operations and obligations of the board.
1792	1792	Terms of office shall be one year;
1793	1793	[H.] (8) shall provide for the timely
1794	1794	orientation and training of new professional and public
1795	1795	appointees to the board, including training in licensing and
1796	1796	disciplinary procedures and orientation to all statutes, rules,
1797	1797	policies and procedures of the board;
1798	1798	[I.] (9) may establish ad hoc committees and
1799	1799	pay per diem and mileage to the members;
1800	1800	[J.] (10) may enter into contracts;
1801	1801	[K.] (11) may deny, suspend or revoke a
1802	1802	license or take other disciplinary action in accordance with
1803	1803	the Uniform Licensing Act;
1804	1804	[L.] (12) shall report final disciplinary
1805	1805	action taken against a physical therapist or physical therapist
1806	1806	assistant to the national disciplinary database;
1807	1807	[M.] (13) shall publish at least annually
1808	1808	final disciplinary action taken against any physical therapist
1809	1809	or physical therapist assistant; [and
1810	1810	N.] (14) may prescribe the forms of license
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1839	1839	certificates, application forms and such other documents as it
1840	1840	deems necessary to carry out the provisions of the Physical
1841	1841	Therapy Act; and
1842	1842	(15) shall prescribe procedures, forms and
1843	1843	manner of submitting an applicant's full set of fingerprints
1844	1844	for state and federal criminal history background reports that
1845	1845	the board uses to evaluate the applicant's qualification for
1846	1846	licensure.
1847	1847	B. The board shall require an applicant, as a
1848	1848	condition of eligibility for initial licensure, to submit a
1849	1849	full set of fingerprints to the department of public safety to
1850	1850	obtain state and national criminal history record information
1851	1851	on the applicant. State and national criminal history record
1852	1852	reports are confidential and not public records. The board
1853	1853	shall not disseminate criminal history record information
1854	1854	across state lines."
1855	1855	SECTION 3. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public
1856	1856	peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.
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