2006 New Mexico Statutes - Section 21-26-3 — Definitions.

21-26-3. Definitions.

As used in the Osteopathic Intern Act [ 21-26-1 NMSA 1978]:   

A.     "board" ["commission"] means the board of educational finance [commission on higher education];   

B.     "hospital" means a fully accredited nonprofit osteopathic teaching hospital in New Mexico that accepts newly graduated physicians for internships in family practice; and   

C.     "osteopathic intern" means a graduate of a college of osteopathic medicine approved by the American Osteopathic Association and who has been accepted by a hospital for postdoctoral training in family practice.