New Mexico Statutes Chapter 61. Professional and Occupational Licenses § 61-12C-7. Board created; membership

A. The “massage therapy board” is created. The board is administratively attached to the department.

B. The board consists of five members who are New Mexico residents. Members of the board shall be appointed by the governor to terms of four years. The terms shall be staggered, and the governor shall make appointments of two two-year terms, two three-year terms and one four-year term, if necessary to produce staggered terms. Three members of the board shall be massage therapists, each with at least five years of massage therapy practice and who are actively engaged in the practice of massage therapy during their tenure as members. Two members of the board shall be public members who have not been licensed and have no financial interest, direct or indirect, in the profession of massage therapy.

C. Each member of the board shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and qualified.

D. No board member shall serve more than two full consecutive terms.

E. The board shall elect annually a chair and other officers as it deems necessary. The board shall meet as often as necessary for the conduct of business, but no less than twice a year. Meetings shall be held in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. Three members, at least one of whom must be a public member, shall constitute a quorum.

F. A board member may be recommended for removal as a member of the board for failing to attend, after proper notice, three consecutive board meetings.

G. Members of the board shall be reimbursed as provided for nonsalaried public officers in the Per Diem and Mileage Act and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.