New Mexico Statutes Chapter 61. Professional and Occupational Licenses § 61-13-4. Board of nursing home administrators

A. There is created the “board of nursing home administrators”. The board shall be administratively attached to the regulation and licensing department. The board shall consist of seven members appointed by the governor to three-year terms staggered so that no more than three terms expire in any one year. Three members of the board shall be nursing home administrators licensed and practicing under the Nursing Home Administrators Act for a minimum of five years and who have never been disciplined by the board, one member shall be a practicing physician licensed in this state and three members shall be from the public who have no significant financial interest, direct or indirect, in the nursing home industry.

B. Within ninety days of a vacancy, the governor shall appoint a person to fill the unexpired portion of the term. Board members shall be citizens of the United States and residents of the state, and not more than one member shall be an employee of a state or other public agency.