New Mexico SB9: Interstate Medical Licensure

What the bill says

From the enrolled text:

SB0009 SENATE BILL 9 57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first special session, 2025 INTRODUCED BY Nicole Tobiassen and Anthony L. Thornton and Jay C. Block and Candy Spence Ezzell and Joshua A. Sanchez RELATING TO LICENSURE; ENACTING THE INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT. SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT ENTERED INTO.--The "Interstate Medical Licensure Compact" is enacted into law and entered into on behalf of New Mexico with any and all other states legally joining therein in a form substantially as follows: "INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT ARTICLE 1 - Purpose In order to strengthen access to health care, and in recognition of the advances in the delivery of health care, the member states of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that complements the existing licensing and regulatory authority of state medical boards, provides a streamlined process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple states, enhances the portability of a medical license and ensures the safety of patients. The compact creates another pathway for licensure and does not otherwise change a state's existing medical practice act. The compact also adopts the prevailing standard for licensure and affirms that the practice of medicine occurs where the patient is located at the time of the physician-patient encounter and, therefore, …

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Sponsors

• Jay C. Block (R, SD-012) · primary sponsor
• Pat Boone (R, SD-027) · primary sponsor
• Craig W. Brandt (R, SD-040)
• Crystal Diamond Brantley (R, SD-035)
• Candy Spence Ezzell (R, SD-032)
• David M. Gallegos (R, SD-041)
• Steve D. Lanier (R, SD-002)
• Gabriel Ramos (R, SD-028)
• Joshua A. Sanchez (R, SD-029)
• William E. Sharer (R, SD-001)
• Anthony L. Thornton (R, SD-019)
• Nicole Tobiassen (R, SD-021)

Common questions

What is SB9?

SB9 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2025 1st Special Session): Interstate Medical Licensure.

What is the status of SB9?

Passed both chambers as of October 1, 2025.

Who sponsored SB9?

Jay C. Block (R, SD-012), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB9?

On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=S&legtype=B&legno=9&year=25s