Care for Disease and Injuries

The treatment and prevention of all types of disease and injury is one of the main goals of the Health Department and all healthcare professionals in New Mexico. A Healthy New Mexico identifies key health and quality of life indicators for three priority areas:

• Promoting Healthy Families
• Improving Quality of Life
• Breaking the cycle of Substance Abuse

Health-care providers who provide care in rural, underserved areas may be eligible for an income tax credit of $3,000 or $5,000, effective January 1, 2008.

Practitioners who are eligible for a $5,000 tax credit per year are: licensed doctors, osteopathic physicians, dentists, clinical psychologists, podiatrists and optometrists. Health-care providers who are eligible for a $3,000 tax credit per year are: licensed dental hygienists, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists. The credit will be available to eligible providers for taxable years beginning Jan. 1, 2007. See the RHCPTC program overview, here, for details.

• Advanced Practice Nursing Eligibility Matrix
• Clinical Psychologist Eligibility Matrix
• Medical Provider Eligibility Matrix
• Optometrist Eligibility Matrix
• Oral Health Eligibility Matrix
• Podiatrist Eligibility Matrix
• Rural Practitioner Tax Credit Combined Application