N.M. Stat. § 61-9-11 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 9 / Section 61-9-11
§ 61-9-11. Licensure; examination
Status: in_force

A. The board shall issue a license as a psychologist to an applicant who files an application upon a form and in such manner as the board prescribes and, except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978 , pays any fee required by the Professional Psychologist Act, and who furnishes evidence to the board that the applicant:

(1) has reached the age of majority;

(2) is not in violation of any of the provisions of the Professional Psychologist Act and the rules adopted pursuant to that act;

(3) is a graduate of:

(a) a doctoral program that is designated as a doctoral program in psychology by a nationally recognized designation system or that is accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation body and holds a degree with a major in clinical, counseling or school psychology from a university offering a full-time course of study in psychology; or

(b) a doctoral program outside the United States or Canada that is equivalent to a program in Subparagraph (a) of this paragraph and holds a degree with a major in clinical, counseling or school psychology from a university offering a full-time course of study in psychology; the board shall promulgate by rule a list of board-approved credential inspection and verification services to appraise foreign degree programs;

(4) has had at least two years of supervised experience in psychological work; provided that:

(a) up to one year of the supervised experience may be obtained in predoctoral practicum hours overseen by a graduate training program and consistent with the guidelines on practicum experience for licensure promulgated by the association of state and provincial psychology boards;

(b) up to one year of the supervised experience may be obtained in a predoctoral internship approved by the American psychological association;

(c) up to one-half year of the supervised experience may be obtained in a predoctoral internship that is not approved by the American psychological association; and

(d) any portion of the required supervised experience not satisfied pursuant to Subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph shall be obtained in postdoctoral psychological work;

(5) demonstrates professional competence by passing the examination for professional practice in psychology promulgated by the association of state and provincial psychology boards with a total raw score of 140 (seventy percent), before January 1, 1993 or, if after January 1, 1993, a score equal to or greater than the passing score recommended by the association of state and provincial psychology boards;

(6) demonstrates an awareness and knowledge of New Mexico cultures to the board; and

(7) passes such jurisprudence examination as may be given by the board through an online testing and scoring mechanism.

B. Upon investigation of the application and other evidence submitted, including a criminal background check, the board shall, not less than thirty days prior to the examination, notify each applicant that the application and evidence submitted for licensure are satisfactory and accepted or unsatisfactory and rejected. If rejected, the notice shall state the reasons for rejection.

C. The place of examination shall be designated in advance by the board, and examinations shall be given at such time and place and under such supervision as the board may determine.

D. In the event an applicant fails to receive a passing grade, the applicant may apply for reexamination and shall be allowed to take a subsequent examination upon payment of the fee required by the Professional Psychologist Act.

E. The board shall keep a record of all examinations, and the grade assigned to each, as part of its records for at least two years subsequent to the date of examination.