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NM Stat § 61-1-31.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 1 - Uniform Licensing|Section 61-1-31.1 - Expedited licensure; issuance.

A. A state agency, board or commission that issues an occupational or professional license pursuant to Chapter 61, Articles 2 through 14E, 24, 24A and 31 NMSA 1978 shall, as soon as practicable after a person files an application for a license accompanied by any required fees: (1) process the application; and (2) issue a license to a qualified applicant who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant:(a) holds a license that is current and in good standing issued by another jurisdiction in the United States that has met the minimal licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the licensing requirements for the occupational or professional license the applicant applies for pursuant to Chapter 61, Articles 2 through 14E, 24, 24A and 31 NMSA 1978; and(b) has provided fingerprints and other information necessary for a state and national criminal background check, if required.B. A license issued pursuant to this section is not a provisional license and confers the same rights, privileges and responsibilities as a license issued pursuant to Chapter 61, Articles 2 through 14E, 24, 24A and 31 NMSA 1978.History: Laws 2016, ch. 19, § 1; 2020, ch. 6, § 4.ANNOTATIONSThe 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, in Subsection A, in the introductory paragraph, after "accompanied by", deleted "the" and added "any".
NM Stat § 61-1-32 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 1 - Uniform Licensing|Section 61-1-32 - Petition for adoption, amendment or repeal of regulations.

Any interested person may request in writing that a board adopt, amend or repeal a regulation. Within one hundred twenty days after receiving the written request, the board shall either initiate proceedings in accordance with Section 61-1-29 NMSA 1978 to adopt the regulation or issue a concise written statement of its reason for denial of the request. The denial of such a request is not subject to judicial review. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-1-32, enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 349, § 22.
NM Stat § 61-1-33 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 1 - Uniform Licensing|Section 61-1-33 - Declaratory rulings.

A. Any licensee of a board whose rights may be affected by the application of any statute enforced or administered by that board or by any decision, order or regulation of that board, may request in writing a declaratory ruling from the board concerning the applicability of the statute, decision, order or regulation to a particular set of facts. The board shall respond in writing to such a written request within one hundred twenty days. B. The board may also issue declaratory rulings on its own motion. C. The effect of a declaratory ruling shall be limited to the board and to the licensee, if any, who requested the declaratory ruling. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-1-33, enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 349, § 23. ANNOTATIONSSeverability. — Laws 1981, ch. 349, § 25 provided for the severability of the Uniform Licensing Act if any part or application thereof is held invalid.
NM Stat § 61-1-35 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 1 - Uniform Licensing|Section 61-1-35 - Occupational or professional licenses and certification; qualification.

A. It is the policy of this state that a person is eligible for occupational or professional licensure or certification for which that person is qualified, regardless of the person's citizenship or immigration status.B. No administrative rule or agency procedure shall be adopted or enforced that conflicts with the policy stated in Subsection A of this section.C. This section serves as the affirmation of eligibility in this state pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Section 1621(d) for persons not lawfully present in the United States to be licensed or certified.History: Laws 2020, ch. 53 § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2020, ch. 53 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 20, 2020, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 61-1-36 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 1 - Uniform Licensing|Section 61-1-36 - Criminal convictions; exclusion from licensure; disclosure requirement.

A. A board shall not exclude from licensure a person who is otherwise qualified on the sole basis that the person has been previously arrested for or convicted of a crime, unless the person has a disqualifying criminal conviction.B. By December 31, 2021, each board shall promulgate and post on the board's website rules relating to licensing requirements to list the specific criminal convictions that could disqualify an applicant from receiving a license on the basis of a previous felony conviction. Rules relating to licensing requirements promulgated by a board shall not use the terms "moral turpitude" or "good character". A board shall only list disqualifying criminal convictions.C. In an administrative hearing or agency appeal, a board shall carry the burden of proof on the question of whether the exclusion from occupational or professional licensure is based upon a disqualifying criminal conviction.D. No later than October 31 of each year, while ensuring the confidentiality of individual applicants, a board shall make available to the public an annual report for the prior fiscal year containing the following information:(1) the number of applicants for licensure and, of that number, the number granted a license;(2) the number of applicants for licensure or license renewal with a potential disqualifying criminal conviction who received notice of potential disqualification;(3) the number of applicants for licensure or license renewal with a potential disqualifying criminal conviction who provided a written justification with evidence of mitigation or rehabilitation; and(4) the number of applicants for licensure or license renewal with a potential disqualifying criminal conviction who were granted a license, denied a license for any reason or denied a license because of the conviction.E. As used in this section, "disqualifying criminal conviction" means a conviction for a crime that is job-related for the position in question and consistent with business necessity.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 3, § 8. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 3 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 29, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 61-2-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 2 - Optometry|Section 61-2-1 - Short title. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Chapter 61, Article 2 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Optometry Act". History: 1953 Comp., § 67-1-1, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 353, § 1; 1985, ch. 241, § 1. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-2-18 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 61 Am. Jur. 2d Physicians, Surgeons and Other Healers § 8. Optometry as within statute relating to practice of medicine, 22 A.L.R. 1173. Constitutionality of statute prescribing conditions of practicing medicine as affected by discrimination against or in favor of optometrists, 37 A.L.R. 682, 42 A.L.R. 1342, 54 A.L.R. 600. Constitutionality of statute or ordinance prohibiting or regulating advertising by physician, surgeon or other person professing healing arts, 54 A.L.R. 400. Constitutionality of statutes and validity of regulations relating to optometry, 98 A.L.R. 905, 22 A.L.R.2d 939. Corporation or individual not himself licensed, right of, to practice optometry through licensed employee, 102 A.L.R. 343, 128 A.L.R. 585. Prescription, one who fills, under reciprocity arrangement with optometrist, as subject to charge of practice of optometry without license, 121 A.L.R. 1455. Liability of osteopath for medical malpractice, 73 A.L.R.4th 24. Liability of chiropractors and other drugless practitioners for medical malpractice, 77 A.L.R.4th 273. What constitutes practice of "optometry", 82 A.L.R.4th 816. 70 C.J.S. Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers §§ 6 to 8.
NM Stat § 61-2-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 2 - Optometry|Section 61-2-3 - Criminal offender's character evaluation. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

The provisions of the Criminal Offender Employment Act [28-2-1 to 28-2-6 NMSA 1978] shall govern any consideration of criminal records required or permitted by the Optometry Act. History: 1953 Comp., § 67-1-2.1, enacted by Laws 1974, ch. 78, § 11. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-2-18 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 70 C.J.S. Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers § 19.
NM Stat § 61-2-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 2 - Optometry|Section 61-2-4 - License required. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Unless licensed pursuant to the Optometry Act, or specifically exempted or excluded from the application of all or part of that act, a person shall not: A. practice optometry; B. represent himself or offer his services as being able to practice optometry; or C. duplicate or replace an ophthalmic lens. History: 1953 Comp., § 67-1-3, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 353, § 3; 2003, ch. 274, § 2. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-2-18 NMSA 1978. Cross references. — For incorporation of optometrists under Professional Corporation Act, see 53-6-1 NMSA 1978 et seq. The 2003 amendment, effective June 20, 2003, rewrote the introductory paragraph; deleted former Subsection C which read: "prescribe eyeglasses or give a prescription to a patient; or"; redesignated former Subsection D as present Subsection C; and deleted "not including contact lenses without a current prescription or without a written authorization from the patient if the prescription is not available" at the end of present Subsection C. Retail ophthalmic dispenser may not legally fit contact or corneal lenses either independently or under the supervision of a New Mexico licensed practitioner of optometry or medicine. 1958 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 58-176. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 61 Am. Jur. 2d Physicians, Surgeons and Other Healers §§ 26, 37, 38, 132. Constitutionality of statutes and validity of regulations relating to optometry, 98 A.L.R. 905, 22 A.L.R.2d 939. Right of corporation or individual, not himself licensed, to practice optometry through licensed employee, 102 A.L.R. 343, 128 A.L.R. 585. Validity of governmental regulation of optometry, 22 A.L.R.2d 939. What constitutes practice of "optometry", 82 A.L.R.4th 816. 70 C.J.S. Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers §§ 12, 14, 17, 26, 27.
NM Stat § 61-2-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 2 - Optometry|Section 61-2-7 - Disposition of funds; optometry fund created; method of payments; bonds. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

A. There is created the "optometry fund." B. All funds received by the board and money collected under the Optometry Act shall be deposited with the state treasurer, who shall place the same to the credit of the optometry fund. C. All payments out of the optometry fund shall be made on vouchers issued and signed by the secretary-treasurer of the board upon warrants drawn by the department of finance and administration in accordance with the budget approved by that department. D. All amounts in the optometry fund shall be subject to the order of the board and shall be used only for the purpose of meeting necessary expenses incurred in: (1) the performance of the provisions of the Optometry Act and the duties and powers imposed thereby; and (2) the promotion of optometric education and standards in this state within the budgetary limits. E. All funds which may have accumulated to the credit of the board under any previous law shall be transferred to the optometry fund and shall continue to be available for use by the optometry board in accordance with the provisions of the Optometry Act. All money unused at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert, but shall remain in the optometry fund for use in accordance with the provisions of the Optometry Act. F. The secretary-treasurer and any employee who handles money or who certifies the receipt or disbursal of money received by the board shall, within thirty days after election or employment by the board, execute a bond in accordance with the provisions of the Surety Bond Act [10-2-13 to 10-2-16 NMSA 1978], conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of the office or position and on an accounting of all funds coming into his hands. G. The secretary-treasurer shall make, at the end of each fiscal year, an itemized report to the governor of all receipts and disbursements of the board for the prior fiscal year, together with a report of the records and information required by the Optometry Act. A copy of the annual report to the governor shall be presented to the board at its first meeting in July of each year. History: 1953 Comp., § 67-1-6, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 353, § 6. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-2-18 NMSA 1978. Withdrawals from fund. — The regulation and licensing department may not withdraw money from the optometry fund without approval from the board of optometry. 1988 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 88-63. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 70 C.J.S. Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers § 21.
NM Stat § 61-2-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 2 - Optometry|Section 61-2-8 - Qualifications for licensure as an optometrist. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Each applicant for licensure as an optometrist shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:A. has reached the age of majority;B. is of good moral character and of temperate habits;C. has completed at least an approved four-year high school course of study or the equivalent as determined by regulations of the board; andD. has graduated and been awarded a doctor of optometry degree from a school or college of optometry approved and accredited by the board. In the event the applicant applies for licensure by endorsement, the applicant shall have been awarded a doctor of optometry degree from a school or college of optometry, approved and accredited by the board, which had a minimum course of study of four thousand clock hours of instruction leading to that degree. History: 1953 Comp., § 67-1-7, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 353, § 7; 2021, ch. 70, § 7. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-2-18 NMSA 1978. Cross references. — For the age of majority, see 28-6-1 NMSA 1978. For the Parental Responsibility Act, see 4-5A-1 NMSA 1978 et seq. The 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, removed proof of naturalization or United States citizenship as a requirement for licensure as an optometrist; and deleted former Subsection D and redesignated the succeeding subsection accordingly. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 61 Am. Jur. 2d Physicians, Surgeons and Other Healers §§ 51 to 62. Constitutionality of statutes and validity of regulations relating to optometry, 98 A.L.R. 905, 22 A.L.R.2d 939. Validity of governmental regulation of optometry, 22 A.L.R.2d 939. 70 C.J.S. Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers § 19.
NM Stat § 61-2-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 2 - Optometry|Section 61-2-9 - Licensure by examination; licensure by endorsement. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

A. An applicant meeting the qualifications set forth in Section 61-2-8 NMSA 1978, shall: (1) file his application under oath, on forms supplied by the board, for an examination by the board. The examination shall be confined to the subjects within the curriculum of colleges of optometry approved and accredited by the board and shall include written tests and practical demonstrations and may include oral tests; or (2) file his application under oath on forms supplied by the board which conform to board regulations on endorsement and furnish proof satisfactory to the board of his having been licensed by examination in another state which had qualifications equal to or exceeding those required in this state on the date of his original licensure, and satisfying the board that he holds a doctor of optometry degree from a school or college approved and accredited by the board which was obtained after the completion of a course of study with a minimum of four thousand clock hours of instruction. The applicant must have been actively engaged in the practice of optometry in the state of licensure or in federal service for seven consecutive years immediately prior to the year in which application is made. This proof shall be accepted in lieu of the written portion of the examination. Applicants for licensure without written examination shall be examined to the satisfaction of the board by practical, oral and clinical demonstration in the presence of a majority of the board and a detailed record of such examination shall be kept and made available to the applicant at his request. B. All applicants successfully passing the examinations shall be issued a license by the board upon payment of the license fee. History: 1953 Comp., § 67-1-8, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 353, § 8. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-2-18 NMSA 1978. Cross references. — For license fees, see 61-2-11 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 61 Am. Jur. 2d Physicians, Surgeons and Other Healers §§ 59, 60, 67. 70 C.J.S. Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers § 20.
NM Stat § 61-2-9.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 2 - Optometry|Section 61-2-9.1 - License issued. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Each applicant for a license to practice optometry as provided in Chapter 61, Article 2 NMSA 1978 who successfully passes the examination for licensure, possesses the required educational qualifications and meets other requirements of the Optometry Act or regulations adopted pursuant to that act is entitled to a license that carries with it the title "doctor of optometry". History: Laws 1995, ch. 20, § 1. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-2-18 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 61-2-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 2 - Optometry|Section 61-2-10 - Repealed.

History: 1953 Comp., § 67-1-8.1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 30, § 3; 1985, ch. 241, § 4; 1995, ch. 20, § 4; repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 131, § 7.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2015, ch. 131, § 7 repealed 61-2-10 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 30, § 3, relating to certification for use of topical ocular pharmaceutical agents, display, effective June 19, 2015. For provisions of former section, see the 2014 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 61-2-10.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 2 - Optometry|Section 61-2-10.1 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1995, ch. 20, § 10 repealed 61-2-10.1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1986, ch. 80, § 1, relating to treatment of glaucoma or iritis, effective July 1, 1995. For provisions of former section, see the 1994 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 61-2-10.3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 2 - Optometry|Section 61-2-10.3 - Prescription for pharmaceutical agent or ophthalmic lenses; required elements; authority of a person who sells and dispenses eyeglasses. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

A. A prescription written for a pharmaceutical agent shall include an order given individually for the person for whom prescribed, either directly from the prescriber to a pharmacist or indirectly by means of a written or electronic order signed by the prescriber, that bears the name and address of the prescriber, the prescriber's license classification, the name and address of the patient, the name and quantity of the agent prescribed and directions for its use and the date of issue. B. A prescription written for ophthalmic lenses shall include: (1) the dioptric power of spheres, cylinders and prisms, the axes of cylinders, the position of the prism base and, if so desired by the prescriber, the light transmission properties and lens curve values; (2) the designation of pupillary distance; and (3) the name of the patient, the date of the prescription, the expiration date of the prescription and the name and address of the prescriber. C. A person who sells and dispenses eyeglasses upon the written prescription of a physician, surgeon or optometrist may determine: (1) the type, form, size and shape of ophthalmic lenses; (2) the placement of optical centers for distance-seeing and near-work; (3) the designation of type and placement of reading segments in multivision lenses; (4) the type and quality of frame or mounting, the type of bridge and the distance between lenses and the type, length and angling of temples; and (5) the designation of pupillary distance. History: Laws 2003, ch. 274, § 8; 2015, ch. 131, § 4. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-2-18 NMSA 1978. The 2015 amendment, effective June 19, 2015, provided procedures for certain prescriptions prescribed by optometrists; in the catchline, after "Prescription for", deleted "topical ocular pharmaceutical agent, oral"; and in Subsection A, after "prescription written for", deleted "topical ocular pharmaceutical agent or for an oral", after "means of a written", added "or electronic", and after "prescriber", deleted "his" and added "the prescriber's".