2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses › Article 14A - Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Practice › Section 61-14A-13 - Requirements for expedited licensing.

A. The board shall grant a license to practice acupuncture and oriental medicine without examination to a person who has been licensed, certified, registered or legally recognized as a doctor of oriental medicine in another licensing jurisdiction in accordance with Section 61-1-31.1 NMSA 1978 if the applicant:
(1) submits the completed application for expedited licensing on the form provided by the board;
(2) submits the required documentation as determined by the board;
(3) submits the required fee for application for expedited licensing; and
(4) passes a written examination on the state laws and rules that pertain to the practice of acupuncture and oriental medicine, if the board requires regular applicants for licensure to pass such an examination.
B. The board shall issue the expedited license as soon as practicable but no later than thirty days after the person files an application with the required fees and demonstrates that the person holds a valid, unrestricted license and is in good standing with the licensing board in the other licensing jurisdiction and has practiced for at least two years immediately prior to application in New Mexico. If the board issues an expedited license to a person whose prior licensing jurisdiction did not require examination, the board may require the person to pass an examination before license renewal.
C. The board by rule shall determine the states and territories of the United States and the District of Columbia from which it will not accept an applicant for expedited licensure and determine any foreign countries from which it will accept an applicant for expedited licensure. The board shall post the lists of disapproved and approved licensing jurisdictions on its website. The list of disapproved licensing jurisdictions shall include specific reasons for disapproval. The lists shall be reviewed annually to determine if amendments to the rule are warranted.
History:
1978 Comp., § 61-14A-13, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 158, § 21; 1997, ch. 240, § 8; 2022, ch. 39, § 60.
ANNOTATIONS
Repeals and reenactments.
— Laws 1993, ch. 158, § 21 repealed former 61-14A-13 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 62, § 13, relating to continuing education, and enacted the above section, effective June 18, 1993.
The 2022 amendment,
effective May 18, 2022, revised provisions related to expedited licensure, provided that the board of acupuncture and oriental medicine shall issue a license to practice acupuncture and oriental medicine without an examination to a person who has been licensed, certified, registered or legally recognized as a doctor of oriental medicine in another licensing jurisdiction in accordance with Section 61-1-31.1 NMSA 1978 if the applicant completes an application, submits the required documentation and fee, and passes a written examination on the state laws and rules that pertain to the practice of acupuncture and oriental medicine, if the board requires regular applicants for licensure to pass such an examination, provided that the board shall issue the expedited license within thirty days after the person files an application and demonstrates that the person holds a valid, unrestricted license and is in good standing with the licensing board in the other licensing jurisdiction and has practiced for at least two years immediately prior to application in New Mexico, provided that if the board issues an expedited license to a person whose prior licensing jurisdiction did not require examination, the board may require the person to pass an examination before license renewal, and required the board to determine by rule, and to post on its website, which states and territories of the United States or the District of Columbia from which the board will not accept an applicant for expedited licensure and those foreign countries from which the board will accept an applicant for expedited licensure, required that the list of disapproved licensing jurisdictions include a reason for disapproval, and required the board to review the lists annually to determine if amendments to the rule are warranted; in the section heading, deleted "reciprocal" and added "expedited"; redesignated former Subsections A through C as Paragraphs A(1) through A(3), respectively; in Subsection A, after "The board", deleted "may" and added "shall", after "to practice acupuncture and oriental medicine", added "without examination", and after "another", deleted "state, District or territory of the United States or foreign country" and added "licensing jurisdiction in accordance with Section 61-1-31.1 NMSA 1978", and in Paragraph A(3), after "application for", deleted "reciprocal" and added "expedited"; deleted former Subsections D and E and redesignated former Subsection F as Paragraph A(4), and in Paragraph A(4), deleted "has passed" and added "passes"; and deleted former Subsections G and H and added new Subsections B and C.
Temporary provisions.
— Laws 2022, ch. 39, § 104 provided that a board that is required by Laws 2022, ch. 39 to change its licensing provisions to allow for new or different expedited licensure shall have rules in place and operational by January 1, 2023.
The 1997 amendment,
effective June 20, 1997, in Subsection E, inserted "if the board requires regular applicants to pass a practical examination" near the middle, added Subsection F, and redesignated the following subsections accordingly.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references.
— 61 Am. Jur. 2d Physicians, Surgeons and Other Healers, §§ 67, 68.