2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses › Article 14A - Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Practice › Section 61-14A-12 - Requirements for temporary licensing.

A. The board shall establish the criteria for temporary licensing of out-of-state doctors of oriental medicine.
B. The board may grant a temporary license to a person who:
(1) is legally recognized to practice acupuncture and oriental medicine in another state or a foreign country or is legally recognized in another state or foreign country to practice another health care profession and who possesses knowledge and skills that are included in the scope of practice of doctors of oriental medicine;
(2) is under the sponsorship of and in association with a licensed New Mexico doctor of oriental medicine or New Mexico institute offering an educational program approved by the board;
(3) submits the completed application for temporary licensing on the form provided by the board;
(4) submits the required documentation, including proof of adequate education and training, as determined by the board;
(5) submits the required fee for application for temporary licensing;
(6) submits an affidavit stating that the applicant has not been found guilty of unprofessional conduct or incompetency; and
(7) submits an affidavit from the sponsoring and associating New Mexico doctor of oriental medicine or New Mexico institute attesting to the qualifications of the applicant and the activities the applicant will perform.
C. The board may grant a temporary license to allow the temporary licensee to:
(1) teach acupuncture and oriental medicine;
(2) consult, in association with the sponsoring doctor of oriental medicine, regarding the sponsoring doctor's patients;
(3) perform specialized diagnostic or treatment techniques in association with the sponsoring doctor of oriental medicine regarding the sponsoring doctor's patients;
(4) assist in the conducting of research in acupuncture and oriental medicine; and
(5) assist in the implementation of new techniques and technology related to acupuncture and oriental medicine.
D. Temporary licensees may engage in only those activities authorized on the temporary license.
E. The temporary license shall identify the sponsoring and associating New Mexico doctor of oriental medicine or institute.
F. The temporary license shall be issued for a period of time established by rule; provided that temporary licenses may not be issued for a period of time to exceed eighteen months, including renewals.
G. The temporary license may be renewed upon submission of:
(1) the completed application for temporary license renewal on the form provided by the board; and
(2) the required fee for temporary license renewal.
H. In the interim between regular board meetings, whenever a qualified applicant has filed his application and complied with all other requirements of this section, the board's chairman or an authorized representative of the board may grant an interim temporary license that will suffice until the next regular licensing meeting of the board.
History:
1978 Comp., § 61-14A-12, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 158, § 20; 2000, ch. 53, § 8.
ANNOTATIONS
Repeals and reenactments.
— Laws 1993, ch. 158, § 20 repealed former 61-14A-12 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 62, § 12, relating to reciprocal licensure requirements, and enacted the above section, effective June 18, 1993.
The 2000 amendment,
effective May 17, 2000, deleted "by rule" following "establish" in Subsection A, substituted "a person" for "any person" in Subsection B, and rewrote Subsection B(1).