2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses › Article 8 - Podiatry › Section 61-8-9 - Expedited licensure by reciprocity.

A. An applicant for expedited licensure by reciprocity shall meet the qualifications set forth in Section 61-8-8 NMSA 1978, shall file an application under oath on forms supplied by the board that conform to board rules on reciprocity and furnish proof satisfactory to the board of having been licensed by national examination in another licensing jurisdiction. In addition, each applicant for licensure by reciprocity shall:
(1) furnish the board an affidavit from the applicant's state board showing a valid, unrestricted license and the fact that the applicant has been licensed to practice podiatry and has practiced podiatry for at least three consecutive years immediately preceding the filing of the application for reciprocal licensure and is in good standing with the other licensing jurisdiction; and
(2) pay required fees.
B. The board shall, as soon as practicable but no later than thirty days after an out-of-state licensee files an application for licensure by reciprocity, process the application and issue the license in accordance with Section 61-1-31.1 NMSA 1978.
C. The board 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 the foreign countries from which it will accept an applicant for expedited licensure. The board shall post the list of disapproved and approved licensing jurisdictions on its website. The list of disapproved licensing jurisdictions shall include the specific reasons for disapproval. The lists shall be reviewed annually to determine if amendments to the rule are warranted.
History:
1953 Comp., § 67-6-9, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 221, § 9; 1998, ch. 24, § 9; 2022, ch. 39, § 39; 2023, ch. 141, § 10.
ANNOTATIONS
The 2023 amendment,
effective June 16, 2023, changed requirements in applications for licensure by reciprocity; and in Subsection A, Paragraph A(1), after "at least", deleted "five" and added "three".
The 2022 amendment,
effective May 18, 2022, revised provisions related to expedited licensure by reciprocity, provided that the board of podiatry shall issue an expedited license to a podiatrist licensed in another licensing jurisdiction if the applicant holds a license that is current and in good standing issued by the other licensing jurisdiction, provided that the board shall expedite the issuance of licenses in accordance with Section 61-1-31.1 NMSA 1978 within thirty days, 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, added "Expedited"; in Subsection A, after "rules on reciprocity and", deleted "shall", after "having been licensed by", added "national", deleted "state that had qualifications equal to or exceeding those of this state on the date of his original licensure" and added "licensing jurisdiction", and after "each applicant for", deleted "registration pursuant to the provisions for", in Paragraph A(1), after "state board showing", deleted "current registration" and added "a valid, unrestricted license", and deleted "privilege. The applicant shall also complete and pass those supplemental examinations as the board deems necessary if required by the board rule" and added "licensure and is in good standing with the other licensing jurisdiction; and", and added Paragraph A(2); and added 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 1998 amendment,
effective July 1, 1998, deleted "examination; licensure by" from the heading, and rewrote the text to the extent that a detailed comparison would be impracticable.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references.
— 61 Am. Jur. 2d Physicians, Surgeons and Other Healers §§ 59, 60.
70 C.J.S. Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers §§ 20, 23.