2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses › Article 5A - Dental Health Care › Section 61-5A-14 - Temporary licensure; expedited licensure.

A. The board or the committee may issue a temporary license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene to an applicant who is licensed to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in another state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia and who is otherwise qualified to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state. The following provisions shall apply:
(1) the applicant shall hold a valid license in good standing in another state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia;
(2) the applicant shall practice dentistry or dental hygiene under the sponsorship of or in association with a licensed New Mexico dentist or dental hygienist;
(3) the temporary license may be issued for those activities as stipulated by the board or committee in the rules of the board. It may be issued upon written application of the applicant when accompanied by such proof of qualifications as the secretary-treasurer of the board or committee, in the secretary-treasurer's discretion, may require. Temporary licensees shall engage in only those activities specified on the temporary license for the time designated, and the temporary license shall identify the licensed New Mexico dentist or dental hygienist who will sponsor or associate with the applicant during the time the applicant practices dentistry or dental hygiene in New Mexico;
(4) the sponsoring or associating dentist or dental hygienist shall submit an affidavit attesting to the qualifications of the applicant and the activities the applicant will perform;
(5) the temporary license shall be issued for a period not to exceed twelve months and may be renewed upon application and payment of required fees;
(6) the application for a temporary license under this section shall be accompanied by a license fee; and
(7) the temporary licensee shall be required to comply with the Dental Health Care Act and all rules promulgated pursuant to that act.
B. The board or committee shall issue an expedited license without examination to a dentist or dental hygienist licensed in another licensing jurisdiction if the applicant holds a license that is current and in good standing issued by the other licensing jurisdiction. The board shall, as soon as practicable but no later than thirty days after a person files an application for a license accompanied by any required fees, process the application and issue the expedited license in accordance with Section 61-1-31.1 NMSA 1978. If the board issues an expedited license to a person whose prior licensing jurisdiction did not require examination, the board may require that person to pass an examination before applying for 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 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 the specific reasons for disapproval. The lists shall be reviewed annually to determine if amendments to the rule are warranted.
History:
Laws 1994, ch. 55, § 14; 2003, ch. 409, § 11 2022, ch. 39, § 27.
ANNOTATIONS
The 2022 amendment,
effective May 18, 2022, revised provisions related to expedited licensure, provided that the board of dental health care shall issue an expedited license without an examination to a dentist or dental hygienist 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, provided that if 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 applying for 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 needed; in the section heading, added "expedited licensure"; added new subsection designation "A." and redesignated former Subsections A through G as Paragraphs A(1) through A(7), respectively; in Subsection A, after "the United States", added "or the District of Columbia", and in Paragraph A(1), after "the United States", added "or the District of Columbia"; 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 2003 amendment,
effective June 20, 2003, deleted "secretary-treasurer of the" following "The" near the beginning of the first paragraph; substituted "renewed" for "reviewed" following "and may be" near the middle of Subsection E; and deleted "and regulations" following "and all rules" near the end of Subsection G.