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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 8 - DEA REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 16.16.8.8 - PRE-DEA REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. All New Mexico licensed optometric
				physicians must first register with the New Mexico board of pharmacy and the
				United States drug enforcement administration (DEA).
B. Upon receipt of official recognition and
				authorization from the DEA, the board will send the board of pharmacy an
				official list, as required by the board of pharmacy, of all board licensees who
				have met the required qualifications and have received the proper board
				certification as provided by Section
				61-2-10.2
				of the Optometry Act.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 8 - DEA REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 16.16.8.9 - DEA REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED OPTOMETRISTS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. Upon completion
				of the board of pharmacy's requirements, and upon receipt of a New Mexico
				registration for controlled substances from the board of pharmacy, the
				optometrist shall apply for a DEA registration number from the DEA.
B. Upon receipt of a DEA registration number,
				the optometrist may administer, dispense, or prescribe dangerous controlled
				substances as provided in 16.16.7 NMAC for the treatment and management of
				ocular disease.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 9 - INACTIVE STATUS › Section 16.16.9.2 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Part 9 of Chapter 16 applies to all New Mexico optometry
				  licensees who are not practicing in New Mexico, but are actively practicing in
				  another state and would like to place their New Mexico licenses on inactive
				  status rather than allow those licenses to expire, and possibly
				  lapse.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 9 - INACTIVE STATUS › Section 16.16.9.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The authority for Part 9 of Chapter 16 is Section
				  61-2-12
				  and
				  61-2-6.D,
				  NMSA 1978, (2003 Repl. Pamp.).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 9 - INACTIVE STATUS › Section 16.16.9.6 - OBJECTIVE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The objective of Part 9 of Chapter 16 is to set forth the
				  requirements and procedures for placing a New Mexico license on inactive
				  status. Through the inactive status process, licensees who live and practice
				  outside of New Mexico can keep their New Mexico licenses valid instead of
				  allowing them to expire and perhaps subsequently become null and void and
				  lapse. Furthermore, the board can still ensure that these licensees are
				  continuing the educational process and keeping up with advancements in the
				  profession in the event they ever take up residence in New Mexico and/or choose
				  to practice optometry in New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 9 - INACTIVE STATUS › Section 16.16.9.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. "Valid license"
				means a license that is subject to regulation by, and statutory authority of,
				the board.
B. "Active status" means
				the license is valid and current and that the licensee is authorized by the
				board to practice optometry in New Mexico.
C. "Expired status" means the license has not
				been renewed by the license expiration date in accordance with 16.16.11.8 NMAC,
				but is still under the statutory authority of the board for the period
				specified in 16.16.11.16 NMAC.
D.
				"Inactive status" means a New Mexico license that has been placed on
				non-working status in accordance with board rule 16.16.9 NMAC, provided the
				licensee is practicing in another state and is currently in good standing with
				that state.
E. "Null and void
				status" means an expired, retired, or inactive status license that has passed
				the time limitation set forth in 16.16.11.16 NMAC or 16.16.12.15 NMAC, or
				16.16.9.16 NMAC, and is thus lapsed and cannot be reactivated.
F. "Lapsed license" means a license that is
				null and void.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 9 - INACTIVE STATUS › Section 16.16.9.8 - REQUIREMENTS FOR INACTIVE STATUS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A licensee whose license is in good standing with the board,
				  and who is practicing in another state, may request his/her license be placed
				  on inactive status by meeting the following requirements:
A. Complete, sign, and return the renewal
				application form, specifying the intent to be placed on inactive
				status.
B. Submit verifications for
				the required number of continuing education hours.
C. Remit the required inactive status fee
				(see 16.16.2.18 NMAC).
D. Return
				the application postmarked on or before the license expiration date.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 9 - INACTIVE STATUS › Section 16.16.9.9 - INACTIVE STATUS NOTIFICATION

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Upon receipt of a duly and properly made application for
				  inactive status, the board or its designee will review and approve the
				  application and send the licensee written verification that the license has
				  been placed on inactive status. A licensee with an inactive license will be
				  required to renew it every year as defined in 16.16.10 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 9 - INACTIVE STATUS › Section 16.16.9.10 - PRACTICE PROHIBITED

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
During the period of inactive status, the optometrist is
				  prohibited from practicing optometry in the State of New
				  Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 9 - INACTIVE STATUS › Section 16.16.9.12 - REACTIVATION FROM INACTIVE STATUS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Upon receipt of the written request the board shall provide
				  the applicant with a reactivation application.
A. The completed application and the required
				reactivation fee as defined in 16.16.2.19 NMAC shall be delivered to the
				board's consideration.
B.
				Continuing education shall be at the current requirement of board-approved
				continuing education taken during the previous 12 months prior to reactivation
				as set forth in Subsection A of 16.16.13.8 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 9 - INACTIVE STATUS › Section 16.16.9.14 - REACTIVATION APPROVED

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. If the
				board finds the request for reactivation and reactivation application in order
				and is satisfied that the applicant has fulfilled the requirements as
				specified; the board shall reactivate the applicant's license.
B. The optometrist may not practice optometry
				in New Mexico until the reactivated license has been received from the
				board.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 9 - INACTIVE STATUS › Section 16.16.9.15 - INELIGIBILITY FOR REACTIVATION

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
				The optometrist whose license was on inactive status in New Mexico will be
				ineligible for license reactivation if he or she is under investigation, is
				facing disciplinary proceedings, or has had a disciplinary action taken against
				his or her license in any jurisdiction while on inactive status in New
				Mexico.
B. An optometrist whose
				application for reactivation from inactive status has been denied shall be
				afforded an opportunity for a hearing under Section
				61-1-4
				of the Uniform Licensing Act.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 9 - INACTIVE STATUS › Section 16.16.9.16 - TIME LIMITATION ON INACTIVE STATUS LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. Licenses on inactive status that are not
				reactivated within five (5) years from the date the inactive status was
				approved, shall become null and void (lapsed). Null and void (lapsed) licenses
				may not be reactivated.
B. In order
				to practice optometry in New Mexico, the optometrist whose New Mexico license
				has become null and void (lapsed) must complete the entire application process
				and meet all the licensure requirements in effect at the time of application,
				including re-examination by the board.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 10 - RENEWAL OF NEW MEXICO OPTOMETRY LICENSES › Section 16.16.10.2 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Part 10 of Chapter 16 applies to all New Mexico optometry
				  licensees.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 10 - RENEWAL OF NEW MEXICO OPTOMETRY LICENSES › Section 16.16.10.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
These rules are promulgated pursuant to the Optometry Act,
				  Sections 61-2-1 to-18
				  NMSA1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 10 - RENEWAL OF NEW MEXICO OPTOMETRY LICENSES › Section 16.16.10.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
October 14, 1995, unless a later date is cited at the end of
				  a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 10 - RENEWAL OF NEW MEXICO OPTOMETRY LICENSES › Section 16.16.10.6 - OBJECTIVE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The objective of Part 10 of Chapter 16 is to set forth the
				  requirements and procedures for license renewal. Through the renewal process,
				  the board ensures that licensees are continuing the educational process and
				  keeping up with advancements in the profession.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 10 - RENEWAL OF NEW MEXICO OPTOMETRY LICENSES › Section 16.16.10.7 - definitions

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
"
Expired license
" means the license has not been
				  renewed by the license expiration date in accordance with
				  16.16.11.8
				  NMAC, but is still under the statutory authority of the board for the period
				  specified in
				  16.16.11.16
				  NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 10 - RENEWAL OF NEW MEXICO OPTOMETRY LICENSES › Section 16.16.10.8 - LICENSE EXPIRATION DATE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
All current New Mexico optometry licenses not renewed by July
				  1 of every year shall be considered expired. Initial licenses may be issued for
				  a period greater than 12 months, but less than 24 months, in order to align the
				  license expiration date with the renewal cycle.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 10 - RENEWAL OF NEW MEXICO OPTOMETRY LICENSES › Section 16.16.10.9 - LICENSE RENEWAL DEADLINE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Licenses must be renewed on or before July 1 of each year to
				  be considered current.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 10 - RENEWAL OF NEW MEXICO OPTOMETRY LICENSES › Section 16.16.10.10 - LICENSE RENEWAL NOTIFICATION

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
License renewal notification will be mailed at least
				  forty-five (45) days prior to the expiration date of the
				  license.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 10 - RENEWAL OF NEW MEXICO OPTOMETRY LICENSES › Section 16.16.10.11 - CURRENT ADDRESS NOTIFICATION

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. License renewal notification will be
				mailed to the last address on file with the board. It is the responsibility of
				the licensee to keep the board informed of any changes in home or employment
				addresses and phone numbers.
B. It
				is a licensee's responsibility to renew a license. Failure to receive the
				renewal notification shall not relieve the licensee of the responsibility of
				renewing the license by the expiration date.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 10 - RENEWAL OF NEW MEXICO OPTOMETRY LICENSES › Section 16.16.10.12 - RENEWAL APPLICATION

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. A
				completed license renewal application, verification of continuing education, a
				current CPR certification and applicable renewal fee must be received in the
				board office on or before July 1 of every year. The CPR course shall show a
				current certification attesting to completion of a CPR course offered by the
				American red cross, the American heart association, or the American safety and
				health institute (ASHI). The course cannot be a self-study. CPR is not
				considered continuing education.
B.
				The board may audit any licensee's continuing education documentation for the
				current licensing year and the two previous years.
C. Proof of any disqualifying criminal
				convictions as defined in 16.16.21.12 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 10 - RENEWAL OF NEW MEXICO OPTOMETRY LICENSES › Section 16.16.10.13 - APPROVED RENEWAL APPLICATION

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Upon approval of the renewal application, the board will
				  issue a new license valid for one year.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 10 - RENEWAL OF NEW MEXICO OPTOMETRY LICENSES › Section 16.16.10.14 - RENEWAL LICENSE DISPLAY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The renewal license shall be displayed by the licensee in a
				  conspicuous place in the optometrist's principal office or place of
				  business.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSE EXPIRATION DUE TO NON-RENEWAL; REACTIVATION › Section 16.16.11.2 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Part 11 of Chapter 16 applies to licensees whose licenses
				  have expired due to non-renewal and who wish to reactivate their
				  license.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSE EXPIRATION DUE TO NON-RENEWAL; REACTIVATION › Section 16.16.11.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The authority for Part 11 of Chapter 16 is NMSA 1978, Section
				  61-2-6.D.
				  (9); Section
				  61-2-11.A.
				  (5); and Section
				  61-2-12.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSE EXPIRATION DUE TO NON-RENEWAL; REACTIVATION › Section 16.16.11.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
October 14, 1995, unless a later date is cited at the end of
				  a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSE EXPIRATION DUE TO NON-RENEWAL; REACTIVATION › Section 16.16.11.6 - OBJECTIVE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The objective of Part 11 of Chapter 16 is to set forth
				  regulations on expiration of an optometry license due to non-renewal and the
				  requirements for reactivation of the license. When a licensee fails to renew or
				  reactivate an expired license after a certain time period and the license
				  becomes null and void and lapses, the board requires a reapplication process to
				  re-test the applicant for competence to practice the profession in New Mexico,
				  ensuring continued competence and thereby protecting the health, safety, and
				  welfare of the public.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSE EXPIRATION DUE TO NON-RENEWAL; REACTIVATION › Section 16.16.11.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. "Valid license"
				means a license that is subject to regulation by, and statutory authority of,
				the board.
B. "Active status" means
				the license is valid and current and that the licensee is authorized by the
				board to practice optometry in New Mexico.
C. "Expired status" means the license has not
				been renewed by the license expiration date in accordance with 16.16.11.8 NMAC,
				but is still under the statutory authority of the board for the period
				specified in 16.16.11.16 NMAC.
D.
				"Inactive status" means a New Mexico license that has been placed on
				non-working status in accordance with board rule 16.16.9 NMAC, provided the
				licensee is practicing in another state and is currently in good standing with
				that state.
E. "Null and void
				status" means an expired, retired, or inactive status license that has passed
				the time limitation set forth in 16.16.11.16 NMAC or 16.16.12.15 NMAC, or
				16.16.9.16 NMAC, and is thus lapsed and cannot be reactivated.
F. "Lapsed status" means a license that is
				null and void.
G. "Retired status"
				means a license that has been withdrawn from active status at the request of
				the licensee because the licensee has retired from business and is no longer
				practicing optometry in any licensing jurisdiction, but which is still subject
				to the authority of the board for a period of five years after the license was
				placed on retired status as specified in 16.16.12.15 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSE EXPIRATION DUE TO NON-RENEWAL; REACTIVATION › Section 16.16.11.8 - LICENSE EXPIRATION DUE TO NON-RENEWAL

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Licenses not renewed on or before July 1, as set forth in
				  16.16.10.8
				  NMAC, shall be expired.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSE EXPIRATION DUE TO NON-RENEWAL; REACTIVATION › Section 16.16.11.9 - LATE PENALTY FEE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Licenses not renewed on or before July 1, as set forth in
				  16.16.10.8
				  NMAC, shall be subject to the required late penalty fee, as provided in
				  16.16.2.14 NMAC,
				  in addition to the renewal fee, as provided in
				  16.16.2.13
				  NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSE EXPIRATION DUE TO NON-RENEWAL; REACTIVATION › Section 16.16.11.11 - LICENSE STATUS REPORTED

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Licenses that expire or that are inactive, retired, revoked
				  or suspended for any other reason, shall be reported by the board to the New
				  Mexico board of pharmacy, as required by the Optometry Act; to other state or
				  federal agencies as required; and to any other inquirer as
				  requested.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSE EXPIRATION DUE TO NON-RENEWAL; REACTIVATION › Section 16.16.11.12 - PRACTICE PROHIBITED

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. An
				optometrist shall not practice optometry in the state of New Mexico while his
				or her license is expired; or while it is inactive, retired, revoked,
				suspended, or is otherwise invalid as provided in Section 61-2-14(A), NMSA
				1978.
B. Any person who practices
				optometry in New Mexico without an active, current, and valid license is guilty
				of a fourth degree felony and upon conviction shall be sentenced pursuant to
				the provisions in Section
				61-31-18
				-15.A (6), which states, "If a person is convicted of a non-capital felony, the
				basic sentence of imprisonment is as follows: for a fourth degree felony,
				eighteen months imprisonment."
C.
				The court may, in addition to the imposition of a basic sentence of
				imprisonment, impose a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars
				($5,000).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSE EXPIRATION DUE TO NON-RENEWAL; REACTIVATION › Section 16.16.11.13 - APPLICATION FOR REACTIVATION OF LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The licensee whose license is expired due to non-renewal,
				  and who wishes to reactivate the license to active and current status, must
				  apply for, and receive, approval by the board for reactivation of the license.
				  The application for reactivation must be made on a reactivation form received
				  from the board office, and must be accompanied by the following items:
A. proof of completion of a minimum of 22
				hours of board-approved continuing education (see 16.16.13 NMAC) taken for each
				year the license was expired due to non-renewal, 22 of which must have been
				taken in the immediate preceding year;
B. verification directly from at least one of
				the applicant's other licensing jurisdiction(s) certifying that the licensee
				has been in active practice there during the time the license was in expired
				status due to non-renewal in New Mexico, unless the New Mexico license has only
				been in expired status for less than a year, in which case verification of
				licensure from another licensing jurisdiction is not necessary;
C. verification directly from the applicant's
				other licensing jurisdiction(s), as to the status of the license with respect
				to disciplinary actions if the New Mexico license is in expired status for more
				than a year, and provided that the licensee is licensed in other
				jurisdiction(s);
D. a reactivation
				fee in an amount totaling the renewal fees for each year the license was in
				expired status due to non-renewal; and
E. a one-time penalty fee in an amount
				totaling the penalty fees in
				16.16.2.14
				NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSE EXPIRATION DUE TO NON-RENEWAL; REACTIVATION › Section 16.16.11.14 - REACTIVATION APPROVED

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Upon receiving approval for license reactivation by the
				  board, the applicant will receive a reactivated license to practice optometry
				  in the state of New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSE EXPIRATION DUE TO NON-RENEWAL; REACTIVATION › Section 16.16.11.15 - REACTIVATION DENIED

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
An applicant whose application for reactivation has been
				  denied shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing under Section
				  61-1-4
				  of the Uniform Licensing Act.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSE EXPIRATION DUE TO NON-RENEWAL; REACTIVATION › Section 16.16.11.16 - TIME LIMITATION FOR REACTIVATION

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The time limitation for reactivating a license that has been
				  expired due to non-renewal is five (5) years.
A. Licenses not reactivated within the time
				limitation specified shall become null and void (lapsed).
B. Null and void (lapsed) licenses may not be
				reactivated.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSE EXPIRATION DUE TO NON-RENEWAL; REACTIVATION › Section 16.16.11.17 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE REQUIRED

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
In order to practice optometry in New Mexico, the optometrist
				  whose New Mexico license has become null and void (lapsed) must complete the
				  entire application process and meet all the licensure requirements in effect at
				  the time of application, including re-examination by the
				  board.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - RETIREMENT AND REINSTATEMENT OF OPTOMETRY LICENSE › Section 16.16.12.2 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Part 12 of Chapter 16 applies to all optometrists who wish to
				  place their New Mexico licenses in retirement status.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - RETIREMENT AND REINSTATEMENT OF OPTOMETRY LICENSE › Section 16.16.12.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The authority for Part 12 of Chapter 16 is NMSA 1978 Section
				  61-2-12
				  and
				  61-2-6.D.
				  (2) (1995 Repl. Pamp.).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - RETIREMENT AND REINSTATEMENT OF OPTOMETRY LICENSE › Section 16.16.12.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
October 14, 1995, unless a later date is cited at the end of
				  a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - RETIREMENT AND REINSTATEMENT OF OPTOMETRY LICENSE › Section 16.16.12.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective of Part 11 of Chapter 16 is to set forth the
				  requirements and procedures for placing a New Mexico optometry license in
				  retirement status and having it reinstated from retirement
				  status.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - RETIREMENT AND REINSTATEMENT OF OPTOMETRY LICENSE › Section 16.16.12.7 - DEFINITIONS

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"Retired status"
means a license that has been
				  withdrawn from active status at the request of the licensee due to retirement
				  provided the licensee is not practicing optometry in another jurisdiction. Such
				  license is still subject to the board authority for five (5) years from the
				  date the license is placed on retired status as specified in
				  16.16.12.15
				  NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - RETIREMENT AND REINSTATEMENT OF OPTOMETRY LICENSE › Section 16.16.12.8 - RETIREMENT OF LICENSE

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Any optometrist who wishes to retire from practice shall
				  notify the board,
in writing, prior to
the expiration date of his
				  or her license.
A. If the licensee
				meets the time frame and continuing education requirements set forth in
				16.16.12.8 NMAC, the license will be retired. The licensee's date of retirement
				will be recorded as the expiration date of that year in the minutes of the next
				regularly scheduled board meeting.
B. The optometrist shall be exempt from
				payment of the yearly renewal fees during the period of retirement.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - RETIREMENT AND REINSTATEMENT OF OPTOMETRY LICENSE › Section 16.16.12.9 - PRACTICE PROHIBITED

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During the period of retirement, the optometrist is
				  prohibited from practicing optometry in the state of New
				  Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - RETIREMENT AND REINSTATEMENT OF OPTOMETRY LICENSE › Section 16.16.12.10 - NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO REINSTATE LICENSE

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Any optometrist who has retired as provided in
				  16.16.12.8
				  NMAC may, within five years from the date his/her license was retired, notify
				  the board in writing of his/her desire to resume active practice. The applicant
				  shall provide the following information.
A. The license number of the former
				license;
B. The applicant's full
				name;
C. The applicant's home
				address and phone number;
D. The
				date the applicant's license was originally issued; and
E. The date of the applicant's
				retirement.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - RETIREMENT AND REINSTATEMENT OF OPTOMETRY LICENSE › Section 16.16.12.11 - REINSTATEMENT PROCESS

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Upon receipt of the written request required in
				  16.16.12.10
				  NMAC, the board shall mail the applicant a reinstatement form stipulating the
				  fees and the number of board-approved continuing education hours required for
				  reactivation of his or her license.
A.
				The reactivation fee shall be the total of the renewal fees for each year the
				license was in retired status.
B.
				Continuing education shall be at the current requirement of board approved
				continuing education taken for each year during the retirement period, and the
				provisions set forth in Subsection A of 16.16.13.8 NMAC related to optometrists
				holding certification in ocular therapeutics will apply for each year in
				retired status.
C. Twenty-two (22)
				of those hours shall be taken during the year immediately preceding
				reactivation of the license. At least ten (10) of the twenty-two (22) hours
				must be in a board approved program in ocular therapeutic
				pharmacology.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - RETIREMENT AND REINSTATEMENT OF OPTOMETRY LICENSE › Section 16.16.12.12 - REINSTATEMENT APPLICATION REVIEW

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The optometrist shall return the completed, signed, and
				  notarized reinstatement form, the required fee, and copies of the continuing
				  education proofs of attendance certificates to the board
				  office.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - RETIREMENT AND REINSTATEMENT OF OPTOMETRY LICENSE › Section 16.16.12.13 - REINSTATEMENT APPROVED

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A. If the
				board finds the application in order and is satisfied that the applicant has
				fulfilled the requirements as specified, the board shall reinstate the
				applicant's license.
B. The retiree
				may not resume the practice of optometry until the reactivated license has been
				received from the board.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - RETIREMENT AND REINSTATEMENT OF OPTOMETRY LICENSE › Section 16.16.12.14 - INELIGIBILITY FOR REINSTATEMENT

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A.
				The retired optometrist will be ineligible for reinstatement if he or she is
				under investigation, is facing disciplinary proceedings, or has had a
				disciplinary action taken against his or her license in any jurisdiction while
				on retired status in New Mexico.
B.
				A retired optometrist whose application for reinstatement has been denied shall
				be afforded an opportunity for a hearing under Section
				61-1-4
				of the Uniform Licensing Act.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - RETIREMENT AND REINSTATEMENT OF OPTOMETRY LICENSE › Section 16.16.12.15 - TIME LIMITATIONS ON RETIREMENT STATUS

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If application for reinstatement of the license is not made
				  before the end of the five-year retirement or reinstatement period, the
				  optometrist's New Mexico license shall Lapse. The optometrist must reapply to
				  the board for licensure by examination. All application requirements as stated
				  in Part 3 of 16.16 NMAC must be met.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 13 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.16.13.2 - SCOPE

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Part 13 of Chapter 16 applies to all optometrists intending
				  to renew, reinstate, or reactivate their New Mexico license to practice
				  optometry.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 13 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.16.13.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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The authority for Part 13 of Chapter 16 is NMSA 1978, Section
				  61-2-12.C
				  and Section
				  61-2-6.D.
				  (2) (1995 Repl. Pamp.).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 13 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.16.13.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective of Part13 of Chapter 16 is to set forth the
				  requirements and procedures for the New Mexico licensed optometrist to meet the
				  continuing education requirements for license renewal, reactivation, or
				  reinstatement.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 13 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.16.13.8 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

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A minimum of 22 clock-hours of optometry related, board
				  approved continuing education or postgraduate programs, are required for
				  license renewal each year beginning July 1, as detailed below.
A. The continuing education shall be
				submitted as follows:
(1) at least 10 of the
				22 hours of continuing education must be in a board approved program in
				clinical or ocular therapeutic pharmacology; and
(2) at least one of the 22 hours of
				continuing education must be in a board approved course in pain management or
				related topic pursuant to
				16.16.15.11
				NMAC. This requirement shall begin with the 2015 renewal period beginning July
				2, 2014.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 13 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.16.13.9 - APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION

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All subjects of education must be directly related to
				  optometry. The New Mexico board of optometry approves the following programs
				  for continuing education credit, as well as those listed on the updated list
				  available on the board's web site.
A.
				Any convention of the American optometric association (AOA).
B. Any meeting of an American optometric
				association affiliated state or regional association meeting, or meeting of the
				armed forces optometric society (AFOS).
C. Any session of the optometric extension
				program congress (OEPC).
D. Any
				state seminar of the graduate clinic foundation of the optometric extension
				program.
E. Courses sponsored by or
				given by accredited optometry schools.
F. Courses sponsored by the following
				organizations.
(1) Optometric councils:
				mid-west, mountain west, southern, New England, southwest (SWCO).
(2) Optometric contact lens societies:
				southwest, southern, heart of America.
(3) Optometric congresses: southern, mountain
				states.
(4) Courses sponsored by
				the American academy of optometry.
(5) Courses approved by the council on
				optometric practice education (COPE) or courses approved by the New Mexico
				optometric association (NMOA).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 13 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.16.13.10 - REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL OF OTHER CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS

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All requests for approval of courses not covered by
				  16.16.13.9
				  NMAC shall be submitted to the board in writing by the
individual
				  optometrist
before the program is attended.
A. The request shall be addressed to the
				board office and directed to the continuing education committee.
B. Information such as the following will be
				required:
(1) The number of education hours
				to be completed.
(2) The
				organization sponsoring the program.
(3) The location and dates of the continuing
				education program.
(4) The names of
				the courses and the names of the instructors.
(5) Any other information deemed
				necessary.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 13 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.16.13.11 - EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES - DEFERRAL OR WAIVER CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

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A. A
				licensee may request a deferral or waiver of continuing education or CPR
				certification requirements in writing, at least thirty (30) days prior to the
				license's expiration, should any of the following occur:
(1) licensee experiences prolonged
				debilitating illness; or
(2) one of
				licensee's immediate family members suffers prolonged debilitating illness;
				or
(3) licensee is called to active
				duty by the national guard, any branch of the United States armed forces, or
				other recognized public service.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 14 - DUPLICATE AND REPLACEMENT LICENSES › Section 16.16.14.2 - SCOPE

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Part 14 of Chapter 16 applies to all New Mexico licensed
				  optometrists requiring a duplicate or replacement license and/or
				  certificate.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 14 - DUPLICATE AND REPLACEMENT LICENSES › Section 16.16.14.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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The authority for Part 14 of Chapter 16 is NMSA 1978, Section
				  61-2-6.D.
				  (2) (1995 Repl. Pamp.).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 14 - DUPLICATE AND REPLACEMENT LICENSES › Section 16.16.14.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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October 14, 1995, unless a later date is cited at the end of
				  a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 14 - DUPLICATE AND REPLACEMENT LICENSES › Section 16.16.14.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective of Part 14 of Chapter 16 is to set forth the
				  requirements and procedures for the licensee to request and receive a duplicate
				  or replacement license and/or certificate.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 14 - DUPLICATE AND REPLACEMENT LICENSES › Section 16.16.14.8 - LICENSE LOST OR DESTROYED

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In the event a license is lost or destroyed, the Board shall
				  issue a duplicate license upon receipt of the following:
A. Notice of the loss; and
B. Fee(s) in an amount provided by law or
				regulation (See 16.16.2.15 and 16.16.2.16 NMAC).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 14 - DUPLICATE AND REPLACEMENT LICENSES › Section 16.16.14.9 - LEGAL NAME CHANGE

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If a licensee requests a new license to be compatible with a
				  legal name change, the Board may issue a new license or certificate upon
				  receipt of the following:
A. The old
				license;
B. Proof of name change;
				and
C. Fee(s) in an amount provided
				by law or regulation 16.16.2.15 and 16.16.2.16 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 15 - MANAGEMENT OF PAIN WITH CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES › Section 16.16.15.2 - SCOPE

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The provisions in Part 15 of Chapter 16 apply to all New
				  Mexico licensed optometrists.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 15 - MANAGEMENT OF PAIN WITH CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES › Section 16.16.15.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Part 15 of Chapter 16 is promulgated pursuant to and in
				  accordance with the Optometry Act, Section
				  61-2-3,
				  NMSA 1978 and the Pain Relief Act, Sections
				  24-2D-1
				  through
				  24-2D-1
				  -6, NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 15 - MANAGEMENT OF PAIN WITH CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES › Section 16.16.15.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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April 24, 2014, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 15 - MANAGEMENT OF PAIN WITH CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES › Section 16.16.15.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective of Part 15 of Chapter 16 is to set forth rules
				  related to the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances. It is the
				  position of the board that optometrists have an obligation to treat pain, and
				  that a wide variety of drugs including controlled substances may be prescribed
				  for that purpose. When such controlled substances are used, they should be
				  prescribed in adequate doses and for the appropriate length of time after a
				  thorough evaluation has been completed.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 15 - MANAGEMENT OF PAIN WITH CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES › Section 16.16.15.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A. "Addiction"
				means a neurobehavioral syndrome with genetic and environmental influences that
				result in psychological dependence on the use of substances for their psychic
				effects. It is characterized by behaviors that include one or more of the
				following: impaired control over drug use; compulsive use; continued use
				despite harm; and craving.
B.
				"Acute pain" means the normal, predicted physiological response to a noxious
				chemical or thermal or mechanical stimulus, typically associated with invasive
				procedures, trauma or disease and is generally time-limited.
C. "Chronic pain" means pain that persists
				after reasonable efforts have been made to relieve the pain or its cause and
				that continues, either continuously or episodically, for longer than three
				consecutive months. "Chronic pain" does not, for purpose of the Pain Relief Act
				requirements, include pain associated with a terminal condition or with a
				progressive disease that, in the normal course of progression, may reasonably
				be expected to result in a terminal condition.
D. "Clinical expert" means a person who, by
				reason of specialized education or substantial relevant experience in pain
				management, has knowledge regarding current standards, practices and
				guidelines.
E. "Drug abuser" means
				a person who takes drugs or controlled substances for other than legitimate
				purposes.
F. "Pain" means acute or
				chronic pain or both.
G. "Physical
				dependence" means a state of adaptation that is manifested by a drug-specific
				withdrawal syndrome that can be produced by abrupt cessation, rapid dose
				reduction, decreasing blood level of the drug, administration of an antagonist,
				or a combination of these.
H.
				"Prescription monitoring program (PMP)" means a centralized system to collect,
				monitor, and analyze electronically, for controlled substances, prescribing and
				dispensing data submitted by pharmacies and dispensing practitioners. The data
				is used to support efforts in education, research, enforcement, and abuse
				prevention.
I. "Therapeutic
				purpose" means the use of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatment that
				conforms substantially to accepted guidelines for pain management.
J. "Tolerance" means a state of adaptation in
				which exposure to a drug induces changes that result in a diminution of one or
				more of the drug's effects over time.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS › Part 15 - MANAGEMENT OF PAIN WITH CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES › Section 16.16.15.9 - OPTOMETRISTS TREATED WITH CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

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Optometrists who have chronic pain and are being treated with
				  controlled substances shall be evaluated by a pain clinic, an M.D. or D.O. pain
				  specialist, and must have a complete, independent neuropsychological
				  evaluation, as well as clearance from their physician, before returning to or
				  continuing in practice. In addition, they must remain under the care of a
				  physician for as long as they remain on controlled substances while continuing
				  to practice.