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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16.63.1.9 - INSPECTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS

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Any citizen of the state may examine all public records in
				  the board's custody. People requesting inspection of public records shall
				  provide reasonable notice to the board's administrator. When the records
				  requested are in active use, the requestor must notify the administrator five
				  (5) days in advance. The board may provide copies of public records upon
				  request and upon payment of a reasonable copying fee. No person shall remove
				  board documents from the board office. The board maintains files for all
				  applicants. Information in the applicant's file is a matter of public record
				  except for the following:
A. letters
				of reference;
B. medical reports
				and/or records of chemical dependency, physical or mental examinations or
				treatment as outlined in the Social Work Practice Act
				61-31-19
				d.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16.63.1.10 - NON-PUBLIC RECORDS

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All complaints against social workers, investigative files,
				  and matters of opinion are confidential and are not subject to public
				  inspection. Only board members and employees may access non-public records
				  unless approved by board attorney and board chairman.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16.63.1.11 - LICENSE DISPLAY

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The valid license must be displayed and must be visible to
				  the public in the primary place of social work employment or business. A
				  licensee must practice social work under the name inscribed on the
				  license.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16.63.1.12 - BOARD GOVERNANCE

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A. There
				is created the board of social work examiners.
B. The board shall be administratively
				attached to the regulation and licensing department.
C. The board shall consist of seven members
				who are representative of the geographic and ethnic groups within New Mexico,
				who are United States citizens and who have been New Mexico residents for at
				least five years prior to their appointment. Of the seven members:
(1) four shall have been engaged in social
				work practice for at least five years; at least two of the four shall hold a
				master's degree in social work; and at least two shall hold a bachelor's degree
				in social work from schools of social work that are accredited by the council
				on social work education; at least one of these members shall be engaged
				primarily in clinical social work practice; one member shall be engaged
				primarily in education; one member shall be engaged primarily in administration
				or research in social work practice; and at least one member shall be engaged
				primarily in community organization, planning and development; these members
				shall hold a current New Mexico social work license and shall not hold office
				in any professional organization of social workers during their tenure on the
				board; and
(2) three members shall
				represent the public; the public members shall not have been licensed or have
				practiced as social workers; public member shall not have any significant
				financial interest, whether direct or indirect, in social work
				practice.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16.63.1.13 - COOPERATION WITH THE BOARD

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A. A
				social worker shall give full cooperation and assistance to the board of social
				work examiners and to its committees, functions and duties with respect to
				licensing and disciplinary matters. Applicants and licensees shall respond
				promptly to any matter or inquiry by the board.
B. Failure to cooperate with the board in an
				investigation as required by 16.63.13 NMAC herein will constitute
				unprofessional behavior and may result in disciplinary action, including but
				not limited to suspension, revocation or denial of license, as provided by the
				Social Work Practice Act, Sections
				61-31-1
				through
				61-31-25
				NMSA 1978, as amended.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 3 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE › Section 16.63.3.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Regulation and Licensing Department, Board of Social Work
				  Examiners
P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 3 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE › Section 16.63.3.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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These parts are promulgated pursuant to the Social Work
				  Practice Act, Subsection J of Section
				  61-31-8
				  and
				  61-31-14
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 3 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE › Section 16.63.3.8 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE

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Applicants, other than those applying for licensure by
				  credentials, must submit or cause to be submitted the following documentation
				  to the board:
A. completed
				application;
B. two personal
				character references;
C. one 2" x
				2" original photograph of the applicant taken within the preceding six months
				affixed to the application;
D.
				license fee as provided in Part 8;
E. official transcripts directly from the
				university or college or by other means approved by the board verifying a
				bachelors or masters degree in social work;
F. verification of supervision must be
				received directly from the supervisor or by other means approved by the
				board;
G. if currently or
				previously licensed in another state you must submit verification of licensure,
				which must be sent directly to the board by the issuing jurisdiction;
H. official exam scores; proof of passing the
				licensure exam must be received directly from the association of social work
				boards or from the jurisdiction in which the applicant is licensed;
				and
I. verification the applicant
				has completed one of the following:
(1) a
				three credit hour course in New Mexico cultures listed on the applicants
				transcripts;
(2) a board approved
				course, workshop or seminar in New Mexico cultures;
(3) proof of previously passing the New
				Mexico cultural examination.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 3 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE › Section 16.63.3.9 - PARAMETERS OF PRACTICE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The scope of practice for the independent social worker is
				  set forth in
				  16.63.11.9
				  NMAC. The scope of practice for the master social worker is set forth in
				  16.63.10.9
				  NMAC. The scope of practice for the baccalaureate social worker is set forth in
				  16.63.9.9
				  NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 3 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE › Section 16.63.3.10 - INITIAL LICENSE/RENEWAL OF LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. Initial license.
(1) Initial licenses issued between January 1
				and June 30 shall expire on July 1 of the next calendar year.
(2) Initial licenses issued between July 1
				and December 31 shall expire on July 1 of the second calendar year following
				the date of issuance.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 3 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE › Section 16.63.3.11 - QUALIFIED APPLICANTS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
As per
				  16.63.4.12
				  NMAC "Qualified applicants who fail to obtain the minimum required score may
				  retake the (ASWB) exam an unlimited number of times. Applicants must pay the
				  examination fee for each administration of the examination." Prior to the
				  re-examination a new application must be submitted to the board by the
				  applicant. A non-refundable application fee must accompany the new application.
				  Qualifications for examination will be evaluated based on the most recent
				  application. Initial applications are valid for a period of 12 months;
				  additional, applications shall be valid for a period not to exceed 12 months
				  from the date of initial submission.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 3 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE › Section 16.63.3.12 - EXAMINATION REQUIRED

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
No license, other than a provisional license, will be issued
				  without passing exam scores for ASWB at the appropriate level. The scores of
				  ASWB examination may be submitted by ASWB, or by the state board from which the
				  applicant is currently licensed, directly to the New Mexico board of social
				  work examiners.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 4 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 16.63.4.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Regulation and Licensing Department, Board of Social Work
				  Examiners
P. O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 4 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 16.63.4.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
These parts are promulgated pursuant to the Social Work
				  Practice Act, Section
				  61-31-8
				  A,
				  14-2-1,
				  61-31-19
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 4 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 16.63.4.8 - EXAMINATIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The board adopts as its examination the examination as
				  administered by the association of social work boards at the appropriate
				  license level.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 4 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 16.63.4.10 - REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
In order to sit for the ASWB examination, applicants must
				  submit, to the board, a completed examination application and supporting
				  documentation.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 4 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 16.63.4.11 - PASSING SCORES

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
For the examinations administered by the association of
				  social work boards, ASWB, the board will accept as passing, scores of 70 or
				  higher.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 4 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 16.63.4.12 - REPEATED EXAMINATIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Qualified applicants who fail to obtain the minimum required
				  score may retake the exam an unlimited number of times. A new application must
				  be submitted and applicants must pay the examination fee for each
				  administration of the examination. Qualifications for examination will be
				  evaluated based on the most recent application.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 4 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 16.63.4.13 - SPECIAL ACCOMODATIONS

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Applicants for examination may request special facilities to
				  accommodate disabilities or additional time to allow for English as a second
				  language. Special requests must be submitted in writing, to the New Mexico
				  board of social work examiners at the time of application. The board will
				  consider each request on a case-by-case basis.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 5 - EMERGENCY LICENSURE › Section 16.63.5.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Regulation and Licensing Department - Board of Social Work
				  Examiners, P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 5 - EMERGENCY LICENSURE › Section 16.63.5.2 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
An individual desiring to practice either as a baccalaureate
				  social workers, or a master social workers, and independent social workers
				  following a federally declared disaster.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 5 - EMERGENCY LICENSURE › Section 16.63.5.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
These parts are promulgated pursuant to the Social Work
				  Practice Act, Section
				  61-31-8
				  A,
				  14-2-1,
				  61-31-19
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 5 - EMERGENCY LICENSURE › Section 16.63.5.6 - OBJECTIVE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The objective of Part 5 is to outline requirements,
				  procedures, and criteria for issuance of an emergency
				  license.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 5 - EMERGENCY LICENSURE › Section 16.63.5.8 - PROVISIONS FOR EMERGENCY LICENSURE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. Licensed social workers currently licensed
				and in good standing, or otherwise meeting the requirements for New Mexico
				licensure may be licensed in New Mexico during the six months following the
				declared disaster at no cost upon satisfying the following requirements:
(1) receipt by the board of a completed
				application which has been signed and notarized and which is accompanied by
				proof of identity, which may include a copy of a drivers license, passport or
				other photo identification issued by a governmental entity;
(2) refer to 16.63.9.8, 16.63.10.8, and
				16.63.11.8 NMAC, Qualification of Licensure for licensure
				requirements;
(3) verification of
				licensure from the state in which the federal disaster has been declared; the
				verification of licensure must include the following information:
(a) copy of transcripts verifying a bachelors
				or masters degree from a program of social work accredited by the council on
				social work education;
(b) copy of
				supervision records;
(c)
				verification the applicant has passed the association of social work board
				(ASWB) exam at the appropriate level for which the applicant is applying;
				and
(d) verification that the
				license is in good standing with no pending disciplinary action.
(4) sworn affidavit that the
				applicant was personally or professionally effected by the disaster.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 5 - EMERGENCY LICENSURE › Section 16.63.5.9 - EMERGENCY LICENSE TERMINATION

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. The emergency license shall terminate upon
				the following circumstances:
(1) the issuance
				of a permanent license under sections 16.63.9.8, 16.63.10.8, and 16.63.11.8
				NMAC;
(2) proof that the emergency
				license holder has engaged in fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in procuring
				or attempting to procure a license under this section, or failure to take and
				pass or failure to take the NM cultural awareness exam within three months;
				or
(3) violation of the Social Work
				Practice Act or the social work rules and regulations.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 6 - LICENSURE BY CREDENTIALS; RECIPROCITY › Section 16.63.6.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Regulation and Licensing Department, Board of Social Work
				  Examiners P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 6 - LICENSURE BY CREDENTIALS; RECIPROCITY › Section 16.63.6.2 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
All baccalaureate social workers, master social workers, and
				  independent social workers.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 6 - LICENSURE BY CREDENTIALS; RECIPROCITY › Section 16.63.6.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
These parts are promulgated pursuant to the Social Work
				  Practice Act, Subsection A of Section
				  61-31-8,
				  14-2-1,
				  61-31-19
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 6 - LICENSURE BY CREDENTIALS; RECIPROCITY › Section 16.63.6.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
March 13, 2022, unless a different date is cited at the end
				  of a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 6 - LICENSURE BY CREDENTIALS; RECIPROCITY › Section 16.63.6.8 - QUALIFICATION FOR LICENSURE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A person seeking reciprocity in the state of New Mexico
				  shall
A. possess a valid social worker
				license issued by the appropriate examining board under the laws of any other
				state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or any
				foreign nation, which license has been held for a minimum of two and one-half
				years;
B. be in good standing with
				no disciplinary action pending or brought against the applicant within the past
				two and one-half years;
C. possess
				a bachelor's or master's degree in social work from a program of social work
				accredited by the CSWE;
D. verify
				that the applicant has taken and passed the ASWB examination;
E. verify the applicant has completed one of
				the following:
(1) a three credit hour course
				in New Mexico cultures listed on the applicants transcripts;
(2) a board approved course, workshop or
				seminar in New Mexico cultures;
(3)
				proof of previously passing the New Mexico cultural examination.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 6 - LICENSURE BY CREDENTIALS; RECIPROCITY › Section 16.63.6.9 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Applicants for licensure by credentials; reciprocity must
				  submit or cause to be submitted the following documentation to the
				  board:
A. completed
				application;
B. two personal
				character references;
C. a 2" x 2"
				photograph of the applicant taken within the preceding six months affixed to
				the application;
D. completed form
				titled "statement of registration, or certification of licensure in another
				state", to be submitted directly to the board from the conferring
				agency;
E. test scores from ASWB
				exam;
F. non-refundable license fee
				as set forth in Part 7 to be assessed at the time of application.
G. proof of any disqualifying criminal
				convictions as listed in 16.63.13.9 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 7 - PROVISIONAL LICENSE › Section 16.63.7.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Regulation and Licensing Department, Board of Social Work
				  Examiners, P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 7 - PROVISIONAL LICENSE › Section 16.63.7.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
These parts are promulgated pursuant to the Social Work
				  Practice Act, Section
				  61-31-8
				  A,
				  14-2-1,
				  61-31-19
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 7 - PROVISIONAL LICENSE › Section 16.63.7.8 - APPLICABILITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. When an
				applicant has submitted all documentation required for the license sought and
				the application is complete except that the applicant has not completed the
				licensure exam or the required course in New Mexico cultures, the board may
				issue a provisional license to the applicant at the level sought.
B. The board will accept, in the absence of
				an official transcript, certification bearing official seal and attesting to
				completion of degree requirements from the registrar, mailed directly to the
				board from the conferring institution.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 7 - PROVISIONAL LICENSE › Section 16.63.7.9 - DURATION

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The provisional license shall be valid for twelve (12)
				  months.
A. The provisional license
				shall become immediately invalid if the provisional licensee fails to submit an
				official transcript of certification.
B. During this twelve (12) month period the
				provisional licensee must provide documentation that the individual has passed
				the national examination and provide documentation that verifies the individual
				has completed the required course in New Mexico cultures.
C. Only one provisional license will be
				issued for each level of licensure except in extenuating circumstances as
				defined in 16.63.7.10 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 7 - PROVISIONAL LICENSE › Section 16.63.7.10 - EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A qualified provisional licensee may apply for an extension
				  of a provisional license if the applicant:
A. fails to sit for the examination due to
				extenuating circumstances; these extenuating circumstances are defined as
				serious, physician-verified illness or death in immediate family, and military
				service; the extenuating circumstances must be presented for the board's
				administrator's consideration on a case-by-case basis;
B. should the applicant be granted an
				extension, the applicant must sit for the examination at the next available
				time it is offered; the extended provisional license will be in effect only
				until the next available test date and not to exceed under any circumstances 4
				months.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 8 - FEES › Section 16.63.8.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Regulation and Licensing Department, Board of Social Work
				  Examiners P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 8 - FEES › Section 16.63.8.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
These parts are promulgated pursuant to the Social Work
				  Practice Act, Section
				  61-31-8
				  A,
				  14-2-1,
				  61-31-19
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 8 - FEES › Section 16.63.8.6 - OBJECTIVE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
To outline fees for examinations, application, renewal, late
				  penalty fee, duplicate license, retired, and administrative
				  fees.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 8 - FEES › Section 16.63.8.8 - EXAMINATIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The fee for the association of social work boards (ASWB)
				  examinations at any level of licensure is determined and collected by ASWB.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 8 - FEES › Section 16.63.8.9 - APPLICATION: BACCALAUREATE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The fee for application as a baccalaureate social worker is
				  seventy-five dollars ($75.00), to be submitted with the
				  application.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 8 - FEES › Section 16.63.8.10 - APPLICATION: MASTER

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The fee for application as a master social worker is one
				  hundred dollars ($100.00), to be submitted with the
				  application.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 8 - FEES › Section 16.63.8.11 - APPLICATION: INDEPENDENT

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The fee for application as an independent social worker is
				  one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00), to be submitted with the
				  application.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 8 - FEES › Section 16.63.8.13 - PROVISIONAL LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
For a provisional license, the fee is commensurate for each
				  license level as stated in Part 8, section 8, 9, 10 and 11.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 8 - FEES › Section 16.63.8.14 - RENEWAL BACCALAUREATE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
For renewal of license as a baccalaureate social
				  worker,
one hundred dollars ($100.00).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 8 - FEES › Section 16.63.8.17 - LATE PENALTY FEE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
License renewal deadline is July 1. Penalty fee for late
				  renewal license is seventy-five dollars ($75.00).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 8 - FEES › Section 16.63.8.18 - DUPLICATE LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The fee for a duplicate license is twenty-five dollars
				  ($25.00). The fee for a duplicate pocket card is five dollars ($5.00). The fee
				  for a duplicate renewal certificate is five dollars ($5.00).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 9 - BACCALAUREATE SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.9.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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Regulation and Licensing Department, Board of Social Work
				  Examiners P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 9 - BACCALAUREATE SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.9.2 - SCOPE

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All baccalaureate social workers, master social workers, and
				  independent social workers.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 9 - BACCALAUREATE SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.9.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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These parts are promulgated pursuant to the Social Work
				  Practice Act, Subsection A of Section
				  61-31-8,
				  14-2-1,
				  61-31-19
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 9 - BACCALAUREATE SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.9.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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March 13, 2022, unless a different date is cited at the end
				  of a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 9 - BACCALAUREATE SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.9.6 - OBJECTIVE

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To state the minimum requirements for licensure as a social
				  worker at the baccalaureate level, to outline the parameters of practice, and
				  the procedure to renew a license.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 9 - BACCALAUREATE SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.9.8 - QUALIFICATION OF LICENSURE

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Applicants for licensure as baccalaureate social worker must
				  possess the following minimum qualifications:
A. be at least 18 years of age;
B. possess a bachelor's degree in social work
				from a program accredited by the council on social work education;
C. successfully pass the association of
				social work board examination and the jurisprudence examination;
D. documents completion of the required
				course in New Mexico cultures.
E.
				provide proof of any disqualifying criminal convictions as defined in
				16.63.13.9 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 9 - BACCALAUREATE SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.9.9 - PARAMETERS OF PRACTICE

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A. This
				is the entry licensing level. The baccalaureate social worker ("LBSW") is
				prepared to assume the beginning level professional role in public and private
				social service agencies.
B. LBSWs
				are prepared through beginning professional knowledge in human behavior in the
				social environment, generalist social work practice, knowledge of the history
				of social policy, knowledge of how to utilize social research findings in their
				practice and having had supervised field practicum experience. Baccalaureate
				social work is basic generalist practice that includes assessment planning,
				intervention, evaluation, case management, information and referral,
				counseling, supervision, consultation, education, advocacy, community
				organization, and the development, implementation, of policies, programs and
				activities. LBSWs may work with individuals, families, communities, groups and
				organizations at a beginning level.
C. The LBSW utilizes the basic
				problem-solving process of gathering information, assessing that information at
				a beginning professional level, developing an intervention plan, implementing
				the plan and conducts follow-up. This process at the LBSW level requires the
				application of social work theory, knowledge, methods, ethics and the
				professional use of self to restore or enhance social, psychosocial, or
				biopsychosocial functioning.
D. The
				LBSW must not practice independently as a private practitioner.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 9 - BACCALAUREATE SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.9.10 - RENEWAL OF LICENSE

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Before July 1 of the renewal year, each baccalaureate social
				  worker shall apply for license renewal and shall pay the renewal fee as set
				  forth in Part 8.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 10 - MASTER SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.10.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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Regulation and Licensing Department, Board of Social Work
				  Examiners P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 10 - MASTER SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.10.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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These parts are promulgated pursuant to the Social Work
				  Practice Act, Section 61-31-8A,
				  14-2-1,
				  61-31-19
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 10 - MASTER SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.10.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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March 13, 2022, unless a different date is cited at the end
				  of a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 10 - MASTER SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.10.6 - OBJECTIVE

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To state the minimum requirements for licensure as a social
				  worker at the masters level, to outline the parameters of practice at this
				  level, and the procedure to renew a license.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 10 - MASTER SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.10.8 - QUALIFICATION FOR LICENSURE

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Applicants for licensure as master social worker
				  must:
A. be at least 18 years of
				age;
B. possess a master's degree
				in social work from a graduate program of social work accredited by the council
				on social work education;
C.
				successfully pass the association of social work board examination and the
				jurisprudence examination;
D.
				documents completion of the required course in New Mexico cultures.
E. provide proof of any disqualifying
				criminal convictions as defined in 16.63.13.9 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 10 - MASTER SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.10.9 - PARAMETERS OF PRACTICE

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A. The
				licensed master social worker ("LMSW") provides a wide range of services. The
				LMSW has preparation as a generalist social worker, as found in the LBSW level
				in addition to specialization in either direct or indirect services such as
				work in a field of practice or with a specific population.
B. The LMSW may provide diagnostic,
				preventive and treatment services. The practice of master's social work means
				the application of social work theory, knowledge, methods and ethics and the
				professional use of self to restore or enhance social, psychosocial, or
				biopsychosocial functioning of individuals, couples, families, groups,
				organizations and communities. Master's social work practice requires the
				application of specialized knowledge and advanced practice skills in the areas
				of assessment, treatment planning, implementation and evaluation, case
				management, information and referral, counseling, supervision, consultation,
				education, research, advocacy, community organization and the development,
				implementation and administration of policies, programs and activities. The
				practice of master's social work may include the practice of clinical social
				work under appropriate clinical social work supervision. The LMSW is able to
				explain and interpret the results of psychosocial evaluations in the
				problem-solving process. The LMSW is able to supervise LBSWs and practice in
				the areas of social work administration, community organization and policy
				analysis.
C. The LMSW may not
				practice independently as a private practitioner.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 10 - MASTER SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.10.10 - RENEWAL OF LICENSE

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Before July 1 of the renewal year, each master social worker
				  shall apply for license renewal and shall pay the renewal fee as set forth in
				  Part 8.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 11 - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.11.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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Regulation and Licensing Department, Board of Social Work
				  Examiners P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 11 - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.11.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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These parts are promulgated pursuant to the Social Work
				  Practice Act, Subsection A of Section
				  61-31-8,
				  14-2-1,
				  61-31-19
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 11 - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.11.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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March 13, 2022, unless a different date is cited at the end
				  of a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 11 - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.11.6 - OBJECTIVE

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To state the minimum requirements for licensure as a social
				  worker at the independent level, to outline the parameters of practice at this
				  level, and procedure to renew a license.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 11 - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.11.7 - DEFINITIONS

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker
"LCSW"
: A
				  licensed independent social worker who has demonstrated to the board's
				  satisfaction, sufficient experience and expertise in the practice of clinical
				  social work by meeting the qualifications as outlined in
				  16.63.11.8
				  NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 11 - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.11.8 - QUALIFICATION FOR LICENSURE

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Applicants for licensure as independent/clinical social
				  workers must:
A. be at least 18 years
				of age;
B. possess an LMSW
				license;
C. complete not less than
				two years of post-graduate direct/ clinical social work experience, under
				appropriate supervision; as defined in
				16.63.1.7
				NMAC Applicants and supervisors will engage the process of supervision in
				accordance with the guidelines established by the board of social work
				examiners;
D. documents completion
				of the required course in New Mexico cultures; and
E. successfully pass the association of
				social work board examination, clinical or advanced, as determined by the board
				and the jurisprudence examination.
F. Individuals licensed as masters social
				workers (LMSW) and aspiring to achieve licensure at the independent clinical
				level must complete and document 3,600 hours of licensed masters level social
				work experience which has been accumulated over no more than a 60 month
				period.
G. Applicants for licensure
				must document 90 hours of supervision during this 3,600 hour period.
(1) One hour of supervision must be
				documented for every 40 hours worked,
(2) At least 70 of the 90 required hours must
				be obtained through direct supervision,
(3) No more than 20 hours of the 90 required
				hours may be obtained through group supervision and there shall be no more than
				six individuals per group at a time, and
(4) No more than 30 hours of the required 90
				hours may be obtained through interdisciplinary supervision.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 11 - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.11.9 - PARAMETERS OF PRACTICE

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This is the highest level of licensure. The licensed clinical
				  independent social worker (LCSW) / (LISW) is to function independently and
				  demonstrate specialized knowledge and skills. The LISW must exercise
				  independent judgment. The LCSW / LISW should be able to demonstrate skill and
				  interventions directly related to individuals, couples, families, groups,
				  communities or organizations. In at least one of these client groups, the LCSW
				  / LISW shall demonstrate in-depth knowledge and skills. The LCSW / LISW should
				  be able to employ practice theory and research findings in all aspects of their
				  practice. The LCSW / LISW may supervise LBSWs, LMSWs and other LCSWs /
				  LISWs.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 11 - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.11.10 - AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

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Applicants for specialization will be handled by the board on
				  a case by case basis.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 11 - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER › Section 16.63.11.11 - RENEWAL OF LICENSE

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Before July 1 of the renewal year, each independent social
				  worker shall apply for license renewal and shall pay the renewal fee as set
				  forth in Part 8.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 12 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.63.12.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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Regulation and Licensing Department, Board of Social Work
				  Examiners P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 12 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.63.12.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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These parts are promulgated pursuant to the Social Work
				  Practice Act, Section
				  61-31-8
				  A,
				  14-2-1,
				  61-31-19
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 12 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.63.12.8 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT

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Continuation of education is required for social workers to
				  be re-licensed at any level. Continuing education is required by the New Mexico
				  board of social work examiners to ensure that social workers in New Mexico are
				  providing the highest quality professional services.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 12 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.63.12.9 - CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT

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Thirty (30) hours of continuing education will be required
				  biennially. Six (6) of the thirty (30) hours must be in the subject area of
				  cultural awareness. Proof of participation in or presentation of continuing
				  education activity must be submitted with the license renewal request if the
				  licensee is audited. All continuing education hours must be earned during the
				  current two (2) year renewal period of July 1 thru June 30.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 12 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.63.12.10 - CONTINUING EDUCATION PARTICIPATION/FORMAL SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION

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A three (3) hour college level course in social work or
				  courses which are designed to enhance the skills relevant to the social
				  worker's professional activity will be accepted as equivalent to thirty (30)
				  hours. The social worker shall submit transcripts directly to the board with
				  renewal.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 12 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.63.12.11 - CONTINUING EDUCATION AGENTS

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The board may identify and authorize any continuing education
				  agents. The agents will report directly to the board concerning continuing
				  education activity.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 12 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.63.12.12 - CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT CARRYOVER

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All continuing education hours must be earned during the
				  current two (2) year renewal period of July 1 thru June 30; no carryover will
				  be permitted.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 12 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.63.12.13 - DOCUMENTATION OF PARTICIPATION

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The board shall audit a percentage of renewal applications
				  each renewal period to verify the continuing education requirement. The
				  licensee must maintain proof of continuing education courses taken for the past
				  four (4) years.
A. If a notice of
				audit letter is received with the renewal form, evidence of continuing
				education hours earned during the renewal period must be submitted to the board
				as requested and as required in the Social Work Practice Act and by this
				rule.
B. If the licensee is not
				audited, all documentation of attendance and agendas must be retained by the
				licensee for a minimum of four (4) years immediately preceding the current
				renewal.
C. The board reserves the
				right to audit a licensee's continuing education records as it deems
				necessary.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS › Part 12 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.63.12.14 - CONTINUING EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DISCRETION

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The social worker may choose up to ten (10) hours per renewal
				  period which is self-directed. The social worker may select education
				  pro­grams, readings and audio or video-taped materials which are in the
				  domain of social work. Preparation time, not to exceed the length of the
				  presentation and time accumulated in presenting a social work seminar or
				  workshop is included in this section. Documentation of discretionary continuing
				  education hours will be in accordance with guidelines established by the board
				  of social work examiners. Activities which include personal scope such as
				  sports, hobbies, etc. are not acceptable for credit nor is personal therapy.
				  The social worker seeking re-licensure shall report continuing education hours
				  directly to the board upon application for license renewal. Approval of credit
				  under this section is within the board's discretion.