New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 6 - EXPEDITED LICENSING › Section 16.2.6.8 - LIST OF DISAPPROVED LICENSING JURISDICTIONS; REASONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. Applicants for expedited licensure as
				doctors of oriental medicine licensed in the following states and territories
				of the United States shall not be eligible or expedited licensure under Section
				61-14A-13 NMSA 1978 of the
				Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Practice Act (pursuant to the list of
				disapproved jurisdiction list, below, only four states are unequivocally
				approved for purposes of expedited licensure, which include Arkansas, Florida,
				Nevada, and Texas):
(1) California, on the
				grounds that it does not recognize the national certification commission for
				acupuncture and oriental medicine (NCCAOM) examinations or certifications, as
				it utilizes its own examination, the California acupuncture licensing
				exam;
(2) Michigan, on the grounds
				that licensure was not required until 2019 and there were no education or
				examination requirements for then registered acupuncturists to become licensed
				through 2024;
(3) Ohio, on the
				grounds that Ohio no longer licenses oriental medicine professionals and does
				not allow the use of Chinese herbal medicine by licensed
				acupuncturists;
(4) Wyoming, on the
				grounds that licensure was not required prior to 2018, and there were no
				education or examination requirements consistent with New Mexico's examination
				requirements, for then registered acupuncturists to become licensed. Further,
				education requirements cannot be determined to be consistent with New
				Mexico;
(5) Guam, on the grounds
				that licensure of acupuncturists is determined based on the licensure an
				applicant holds in the U.S., and there is no way to determine whether such
				licensure is consistent with New Mexico other than on a case-by-case basis;
				and
(6) American Samoa, Georgia,
				Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana,
				Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode
				Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West
				Virginia, and Wisconsin, on the grounds that education and licensure
				examination requirements in these jurisdictions cannot be determined to be
				consistent with those requirements in New Mexico;
(7) Northern Mariana Islands, on the grounds
				that education and licensure examination requirements in this jurisdiction
				cannot be determined to be consistent with those requirements in New Mexico.
				Further, licensure as an acupuncturist is allowed if an applicant is licensed
				in one of the U.S. states or territories, and there is no way to determine
				whether such licensure is consistent with New Mexico other than on a
				case-by-case basis; and
(8) Unless
				the applicant holds a current or active oriental medicine certification from
				the NCCAOM, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of
				Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New
				Jersey, and North Dakota, on the grounds that New Mexico required the rigorous
				NCCAOM oriental medicine certification.