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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION › Section 16.7.4.9 - LICENSURE EXEMPTIONS

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A. The
				following are exempted from licensure by the board pursuant to the Massage
				Therapy Practice Act:
(1) qualified members of
				other recognized professions that are licensed or regulated under New Mexico
				law when rendering services within the scope of their licenses or regulations,
				provided that they do not represent themselves as massage therapists;
(2) students within the course of study of a
				registered massage therapy school; and
(3) sobadores; Hispanic traditional healers;
				Native American healers; reflexologists whose practices are limited to hands,
				feet and ears; practitioners of polarity, Trager approach, Feldenkrais method,
				craniosacral therapy, Rolfing structural integration, reiki, ortho-bionomy or
				ch'i gung; or practitioners of healing modalities not listed in this subsection
				who do not manipulate the soft tissues for therapeutic
				purposes.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION › Section 16.7.4.10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION

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A.
Age:
The applicant must be 18
				years of age or older on the date the application is submitted.
B.
Pre-requisite education:
The
				applicant must have completed high school or its equivalent.
C.
Application fee:
The
				applicant must pay the required application-processing fee as set forth in
				Subsection D of
				16.7.3.8 NMAC of the board's
				regulations.
D.
Application
				form:
The applicant must complete the application on an approved form;
				incomplete applications will not be accepted or will be returned to the
				applicant.
E.
First Aid and
				cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR):
The applicant must have completed
				four contact course hours of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to include
				automatic external defibrillator (CPR/AED) and four contact course hours of
				first aid and must provide proof, with the application, of current
				certification in basic life support.
No
on-line courses will
				be accepted. Courses must be maintained in current standing.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION › Section 16.7.4.11 - MASSAGE SCHOOL REQUIREMENT

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The applicant for licensure by examination as a massage
				  therapist must have graduated from a massage therapy school approved to operate
				  as a private post-secondary educational institution or its equivalent.
A.
Out-of-state or multiple
				schools:
The applicant who has graduated from an out-of-state massage
				therapy school or who has attended more than one massage therapy school must
				make arrangements for the school to provide the following items.
(1) the board's form "A" completed and
				submitted directly to the board by the massage therapy school(s) that the
				applicant attended as provided in
				16.7.4.13 NMAC;
(2) an official transcript submitted directly
				to the board by the school(s) that meets the requirements in Subsection B of
				16.7.4.11 NMAC;
(3) proof that the school is approved to
				operate as a private post-secondary educational institution or its equivalent.
				The respective state's department of higher education usually grants this
				approval. The name of the agency or entity may vary from state to
				state.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION › Section 16.7.4.12 - MINIMUM CURRICULA OF MASSAGE THERAPY TRAINING

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The applicant for licensure by examination must have
				  completed at least the 650 hour minimum curricula of massage therapy training.
				  The massage therapy training must meet the following minimum curriculum
				  requirements:
A.
one hundred
				sixty five (165) hours
minimum
of anatomy and physiology,
to include:
(1) physiology;
(2) anatomy;
(3) kinesiology; and
(4) 40 hours minimum of pathology.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION › Section 16.7.4.13 - FORM "A" FROM MASSAGE SCHOOL REQUIREMENT

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A. The following circumstances require that
				the applicant's massage school(s) submit a completed "form A for massage
				school" to the board office along with an official transcript and proof that
				the massage therapy school(s) is/was approved to operate as a private
				post-secondary educational institution or its equivalent at the time the
				applicant attended the school(s):
(1) if the
				applicant attended a massage school that is located out-of-state; or
(2) if the applicant has attended more than
				one massage therapy school whether in-state or out-of-state; or
(3) if the applicant graduated from a massage
				therapy school more than two years ago.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION › Section 16.7.4.14 - ELECTIVE COURSES IN THE "OTHER" CATEGORY

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If an applicant has attended a massage therapy training
				  program that is not a registered massage therapy school or provides proof of
				  completion of elective courses that falls under the "other" category in
				  Paragraph (11) of Subsection D of
				  16.7.4.12 NMAC, the course(s) will
				  be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and may be accepted by the board. The
				  applicant must provide the following.
A. A separate written request for
				consideration of the course(s).
B.
				An official transcript that clearly names the course(s) to be
				considered.
C. A copy of the school
				catalog that clearly describes the course(s) to be considered. In accordance
				with Paragraph (2) of Subsection B of
				16.7.4.11 NMAC, continuing
				education will
NOT
be accepted.
D. An administrative review fee as set forth
				in Paragraph (7) of Subsection A of
				16.7.3.8 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION › Section 16.7.4.15 - DOCUMENTS IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

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Any document submitted in a foreign language must be
				  accompanied by an accurate translation in English.
A. each translated document must bear the
				affidavit of the certified translator attesting to it being a true and complete
				translation of the original document;
B. the affidavit must also contain the
				translator's contact information, including name, address and phone number of
				the organization that granted the translator certification;
C. each translated document must bear a
				notary seal and signature swearing that the document is that of the applicants;
				and
D. translation of any document
				relevant to a person's application will be at the expense of the
				applicant.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION › Section 16.7.4.16 - SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR A TEMPORARY LICENSE

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A license issued one time only for a maximum period of three
				  months to practice massage therapy while the application for permanent license
				  is in process, and which may only be issued to applicants who have never sat
				  for a licensing examination.
A.
Qualifications for temporary license:
(1) the applicant for temporary license must
				meet all the requirements set forth in
				16.7.4.10 through
				16.7.4.15 NMAC;
(2) the applicant for temporary license must
				not have previously sat for a certification examination for therapeutic massage
				and bodywork (NCETMB), the national certification examination for therapeutic
				massage (NCETM), the massage board licensing examination (MBLEx), or other
				examining or certification agency approved by the board;
(3) the applicant may obtain a temporary
				license while waiting to sit for the national examination;
(4) upon submitting the application for
				licensure, the applicant for a temporary license must submit a temporary
				license fee, as set forth in Subsection D of
				16.7.3.8 NMAC;
(5) the board may deny issuance of a
				temporary license for the same reasons a permanent license may be
				denied.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION › Section 16.7.4.17 - SPECIFIC PROVISION FOR PERMANENT LICENSURE

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The applicant must meet all the requirements set forth in
				  16.7.4.10 through
				  16.7.4.15 NMAC, in addition to the
				  following requirements:
A.
Jurisprudence examination:
The applicant for permanent licensure
				must successfully pass the board's jurisprudence examination as set forth in
				16.7.10.8 NMAC.
B. Pass a licensing or certification exam
				approved by the board (including MBLEx, NCETM or NCETMB), and must make
				arrangements for the national examining agency to send official examination
				results, as defined in
				16.7.4.7 NMAC, directly to the
				board.
C.
Licensure
				fee:
Upon written notification, sent by the board that the applicant has
				met all other requirements for licensure, the applicant must submit the initial
				license fee as stated in the notification based on the fee structure set forth
				in Subsection A of
				16.7.3.8 NMAC.
(1) the initial licensure fee must be paid in
				full before the permanent license will be issued;
(2) if the applicant fails to pay the initial
				license fee within 30 days of receipt of the notification of approval, the
				application will be deemed withdrawn and subject to the provisions in
				16.7.4.19 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION › Section 16.7.4.18 - APPLICATION EXPIRATION, WITHDRAWAL, AND DESTRUCTION

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A.
Expiration or withdrawal of
				application:
The application for licensure expires as follows and all
				previously paid fees will be forfeited if:
(1)
				the applicant fails to complete all requirements for temporary or permanent
				licensure within one year from the date the applicant's application file is
				started by board office staff; or
(2) the applicant withdraws the application,
				either by notifying the board in writing or by not paying the initial license
				fee within the time allowed in Subsection C of
				16.7.4.17 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION › Section 16.7.4.19 - INITIAL LICENSE PERIOD

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Initial licenses, including initial licenses issued to
				  applicants for expedited licensure by credentials, shall be issued for a period
				  of up to two years, depending on when in the renewal cycle the initial license
				  is issued, in order to schedule the license to renew on October 31.
A. The first renewal cycle may be for as
				short a period as one year and the initial license fee may be prorated
				accordingly based on the fee structure set forth in Subsection A of
				16.7.3.8 NMAC.
B. After the license is renewed the first
				time, the license will be scheduled into a biennial cycle and will be renewed
				every two years.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION › Section 16.7.4.20 - DISPLAY OF LICENSE

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While performing massage therapy the, licensee must display
				  their current license to practice massage therapy in a conspicuous place of
				  their practice location or place of their business.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION › Section 16.7.4.21 - ADDRESS AND EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE CHANGES

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It is the licensee's responsibility to provide written
				  notification to the board of any changes in addresses, phone numbers, and
				  practice location(s) within 30 days in order that renewal notices and other
				  correspondence from the board will be received by the licensee in a timely
				  manner, and in order for the board to be able to maintain accurate licensing
				  records. A form is available for this purpose from the board office or from the
				  board's website at
www.rld.state.nm.us
, or a letter to the board
				  advising of the changes will also be adequate.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION › Section 16.7.4.22 - ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS

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In accordance with the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act,
				  Sections 14-16-1 through
				  14-16-21 NMSA 1978, the board or
				  its designee will accept electronic application.
A. A person seeking licensure as a New Mexico
				massage therapist or registrant may do so by submitting an electronic
				application. Applicants shall submit all information as required by 16.7.4
				NMAC.
B. A massage therapist may
				renew his or her license, and a registrant may renew his or her registration,
				electronically through a designated website provided by the board. A person
				renewing his or her license or certificate shall submit all documentation as
				required by 16.7.12 NMAC.
C. A
				massage therapist or registrant who is currently on inactive status may submit
				an electronic applications requesting reactivation of his or her license or
				registration. A person requesting reactivation of his or her license or
				registration shall submit all documentation as required by the Massage Therapy
				Practice Act, Section
				61-12C-18 NMSA 1978, and
				16.7.12.9 and
				16.7.12.15 NMAC.
D. A person whose massage therapy license or
				registration has been suspended or revoked, or has expired, may in accordance
				with the Massage Therapy Act, the board's rules and any lawful board or court
				order, submit an electronic application seeking reinstatement. Applicants shall
				submit all information as required by the Massage Therapy Practice Act, NMSA
				1978. Chapter 61, Article 12C NMSA and the board's rules.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION › Section 16.7.4.23 - CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS

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A.
				Convictions for any of the following offenses, or their equivalents in any
				other jurisdiction, are disqualifying criminal convictions that may disqualify
				an applicant from receiving or a licensee retaining a license issued by the
				board:
(1) homicide or
				manslaughter;
(2) kidnapping, false
				imprisonment, aggravated assault or aggravated battery;
(3) rape, criminal sexual penetration,
				criminal sexual contact, incest, indecent exposure, promoting prostitution,
				accepting the earnings of a prostitute, human trafficking, willfully or
				knowingly failing to comply with the registration or verification requirements
				of the sex offender registration and notification act, or other related felony
				sexual offenses;
(4) crimes
				involving robbery, larceny, extortion, burglary, bribery, fraud, forgery,
				embezzlement, credit card fraud, or receiving stolen property;
(5) failure to comply with a proclamation of
				the governor; or
(6) an attempt,
				solicitation, or conspiracy involving any of the felonies in this
				subsection.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOLS › Section 16.7.5.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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This part is adopted pursuant to the Massage Therapy Practice
				  Act, Subsections B and F of Section
				  61-12C-8
				  NMSA 1978, and Section
				  61-12C-10
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOLS › Section 16.7.5.6 - OBJECTIVE

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This part is to establish the minimum application
				  requirements for massage therapy schools, and to establish the standards for
				  registered massage therapy schools.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOLS › Section 16.7.5.8 - REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION

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At the time of application the applicant will provide the
				  following information to the board.
A.
				A completed, legible application for licensure, which must either be typed or
				printed in black ink. Incomplete applications will not be accepted and will be
				returned to the applicant for completion.
B. A 650 hour curriculum that must meet the
				following minimum curricula requirements:
(1)
165 hours
minimum
of anatomy and physiology,
to
				include:
(a) physiology;
(b) anatomy;
(c) kinesiology; and
(d) 40 hours minimum ofpathology.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOLS › Section 16.7.5.9 - INSPECTIONS OF SCHOOLS

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The massage therapy school will be inspected by a board
				  appointed inspector upon registration and thereafter as needed. Findings of the
				  inspector will be reported to the board as part of the approval process. If an
				  inspection reveals that a school is not in compliance with the board's laws or
				  rules, the school will have 30 days to become compliant; at which time, the
				  school will be re-inspected. If the school fails a second inspection, the board
				  may take action against the school for non-compliance.
A.
Provisional registration:
A
				provisional registration will be given to a new school until the school is
				operating and available for inspection.
B.
Term of provisional
				registration:
The provisional registration will be valid no longer than
				one year from the date of issuance.
C.
Inspection criteria:
The
				inspector will observe and report on the following:
(1) cleanliness of premises;
(2) New Mexico state school registration and
				instructor's qualifications;
(3)
				local business license posted;
(4)
				posted complaint policy with board address and phone number
				available;
(5) student clinic
				log;
(6) student attendance
				log;
(7) student files;
				and
(8) equipment and teaching
				aids.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOLS › Section 16.7.5.10 - STANDARDS FOR REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPY SCHOOLS

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A. Qualifications of all instructors must be
				documented and maintained on the premises of the registered massage therapy
				school.
B. Massage therapy school
				registrations will be renewed yearly.
C. Registered massage therapy schools will
				comply with 16.7.2 NMAC, Professional Conduct.
D. Registered massage therapy schools may
				charge the public a fee for the room usage during the time a student is
				performing massage therapy for clinical practicum training as defined in
				16.7.5.7
				NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOLS › Section 16.7.5.11 - CHANGES AFFECTING REGISTRATION

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Massage therapy school registrations issued by the board are
				  not transferable. Any change in the business designation of a massage therapy
				  school may have the legal effect of attempting to transfer the registration and
				  of operating without a legal registration.
A. Any of the following changes will require
				a new registration, and hence, a new application for registration with the
				board;
(1) any change to the name of the
				school from that under which it was originally registered;
(a) The name of the massage therapy school
				must not tend to mislead the public, and shall not significantly resemble the
				business name of another registered massage therapy school.
(b) The name of the massage therapy school
				shall not be announced, used, or in any way be conveyed to the public until the
				new registration has been issued by the board.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOLS › Section 16.7.5.12 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR INSTRUCTORS WITHIN THE MINIMUM CURRICULA

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All instructors providing hands-on massage therapy
				  instruction within a registered massage therapy school's minimum curricula
				  shall
A. hold a valid massage
				therapist license in New Mexico;
B.
				have completed at least 50 contact hours of instructional experience of
				professional teaching or workshop instruction; and
C. have practiced massage therapy for a
				minimum of two years within the past three years.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOLS › Section 16.7.5.13 - SCHOOL DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS WITHIN THE MINIMUM CURRICULA

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A. All
				massage therapy schools shall provide to the board, both in initial
				applications for registration and as part of each renewal thereafter, a list of
				all instructors providing hands-on massage therapy instruction within their
				minimum curricula.
B. As part of an
				initial application for registration and as necessary in each renewal
				thereafter, a massage therapy school shall submit the following documentation
				pertaining to all instructors within its minimum curricula:
(1) Documentation verifying two years of
				professional massage therapy experience during the past three years, including
				a minimum of three of the following documents:
(a) income tax forms documenting massage
				therapy practice;
(b) verifiable
				letters from clients confirming receipt of massage therapy services from the
				applicant;
(c) proof of rent or
				lease of practice location or office space;
(d) proof of current association
				membership;
(e) proof of current
				professional insurance;
(f) copies
				of dated receipts for massage therapy practice-related supplies or furnishings
				that total a minimum of $500;
(g)
				verifiable letters from employers; and
(h) work log consisting of appointment dates
				and time periods worked on clients.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOLS › Section 16.7.5.14 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHING ASSISTANTS WITHIN THE MINIMUM CURRICULA

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Registered massage therapy schools may utilize persons to
				  assist massage therapy instructors within the minimum curricula in providing
				  instruction to massage therapy students working toward obtaining their massage
				  therapy license. Such persons shall be considered teaching assistants.
A. The teaching assistant must be a licensed
				massage therapist.
B. The teaching
				assistant must be supervised by a massage therapy instructor who is physically
				present in the room.
C. Experience
				as a teaching assistant shall apply to the 50-hour requirement outlined in
				Paragraph (3) of Subsection B of 16.7.6 NMAC.
D. It is the responsibility of the registered
				massage therapy school to ensure that the teaching assistant complies with the
				board's regulations.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 7 - STUDENTS › Section 16.7.7.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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This part is adopted pursuant to the Massage Therapy Practice
				  Act, Subsection B of Section
				  61-12C-6 NMSA
				  1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 7 - STUDENTS › Section 16.7.7.8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

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A.
				Students not yet licensed may not charge for massage therapy services.
(1) Students may only accept voluntary
				unsolicited tips, gratuities and donations while practicing massage therapy
				under school endorsed functions, under the supervision of a massage therapy
				instructor;
(2) Students may not
				suggest either verbally or in writing, amounts of tips, gratuities or
				donations.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 8 - EXPEDITED LICENSURE BY CREDENTIAL › Section 16.7.8.2 - SCOPE

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The provisions in Part 8 of Chapter 7 apply to all applicants
				  for expedited licensure, also referred to as expedited licensure by credentials
				  in Section
				  61-12C-16 NMSA
				  1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 8 - EXPEDITED LICENSURE BY CREDENTIAL › Section 16.7.8.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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These rules are promulgated pursuant to the Massage Therapy
				  Practice Act, Sections
				  61-12C-1 to -28 NMSA
				  1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 8 - EXPEDITED LICENSURE BY CREDENTIAL › Section 16.7.8.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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March 14, 2023, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 8 - EXPEDITED LICENSURE BY CREDENTIAL › Section 16.7.8.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The objective of Part 8 is to promote, preserve and protect
				  the public health, safety and welfare by regulating and setting professional
				  standards for applicants for expedited licensure.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 8 - EXPEDITED LICENSURE BY CREDENTIAL › Section 16.7.8.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A.
"Eligible
				jurisdiction"
means any state or territory of the United States except
				those included in the list of disapproved licensing jurisdictions in
				16.7.8.8 NMAC.
B.
"Expedited license"
means a
				provisional license that confers the same rights, privileges and
				responsibilities as a regular license issued by the board.
C.
"Good standing"
means a
				license or registration is active and not expired, suspended, revoked,
				surrendered, conditioned, or otherwise in a status that in any manner restricts
				the activity of a licensee or registrant under the authority of the
				license.
D.
"Jurisdiction"
has the same meaning as defined in Subsection F of
				Section 61-1-2 NMSA 1978.
E.
"Licensing fee"
has the same
				meaning as defined in Paragraph (1) of Subsection E 61-1-34 NMSA
				1978.
F.
"Military service
				member"
has the same meaning as defined in Paragraph (2) Subsection E of
				Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978.
G.
"Qualified applicant"
means
				an applicant who:
(1) holds a current license
				in good standing in another jurisdiction, provided that an applicant who is not
				a military service member or veteran must hold a current license in good
				standing in an eligible jurisdiction;
(2) does not have a disqualifying criminal
				conviction, as defined the board's rules; and
(3) is not subject to pending disciplinary
				action in New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 8 - EXPEDITED LICENSURE BY CREDENTIAL › Section 16.7.8.8 - LIST OF DISAPPROVED LICENSING JURISDICTIONS; REASONS

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A. Applicants licensed in the following
				states and territories of the United States shall not be eligible for expedited
				licensure under Section
				61-12C-16 NMSA 1978 of the Massage
				Therapy Practice Act:
(1) U.S. Virgin Islands,
				on the grounds that the board cannot determine the education and training
				requirements for this jurisdiction; and
(2) Vermont, on the grounds that this
				jurisdiction does not impose educational or examination requirements.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 8 - EXPEDITED LICENSURE BY CREDENTIAL › Section 16.7.8.10 - EXPEDITED LICENSURE APPLICATION

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A. A candidate for expedited licensure under
				Section 61-1-31.1 NMSA 1978 must submit to
				the board a complete application containing all of the following:
(1) a completed and signed application
				form;
(2) proof of current
				licensure in an eligible jurisdiction as defined in these rules;
(3) certificate of good standing for the
				license held by the applicant in an eligible jurisdiction; and
(4) payment of the required application
				fee.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 8 - EXPEDITED LICENSURE BY CREDENTIAL › Section 16.7.8.11 - EXPEDITED LICENSURE APPLICATION FOR MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS

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A. A candidate for
				expedited licensure under Section
				61-1-34 NMSA 1978 must submit to
				the board a complete application containing all of the following:
(1) a completed and signed application
				form;
(2) proof of current
				licensure in another jurisdiction;
(3) certificate of good standing for the
				license held by the applicant in another jurisdiction, including a branch of
				the United States armed forces;
(4)
				submission of the following documentation:
(a)
				for military service member: a copy of military orders;
(b) for spouse of military service members:
				copy of military service member's military orders, and copy of marriage
				license;
(c) for spouses of
				deceased military service members: copy of decedent's DD 214 and copy of
				marriage license;
(d) for dependent
				children of military service members: a copy of military service member's
				orders listing dependent child, or a copy of military orders and one of the
				following: a copy of birth certificate, military service member's federal tax
				return or other governmental or judicial documentation establishing
				dependency.
(e) for veterans
				(retired or separated), proof of honorable discharge such as a copy of DD Form
				214, DD Form 215, DD Form 256, DD Form 257, NGB Form 22, military ID card, a
				driver's license or state ID card with a veteran's designation, or other
				documentation verifying honorable discharge.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 8 - EXPEDITED LICENSURE BY CREDENTIAL › Section 16.7.8.12 - EXPEDITED LICENSE DURATION AND RENEWAL

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A. An expedited license shall be valid for
				the same length of time as a regular initial license issued by the
				board.
B. A licensee holding an
				expedited license may apply for license renewal in the manner provided by the
				board's rules, provided that, upon renewal, the licensee must also satisfy the
				following examination requirements:
(1) The
				licensee shall be required to pass the New Mexico jurisprudence
				examination.
(2) If the licensee
				holding an expedited license was not required by the licensee's original
				jurisdiction outside of New Mexico to pass the MBLEx, NCETM, or NCETMB, the
				licensee shall be required to pass one of these three examinations as a
				prerequisite to license renewal.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 10 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 16.7.10.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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This part is adopted pursuant to the Massage Therapy Practice
				  Act, Sections
				  61-12C-13
				  and
				  61-12C-16
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 10 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 16.7.10.8 - JURISPRUDENCE EXAMINATION

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A. All
				massage therapy licensure applicants applying for licensure by examination, and
				licensees that received their license under expedited licensure, prior to
				renewal of their license after initial licensure under expedited licensure must
				successfully pass the board's open-book jurisprudence examination.
(1) the applicant will receive the
				jurisprudence examination with instructions from the board office after the
				board office receives both the application and application fee;
(2) to complete the jurisprudence
				examination, the applicant will use the statute and regulations received either
				from the board or which the applicant downloaded from the board's website at
www.rld.state.nm.us
;
(3) the applicant must pass the jurisprudence
				examination with a minimum score of seventy percent;
(4) the applicant must return the completed
				jurisprudence examination to the board office as required.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 10 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 16.7.10.9 - LICENSING EXAMINATION

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A.
				Applicants for massage therapy licensure must successfully pass a certification
				examination for therapeutic massage and bodywork (NCETMB), the national
				certification examination for therapeutic massage (NCETM) administered by the
				national certification board for therapeutic massage and bodywork (NCBTMB), the
				massage and bodywork licensing examination (MBLEx) administered by the
				federation of state massage therapy boards, or other examining or certification
				agency approved by the board.
B.
				The candidate must apply to take the NCETMB, NCETM or the MBLEx examination and
				meet the examining agency's requirements.
C. The applicant must ensure that the
				examining agency sends the official examination results directly to the board
				office.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 10 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 16.7.10.10 - PROCEDURES TO RETAKE A LICENSING EXAMINATION

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Applicants who fail to pass an examination must apply
				  directly to the examining agency to retake the examination.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 11 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.7.11.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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This part is adopted pursuant to the Massage Therapy Practice
				  Act, Section
				  61-12C-17
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 11 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.7.11.6 - OBJECTIVE

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This part is to establish the continuing education
				  requirements and procedures and to ensure that licensed massage therapists
				  provide the highest quality professional service. Therefore, licensees should
				  engage in education activities that foster this objective.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 11 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.7.11.8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

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The board does not maintain a list of continuing education
				  providers. The licensee must determine where to obtain the required continuing
				  education.
A. As a condition for
				license renewal, each massage therapist licensed pursuant to the Massage
				Therapy Practice Act must complete 16 hours of continuing education of which up
				to eight hours can be taken on-line.
(1)
				continuing education must be completed within the 24 months immediately
				preceding the renewal date of October 31;
(2) excess hours cannot be carried over to
				future renewals;
(3) continuing
				education taken prior to the 24 month period will not be accepted;
(4) each licensee will maintain documentation
				of all completed continuing education, including contact information for the
				provider of each course.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 11 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.7.11.9 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

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A. The board will accept, towards a
				licensee's continuing education requirements, courses, seminars, workshops, or
				classes in an area related to the practice of massage therapy. This includes,
				but is not limited to:
(1) massage;
(2) bodywork;
(3) health care;
(4) psychology;
(5) anatomy and physiology;
(6) business;
(7) insurance;
(8) ethics;
(9) professional development;
(10) movement therapy;
(11) stress management; and
(12) exempt modalities as defined by Section
				61-12C-5.1
				NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 11 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.7.11.10 - CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES TAUGHT BY CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS

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A. The board will
				accept all courses offered by a continuing education provider, as defined in
				16.7.1 NMAC and Section
				61-12C-3
				NMSA 1978, towards a licensee's continuing education requirements regardless of
				the location at which the course is taught.
B. Any continuing education provider who was
				an active New Mexico registered independent massage therapy instructor on
				February 4, 2019, must provide both the course syllabus and the required fee
				for each new course not previously approved by the board prior to such course
				being counted towards a licensee's continuing education requirements. This is a
				one-time requirement per continuing education course.
C. A course taught by a continuing education
				provider, as defined in Subsection 7 of 16.7.1 NMAC who was not an active New
				Mexico registered independent massage therapy instructor on February 4, 2019,
				does not require prior approval by the board before being counted towards a
				licensee's continuing education requirements.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 11 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.7.11.11 - OTHER CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES

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A. Applicants seeking the board's approval of
				other continuing education courses must submit the following documentation to
				the board:
(1) completed application
				form;
(2) course syllabus for the
				proposed course;
(3) copy of any
				license, registration, or certification applicable to the course, if offered by
				the applicant's home jurisdiction;
(4) proof of a minimum of two years'
				experience in the area of instruction;
(5) applicant's up-to-date resume;
(6) fee as outlined by
				16.7.3.8
				NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 12 - LICENSE/REGISTRATION RENEWAL › Section 16.7.12.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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This part is adopted pursuant to the Massage Therapy Practice
				  Act, Sections
				  61-12C-17
				  and
				  61-12C-18
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 12 - LICENSE/REGISTRATION RENEWAL › Section 16.7.12.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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November 16, 2019, unless a later date is cited at the end of
				  a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 12 - LICENSE/REGISTRATION RENEWAL › Section 16.7.12.6 - OBJECTIVE

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This part is to establish the requirements for renewal of
				  massage therapy licenses and massage therapy school registrations as well as,
				  the inactive status and reactivation of inactive massage therapy
				  licenses.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 12 - LICENSE/REGISTRATION RENEWAL › Section 16.7.12.8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR ALL LICENSEES AND REGISTRANTS

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A.
Administrative provisions relative
				to the renewal process:
(1) Licenses
				and registrations expire on an annual or biennial basis on October 31. The
				specific annual or biennial schedule for each license or registration type is
				further detailed in
				16.7.4.20
				NMAC.
(2) A current license or
				registration renewal form shall be mailed to the last known address on file
				with the board.
(3) Each licensee
				and registrant must inform the board in writing, within 30 days of any change
				in contact information, such as address or telephone number.
(4) Failure to receive the renewal notice
				shall not relieve the licensee or registrant from the responsibility of
				renewing the license or registration by the renewal date.
(5) The licensee or registrant shall complete
				the renewal application form in the manner stated on the form. The form must be
				submitted with the requested documentation and required fee(s) as set forth in
				16.7.3 NMAC.
(6) Incomplete renewal
				applications will be returned to the licensee or registrant for completion,
				which might result in the assessment of late penalty fees.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 12 - LICENSE/REGISTRATION RENEWAL › Section 16.7.12.9 - INACTIVE STATUS FOR MASSAGE THERAPISTS

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A.
Inactive status issues for massage
				therapists:
(1) Massage therapists
				whose licenses have been placed on inactive status may not provide the services
				authorized by the license.
(2)
				Massage therapists who practice with an inactive license are subject to
				disciplinary action by the board.
(3) The inactive status period shall last two
				years, beginning on the December 30 that the license or registration is placed
				on inactive status.
(4) The
				licensee must monitor the period of inactive status.
(5) The board will
not
send
				any notices of the upcoming expiration of inactive status to the
				licensees.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 12 - LICENSE/REGISTRATION RENEWAL › Section 16.7.12.10 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS

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A. Massage
				therapists will renew their licenses on or before the renewal date of October
				31 of the biennial renewal cycle first established when their initial licenses
				were issued.
B. Some massage
				therapists will renew on the odd-numbered year, while others will renew on the
				even-numbered year.
C. The general
				provisions in 16.7.12.8, 16.7.12.9, and 16.7.12.10 NMAC explain the policy and
				procedure for massage therapist license renewal.
D. Massage therapists shall meet the
				continuing education requirements and shall maintain documentation of
				continuing education as set forth in 16.7.11 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 12 - LICENSE/REGISTRATION RENEWAL › Section 16.7.12.12 - MASSAGE THERAPY SCHOOLS

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A.
				Massage therapy school registrations shall be renewed annually by October 31 or
				by the next business day if the October 31 falls on a weekend.
B. The general provisions in
				16.7.12.8
				NMAC explain the general policy and procedure for massage therapy school
				renewal.
C. Registrants will submit
				a curriculum of the massage therapy training program annually to the board to
				document compliance with the course requirements set forth in 16.7.5
				NMAC.
D. After the grace period,
				which ends on December 30, an owner/operator of a massage therapy school who
				has not renewed the school's registration shall no longer maintain, manage or
				operate the "massage therapy school" as defined in
				16.7.12.7
				NMAC or in Subsection F of Section
				61-12C-3
				NMSA 1978 of the Massage Therapy Practice Act, or offer education, instruction,
				or training in "massage therapy" as defined in Subsection E of Section
				61-12C-3
				NMSA 1978 of the Massage Therapy Practice Act.
E. The registration shall expire, lapse and
				become null and void if not timely renewed.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 12 - LICENSE/REGISTRATION RENEWAL › Section 16.7.12.13 - APPROVED RENEWAL APPLICATION

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Upon approval of the licensee's or registrant's renewal
				  application, the board will issue a renewal license or registration to the
				  licensee or registrant.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 7 - MASSAGE THERAPISTS › Part 12 - LICENSE/REGISTRATION RENEWAL › Section 16.7.12.14 - RENEWAL LICENSE OR REGISTRATION DISPLAY

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The renewal license or registration shall be displayed by the
				  licensee or registrant in a conspicuous place in the licensee's or registrant's
				  principal practice location or place of business.