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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 9 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.2.9.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
This part is promulgated pursuant to the Acupuncture and
				  Oriental Medicine Practice Act, Sections
				  61-14A-8,
				  8.1, 9, and 15, NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 9 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.2.9.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
December 1, 2001, unless a later date is cited at the end of
				  a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 9 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.2.9.6 - OBJECTIVE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
This part defines continuing education requirements for
				  doctors of oriental medicine and all licensed doctors of oriental medicine
				  certified for expanded practice as defined in 16.2.19 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 9 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.2.9.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Refer to definitions in
				  16.2.1.7
				  NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 9 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.2.9.8 - CONTINUING EDUCATION

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A. A
				doctor of oriental medicine shall complete continuing education in oriental
				medicine equivalent to that required by the national certification commission
				for acupuncture and oriental medicine (NCCAOM). A doctor of oriental medicine
				shall submit to the board at the time of license renewal either of the
				following:
(1) continuing NCCAOM
				recertification in oriental medicine, or in both acupuncture and Chinese
				herbology, or in acupuncture only if licensed prior to 1997, or;
(2) completion of 15 hours annually, of
				NCCAOM approved continuing education courses or of courses approved by other
				acupuncture or oriental medicine licensing authorities.
(3) a course taken for initial certification
				in expanded practice may not also be used for continuing education required for
				annual license renewal.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 9 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 16.2.9.9 - CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR LICENSEES CERTIFIED FOR EXPANDED PRACTICE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
In addition to the continuing education requirements listed
				  in
				  16.2.9.8
				  NMAC, doctors of oriental medicine previously certified in expanded practice
				  are subject to the following requirements beginning August 1, 2013:
A. a doctor of oriental medicine certified
				for expanded practice in one or more areas as defined in 16.2.19 NMAC shall
				complete continuing education hours as follows:
(1) three hours every three years for
				recertification in basic injection therapy;
(2) seven hours every three years for
				recertification in injection therapy;
(3) seven hours every three years for
				recertification in intravenous therapies; and
(4) seven hours every three years for
				recertification in bioidentical hormone therapy;
(5) except that a doctor of oriental medicine
				recertifying in injection therapy or intravenous therapy need not complete an
				additional three hours in basic injection therapy;
(6) doctors of oriental medicine previously
				certified as Rx1 shall need seven hours, every three years, for recertification
				in prolotherapy as specified in Section 16 of 16.2.19 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 10 - FEES › Section 16.2.10.2 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
All licensees, applicants, applicants for expanded practice
				  certification, educational courses, temporary licensees, applicants for
				  temporary licensure, limited temporary license holders, limited temporary
				  license applicants, extern applicants, externship supervisor applicants,
				  certified auricular detoxification specialists, certified auricular
				  detoxification specialist applicants, auricular detoxification specialist
				  training programs, auricular detoxification specialist training program
				  applicants, educational programs and applicants for approval of educational
				  programs.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 10 - FEES › Section 16.2.10.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
This part is promulgated pursuant to the Acupuncture and
				  Oriental Medicine Practice Act, Sections
				  61-14A-8,
				  8.1, 9, 14.1 and 16, NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 10 - FEES › Section 16.2.10.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
July 1, 1996 unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 10 - FEES › Section 16.2.10.6 - OBJECTIVE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
This part clarifies the requirements for the deposit and use
				  of revenues derived from fees, establishes that the board shall not make
				  refunds and lists all fees charged by the board.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 10 - FEES › Section 16.2.10.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Refer to definitions in
				  16.2.1.7
				  NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 10 - FEES › Section 16.2.10.8 - DEPOSIT AND USE OF FEES

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All fees and other funds collected under the act shall be
				  deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the board of acupuncture and
				  oriental medicine fund. The board shall appropriate money from the fund to pay
				  for the costs of administration of the act. Any surplus funds remaining at the
				  end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSEE BUSINESS OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS › Section 16.2.11.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
New Mexico Board of Acupuncture and Oriental
				  Medicine.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSEE BUSINESS OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS › Section 16.2.11.2 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
All licensees, applicants, temporary licensees, applicants
				  for temporary licensure, limited temporary license holders, externs, certified
				  auricular detoxification specialists, auricular detoxification specialist
				  training programs, educational programs and applicants for approval of
				  educational programs.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSEE BUSINESS OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS › Section 16.2.11.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
This part is promulgated pursuant to the Acupuncture and
				  Oriental Medicine Practice Act, Sections
				  61-14A-8
				  and 9, NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSEE BUSINESS OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS › Section 16.2.11.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
December 1, 2001, unless a later date is cited at the end of
				  a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSEE BUSINESS OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS › Section 16.2.11.6 - OBJECTIVE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
This part establishes the requirements for registration of
				  all licensee offices, the requirement that an office in a residence be set
				  apart and have toilet facilities available, the inspection of offices, the
				  keeping of records, the use of a trade name, the display of the license and the
				  requirement for notifying the board of changes to, relocation or closing of the
				  office.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSEE BUSINESS OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS › Section 16.2.11.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Refer to definitions in
				  16.2.1.7
				  NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSEE BUSINESS OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS › Section 16.2.11.8 - OFFICE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
All offices shall be registered with the board. All offices
				  must have a written needlestick policy in place including recommendations for
				  postexposure prophylaxis. When the practice of acupuncture and oriental
				  medicine is conducted in a building used for residential purposes, a room or
				  rooms shall be set apart as an office for the practice and shall be used solely
				  for this purpose. It shall be equipped with a washroom and toilet facilities
				  readily available in the same premises. An office may be inspected at any time
				  during normal business hours by the board or its agents.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSEE BUSINESS OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS › Section 16.2.11.9 - RECORDS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A doctor of oriental medicine, temporary licensee, extern or
				  educational program shall keep accurate records of each patient including the
				  diagnosis and nature of treatment given and any other relevant data deemed
				  necessary by the provider. Records shall be retained for a minimum of 10 years
				  or in accordance with federal regulation and shall be open to inspection at any
				  time during normal business hours by the board.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSEE BUSINESS OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS › Section 16.2.11.10 - USE OF BUSINESS NAME OR TRADE NAME

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The board shall be notified of the use of a trade or business
				  name or "DBA" by a doctor of oriental medicine. The board shall be notified, in
				  writing, of any change of business or trade name within 10 days of the
				  change.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSEE BUSINESS OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS › Section 16.2.11.11 - DISPLAY OF LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The current license shall be conspicuously displayed in all
				  offices of the doctor of oriental medicine or temporary licensee that are
				  registered with the board. For the fee specified in part 10, the board shall
				  provide a copy of the license for each additional office location registered
				  with the board.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 11 - LICENSEE BUSINESS OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS › Section 16.2.11.12 - CHANGES, RELOCATION, CLOSING

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Within 10 days of any changes, a doctor of oriental medicine
				  or temporary licensee shall inform the board, in writing, of any changes to his
				  or her practice, including relocation, abandonment and closing for over 90
				  days. Notice to the board shall include at a minimum the name of the licensee,
				  office location, mailing address, telephone number, business name and the names
				  of all licensees practicing at that location.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
New Mexico Board of Acupuncture and Oriental
				  Medicine.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.2 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
All licensees, applicants, temporary licensees, applicants
				  for temporary licensure, limited temporary license holders, limited temporary
				  license applicants, externs, certified auricular detoxification specialists,
				  certified auricular detoxification specialist applicants, auricular
				  detoxification specialist training programs, auricular detoxification
				  specialist training program applicants, educational programs and applicants for
				  approval of educational programs.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
This Part is promulgated pursuant to the Acupuncture and
				  Oriental Medicine Practice Act, Sections
				  61-14A-8,
				  9 and 17 NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
February 11, 2022, unless a later date is cited at the end of
				  a section or paragraph.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.6 - OBJECTIVE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
This part clarifies the grounds for which the board may deny,
				  suspend or revoke a license to practice acupuncture and oriental medicine or
				  otherwise discipline a licensee, applicant, temporary licensee, applicant for
				  temporary licensure, extern, extern supervisor or educational program in
				  addition to those reasons listed in the act in Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Refer to definitions in
				  16.2.1.7
				  NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.8 - AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The board may refuse to issue, or may suspend, or revoke any
				  license, in accordance with the Uniform Licensing Act, 61-1-1 to 61-1-31 NMSA
				  1978, for reasons authorized in the Act and clarified in 16.2.12
				  NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.9 - FAILURE TO USE PRE-STERILIZED SINGLE USE NEEDLES

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Pursuant to the Act, Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine, a temporary licensee or an extern
				  shall be guilty of incompetence who fails to use pre-sterilized single use
				  needles.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.10 - FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION PROCEDURE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Pursuant to the Act, Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine, a temporary licensee or an extern
				  shall be guilty of incompetence who fails to use sterile instruments or fails
				  to follow proper instrument sterilization procedures including the use of
				  biological monitors and the keeping of accurate records of sterilization cycles
				  and equipment service maintenance as described in the manufacturer's
				  instruction manual, the current edition of "clean needle technique manual for
				  acupuncturists" published by the national acupuncture foundation, and the
				  instrument sterilization protocols used by New Mexico hospitals and the
				  American hospital association.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.11 - FAILURE TO FOLLOW CLEAN NEEDLE TECHNIQUE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Pursuant to the Act, Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine, a temporary licensee or an extern
				  shall be guilty of incompetence who fails to follow clean needle technique as
				  defined in the current edition of "clean needle technique manual for
				  acupuncturists" published by the national acupuncture
				  foundation.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.12 - FALSE REPORTING

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Pursuant to the Act, Paragraph (5) of Subsection A of Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine temporary licensee, applicant,
				  applicant for temporary licensure, extern, educational program or applicants
				  for approval of an educational program shall be guilty of unprofessional
				  conduct who willfully makes or files false reports or records in his or her
				  practice of acupuncture and oriental medicine, or who files false statements
				  for collection of fees for services that were not rendered.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.13 - OUT OF STATE DISCIPLINARY ACTION

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Pursuant to the Act, Paragraphs (3) and (5) of Subsection A
				  of Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine, an applicant, a temporary licensee,
				  an applicant for temporary licensure or an extern shall be guilty of
				  incompetence or unprofessional conduct for any act or omission which has
				  resulted in disciplinary action against him or her by the licensing or
				  disciplinary authority, or court in another state, territory, or country which
				  would constitute incompetence if it had been committed in New
				  Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.14 - PROCURING LICENSE BY FRAUD

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Pursuant to the Act Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine, an applicant, a temporary licensee,
				  an applicant for temporary licensure or an extern shall be guilty of fraud or
				  deceit in procuring or attempting to procure or renew a license or a temporary
				  license to practice in the profession of acupuncture and oriental medicine if
				  he makes false statements, or provides false or misleading information on his
				  or her application.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.15 - MISREPRESENTATION

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Pursuant to the Act, Paragraphs (5) and (14) of Subsection A
				  of Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine, temporary licensee, extern,
				  educational program or applicant for approval of an educational program shall
				  be guilty of unprofessional conduct and attempting to attract patronage in an
				  unethical manner who guarantees a cure will result from the performance of
				  professional services.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.16 - FALSE ADVERTISING

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Pursuant to the Act, Paragraph (13) of Subsection A of
				  Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine, temporary licensee, extern,
				  instructor in an educational course or program or applicant for approval of an
				  educational program shall be guilty of advertising by means of knowingly false
				  statements who makes or publishes or causes to be made or published any
				  advertisement, offer, statement or other form of representation, oral or
				  written, that directly or by implication is false, misleading or
				  deceptive.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.17 - FALSE ADVERTISING BY APPLICANTS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Pursuant to the Act, Paragraphs (7) and (13) of Subsection A
				  of Sections
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, an applicant or an applicant for temporary licensure shall be guilty
				  of violating the provisions of the act, specifically Section
				  61-14A-4
				  NMSA 1978, and shall be guilty of advertising by means of knowingly false
				  statements who advertises his or her practice of acupuncture and oriental
				  medicine if he does such advertising prior to being licensed by the
				  board.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.18 - EDUCATIONAL FRAUD

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Pursuant to the Act, Paragraph (5) of Subsection A of Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine, temporary licensee, extern,
				  educational program or applicant for approval of an educational program shall
				  be guilty of unprofessional conduct who practices fraud, deceit, gross
				  negligence, or misconduct in the clinical practice or in relation to the
				  operation of an educational program in acupuncture and oriental
				  medicine.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.19 - FAILURE TO KEEP RECORDS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Pursuant to Paragraph (5) of Subsection A of Section
				  61-14A-17 NMSA 1978, a doctor of
				  oriental medicine, temporary licensee, extern, educational program or applicant
				  for approval of an educational program shall be guilty of unprofessional
				  conduct who fails to keep written records reflecting the course of treatment of
				  the patient for a period of at least seven years from the date of each
				  service.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.20 - FAILURE TO PROVIDE RECORDS TO PATIENT

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Pursuant to the Act, Paragraph (5) of Subsection A of Section
				  61-14A-17 NMSA 1978, a doctor of
				  oriental medicine, temporary licensee, extern, educational program or applicant
				  for approval of an educational program shall be guilty of unprofessional
				  conduct who fails to make available to a patient or client, upon request,
				  copies of patient records in their possession, or under their control that have
				  been prepared for and paid for by the patient or client. The patient records
				  must be provided to the patient or client within 30 days of the written
				  request, except as authorized or required by the Federal (Health Insurance
				  Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.21 - BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Pursuant to the Act, Paragraph (5) of Subsection A of Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine, temporary licensee, extern,
				  educational program or applicant for approval of an educational program shall
				  be guilty of unprofessional conduct who reveals personally identifiable facts,
				  data or information obtained in a professional capacity, without the prior
				  consent of the patient or client, except as authorized or required by
				  law.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.22 - DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES TO UNQUALIFIED PERSONS

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Pursuant to the Act, Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of
				  Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine, a temporary licensee or an extern
				  shall be guilty of incompetence who:
A. delegates professional responsibilities to
				a person when the doctor of oriental medicine, temporary licensee or extern
				delegating such responsibilities knows or has reason to know that the person is
				not qualified by education, by experience or by licensure or certification to
				perform the responsibilities; or
B.
				fails to exercise appropriate supervision over temporary licensees or students
				who are authorized to practice only under the supervision of the doctor of
				oriental medicine or temporary licensee.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.23 - ABANDONMENT OF PATIENTS

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Pursuant to the Act, Paragraph (5) of Subsection A of Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine, temporary licensee, extern,
				  educational program or applicant for approval of an educational program shall
				  be guilty of unprofessional conduct who abandons or neglects a patient or
				  client under and in need of immediate professional care, without making
				  reasonable arrangements for the continuation of such care, or abandons
				  professional employment in a group practice, hospital, clinic or other health
				  care facility, without reasonable notice and under circumstances which
				  seriously impair the delivery of professional care to patients or
				  clients.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.24 - SOLICITATION

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Pursuant to the Act, Paragraph (14) of Subsection A of
				  Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine, temporary licensee, extern,
				  educational program or applicant for approval of an educational program shall
				  be guilty of attempting to attract patronage in an unethical manner who
				  solicits patients, either personally or through an agent, through the use of
				  fraud, intimidation, undue influence, or a form of overreaching or vexatious
				  conduct. A solicitation is any communication which directly or implicitly
				  requests an immediate oral or written response from the
				  recipient.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.25 - FEE SPLITTING

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Pursuant to the Act, Paragraph (14) of Subsection A of
				  Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine, temporary licensee, extern,
				  educational program or applicant for approval of an educational program shall
				  be guilty of attempting to attract patronage in an unethical manner who engages
				  in fee splitting. "Fee splitting" means paying or offering to pay a business or
				  professional person or receiving or offering to receive from a business or
				  professional person a commission, rebate, or compensation for bringing or
				  referring a patient or dividing or offering to divide fees received for service
				  for bringing or referring a patient. A division of fees between or among
				  practitioners in the same practice or fee arrangements to cover patients during
				  temporary absences is not fee splitting and is not prohibited by this
				  provision.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.26 - FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION

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Pursuant to the Act, Paragraph (5) of Subsection A of Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine, temporary licensee, extern,
				  educational program or applicant for approval of an educational program shall
				  be guilty of unprofessional conduct who exercises undue influence on the
				  patient or client in such manner as to exploit the patient or client for the
				  financial gain of the doctor of oriental medicine, temporary licensee, extern,
				  educational program or applicant for approval of an educational program or of a
				  third party.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.28 - CONVICTION OF CRIME

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Pursuant to the Act, Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine, applicant, temporary licensee,
				  applicant for temporary licensure or extern shall be guilty of incompetence if
				  convicted of any misdemeanor or felony relating to the practice of acupuncture
				  and oriental medicine, identified as a disqualifying criminal conviction in
				  16.2.3.10
				  NMAC. For the purpose of this section, conviction includes any finding of guilt
				  by a court or jury, any plea or judgment of conditional discharge, or any plea
				  of guilty, or any plea of nolo contendere or no contest, or plea or disposition
				  of conditional discharge, and including any such proceeding in which a sentence
				  was imposed, suspended or deferred.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.29 - PERMITTING INSERTION OR REMOVAL OF ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES

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Pursuant to the Act, Paragraph (5) of Subsection A of Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine, applicant, temporary licensee,
				  applicant for temporary licensure or extern shall be guilty of unprofessional
				  conduct who permits, directs or supervises the insertion or removal of
				  acupuncture needles by an unlicensed agent or employee. This provision shall
				  not apply to a patient carrying out the instructions of his or her doctor of
				  oriental medicine, temporary licensee or extern when it is part of the
				  patient's treatment providing that the instructions are simple and clear and
				  there is no danger to the patient. This provision shall not apply to a student
				  enrolled in an educational program practicing under the direct supervision of a
				  teacher as part of the educational program in which he or she is
				  enrolled.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.30 - PERMITTING THE PRESCRIPTION OF SUBSTANCES AND PROCEDURES

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Pursuant to the Act, Paragraph (5) of Subsection A of Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine, applicant, temporary licensee,
				  applicant for temporary licensure or extern shall be guilty of unprofessional
				  conduct who permits, directs or supervises the prescription of substances or
				  procedures within the scope of practice of a doctor of oriental medicine by an
				  unlicensed agent or employee. This provision shall not apply to a patient
				  carrying out the instructions of his or her doctor of oriental medicine,
				  temporary licensee, or extern when it is part of the patient's treatment
				  providing that the instructions are simple and clear and there is no danger to
				  the patient. This provision shall not apply to a student enrolled in an
				  educational program practicing under the direct supervision of a teacher as
				  part of the educational program in which he is enrolled.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.31 - FAILURE TO OBTAIN INFORMED CONSENT

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Pursuant to Paragraph (5) of Subsection A of Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine, temporary licensee, extern,
				  educational program or applicant for approval of an educational program shall
				  be guilty of unprofessional conduct who fails to obtain, from the patient, a
				  written informed consent for diagnosis and treatment that gives the patient at
				  least a description of the types of diagnostic and treatment services used and
				  any associated potential risks and sensations. The written informed consent
				  shall also contain an explanation that the following will be discussed orally
				  with the patient:
A. an estimate of
				the number of times the patient may need to return for treatment;
B. the frequency of treatment; and
C. the possible outcome of the diagnostic
				procedure or treatment service. The written informed consent shall also contain
				a statement that the patient shall have the choice to accept or reject the
				proposed diagnostic procedure or treatment, or any part of it, before or during
				the diagnosis or treatment.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.32 - INCOMPETENCE AND UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

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The specifications of incompetence and unprofessional conduct
				  defined in the act and 16.2.12 NMAC shall not be exclusive of the types of acts
				  and omissions which may be found by the board to constitute incompetence or
				  unprofessional conduct.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.33 - ACUPUNCTURE ON ANIMALS

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A person who is not licensed under the Veterinary Practice
				  Act, including a licensed doctor of oriental medicine, is prohibited from
				  practicing veterinary medicine, including acupuncture on an animal, as defined
				  by the Veterinary Practice Act, except under direct supervision of a licensed
				  veterinarian pursuant to
				  16.25.9.15
				  NMAC, or superseding rule. A licensed doctor of oriental medicine is guilty of
				  unprofessional conduct who:
A.
				practices acupuncture on an animal or renders related services on an animal in
				violation of the Veterinary Practice Act; or
B. advertises or solicits clients for the
				practice of acupuncture on an animal except as permitted by rule promulgated by
				the board of veterinary medicine; or
C. accepts a fee directly from a client for
				services rendered on an animal.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.34 - DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND FINES

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A licensee, temporary licensee, applicant, applicant for
				  temporary licensure, extern, extern supervisor or educational program is
				  subject to disciplinary proceedings, including fines, in accordance with the
				  uniform Licensing Act, Sections
				  61-1-1
				  NMSA 1978 through 61-1-35, as amended, for violations of the act or for
				  violations of 16.2.12 NMAC. Fines may be assessed for each violation. Fines may
				  be assessed in addition to other disciplinary action taken by the board for
				  repeated or serious violations or for providing false or misleading information
				  to the board.
A. Violations of
				specific rules applicable to educational programs may result in denial,
				suspension or revocation of the educational program approval or in assessment
				of fines as described below:
(1) failure to
				provide the board complete, accurate transcripts pursuant to Paragraphs (1)
				& (2) of Subsection C of
				16.2.3.13
				NMAC - $1000.00;
(2) failure to
				furnish the board, its investigators, or agents with information requested by
				the board or failure to allow visits or inspections of the institute or
				facility pursuant to
				16.2.7.8
				NMAC or Subsection M of Section
				16.2.7.9
				NMAC - $1000.00;
(3) failure to
				provide the board with the names and educational qualifications of all teaching
				supervisors, resident teachers and visiting teachers as required by Subsection
				G of Section
				16.2.7.9
				NMAC - $500.00;
(4) failure to
				provide at least 900 hours of supervised clinical practice and observation with
				at least 400 of those hours as actual treatment hours with the student as the
				primary student practitioner pursuant to Subsection C of Section
				16.2.7.9
				NMAC - $ 500.00;
(5) failure to
				notify board of ownership or program changes pursuant to
				16.2.7.13
				NMAC - $200.00;
(6) failure to
				maintain and enforce appropriate guidelines and procedures for termination and
				transfer of clinic patients pursuant to
				16.2.12.23
				NMAC - $ 500.00; and
(7) failure to
				comply with any other provisions required of an educational program, a fine not
				to exceed $1,000.00 for each violation.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.35 - EXPANDED PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY INCOMPETENCE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Pursuant to the Act, Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine certified for the expanded
				  prescriptive authority shall be guilty of incompetence if he, when diagnosing
				  and treating a patient, does not possess and apply the knowledge and use the
				  skill and care ordinarily used by similarly certified doctors of oriental
				  medicine.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Section 16.2.12.36 - INCOMPETENCE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Pursuant to the Act, Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of
				  Section
				  61-14A-17
				  NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine or a doctor of oriental medicine
				  certified in expanded practice who injudiciously prescribes, administers, or
				  dispenses a drug as defined in the New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act
				  shall be guilty of incompetence.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 13 - COMPLAINT AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 16.2.13.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
New Mexico Board of Acupuncture and Oriental
				  Medicine.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 13 - COMPLAINT AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 16.2.13.2 - SCOPE

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All licensees, applicants, temporary licensees, applicants
				  for temporary licensure, externs, educational programs and applicants for
				  approval of educational programs.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 13 - COMPLAINT AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 16.2.13.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
This Part is promulgated pursuant to the Acupuncture and
				  Oriental Medicine Practice Act, Sections
				  61-14A-8,
				  9 and 17, NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 13 - COMPLAINT AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 16.2.13.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
July 1, 1996, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 13 - COMPLAINT AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 16.2.13.6 - OBJECTIVE

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This Part defines the creation of the complaint committee,
				  the complaint committee chairperson and the complaint manager, and describes
				  the procedures for the filing of a complaint, the receipt of a complaint at the
				  board's office, the review of the complaint by the complaint committee, the
				  review of the complaint, if necessary, by the board and disciplinary
				  proceedings.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 13 - COMPLAINT AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 16.2.13.7 - DEFINITIONS

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Refer to definitions in
				  16.2.1.7
				  NMAC (Section 7 of Part 1 of the rules).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Part 13 - COMPLAINT AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 16.2.13.8 - INITIATING A COMPLAINT

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A. A
				complaint may be initiated by any person by a telephone call, a written
				complaint, or an in person complaint presented to any board member or the
				board's administrator. The board's administrator or complainant shall prepare a
				complaint form. This form shall be available at the office of the board's
				administrator.
B. The provisions of
				Subsection A above notwithstanding, no formal disciplinary proceeding against
				any person may be instituted without a written, signed complaint.
C. The board's administrator shall maintain a
				written log of all complaints received that records the following: the date of
				the complaint; the name, address and telephone number of the complaining party
				(complainant); the name of the subject of the complaint (respondent); the
				method by which the complaint was made (e.g., telephone, letter, etc.); and
				other pertinent data as the board may direct.