TITLE 16 OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
LICENSING
CHAPTER 2 ACUPUNCTURE
AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS
PART 9 CONTINUING EDUCATION
16.2.9.1 ISSUING
AGENCY: New Mexico Board of Acupuncture and Oriental
Medicine.
[16.2.9.1 NMAC - Rp
16 NMAC 2.9.1, 12/1/2001]
16.2.9.2 SCOPE: All
licensed doctors of oriental medicine and all licensed doctors of oriental
medicine certified for expanded practice as defined in 16.2.19 NMAC.
[16.2.9.2 NMAC - Rp
16 NMAC 2.9.2, 12/1/2001; A, 11/28/2009]
16.2.9.3 STATUTORY
AUTHORITY: This part is promulgated pursuant to the
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Practice Act, Sections 61-14A-8, 8.1, 9, and
15, NMSA 1978.
[16.2.9.3 NMAC - Rp 16 NMAC 2.9.3, 12/1/2001; A, 11/28/2009]
16.2.9.4 DURATION:
Permanent.
[16.2.9.4 NMAC - Rp
16 NMAC 2.9.4, 12/1/2001]
16.2.9.5 EFFECTIVE
DATE: December 1, 2001, unless a later date is
cited at the end of a section.
[16.2.9.5 NMAC - Rp
16 NMAC 2.9.5, 12/1/2001]
16.2.9.6 OBJECTIVE: 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.
[16.2.9.6 NMAC - Rp
16 NMAC 2.9.6, 12/1/2001; A, 3/7/2003; A, 11/28/2009]
16.2.9.7 DEFINITIONS: Refer
to definitions in 16.2.1.7 NMAC.
[16.2.9.7 NMAC - Rp
16 NMAC 2.9.7, 12/1/2001; A, 2/15/2005: A, 2/8/2013]
16.2.9.8 CONTINUING EDUCATION:
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.
B. proof of current Basic Life Support,
BLS, and CPR with proof of having completed an American heart association or American
red cross approved course; hands-on supervised practice of clinical skills is
required; the didactic portion may be completed on-line; a current copy of this
card shall be submitted to the board at the time of each annual license
renewal.
C. A doctor of oriental medicine who is a board approved
examiner, examiner supervisor, or examiner trainer, for the clinical skills
examination, shall be granted continuing education credit for time spent
functioning as an examiner or training to be an examiner. This also applies to an observing board
member who has completed the training.
The continuing education credit is limited to six hours per year.
D. The board shall annually audit a random ten percent
of continuing education documentation to determine the validity of the
documentation.
E. A
doctor of oriental medicine who provides the board with false information or
makes a false statement to the board may be subject to disciplinary action,
including denial, suspension or revocation of licensure, pursuant to Section
61-14A-17, NMSA 1978, and the Uniform Licensing Act, Section 61-1-1, et seq.,
NMSA 1978.
F. A
doctor of oriental medicine shall maintain an understanding of the current act
and rules.
[16.2.9.8 NMAC - Rp
16 NMAC 2.9.8, 12/1/2001; A, 10/1/2003; A, 2/15/2005; A, 9/25/2006; A,
11/28/2009; A/E, 6/15/2010; A/E, 6/15/2010; Re-pr, 11/28/2010; A, 2/8/2013; A,
3/2/2014; A, 6/16/2015; A, 1/4/2020]
16.2.9.9 CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR
LICENSEES CERTIFIED FOR EXPANDED PRACTICE: 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.
B. license holders
who are newly certified for expanded practice shall complete continuing
education hours on a prorated basis during the first years(s) of certification,
and then shall comply with recertification requirements every three years
thereafter;
C. courses approved
for recertification taken within 120 days prior to a renewal cycle may be
carried over and applied to the next renewal cycle, but may not be used for
both renewal cycles.
D. the continuing
education shall be about substances in the board approved appropriate expanded
practice formulary or formularies defined in 16.2.20 NMAC or updated
information in improving current techniques or other techniques that are part
of the expanded practice certification as defined in 16.2.19 NMAC;
E. continuing
education courses, including teachers, shall be approved by the board:
(1) course
providers requesting approval for Rx continuing education certification shall
be required to submit the following materials to the board for approval no less
than 45 days prior to the date of the course offering and the materials shall
include:
(a) an
application fee as defined in Subsection C of 16.2.10.9 NMAC;
(b) course
description, including objectives, subject matter, number of hours, date time
and location; and
(c) curriculum
vitae of the instructor(s) including previous experience of at least five years
in subjects they are engaged to teach;
(2) courses
approved by national providers of continuing medical education (CME) are
recognized by the board as approved providers for expanded practice continuing
education units (CEU) including but not limited to A4M, ACAM, AMA, IFM;
(3) individual
practitioners requesting approval for a specific course that has not already
been approved as defined in Paragraph (2) of Subsection D of 16.2.9.9 NMAC, for
their own personal continuing education shall submit a copy of the course
brochure including a course description, subject matter, contact hours, and
curriculum vitae of the instructor 45 days prior to the course offering;
(4) the
continuing education committee shall meet each month on or before the 15th
to review course materials if applications have been submitted; electronic
review is acceptable;
(5) a
doctor of oriental medicine certified for expanded practice in basic injection,
injection or intravenous therapies must remain current in basic life support,
BLS, and CPR with proof of having completed an American heart association
approved course; hands-on supervised practice of clinical skills is required;
the didactic portion may be completed on-line; a current copy of this card
shall be submitted to the board at the time of each triennial expanded practice
certification renewal; and
F. (1) teaching an
approved continuing education course shall be equivalent to taking the approved
course; the first time that the course is offered; (2) continuing education
that is appropriate for regularly licensed doctors of oriental medicine shall
not be considered as fulfilling the above requirements for expanded practice
continuing education; (3) the board may determine specific mandatory courses
that must be completed; specific mandatory courses shall be noticed at least
six months prior to the date of the course; exceptions to being required to
complete a specific mandatory course may be made for good cause.
[16.2.9.9 NMAC - N, 10/1/2003;
A, 2/15/2005; A, 11/28/2009; A, 2/8/2013; A3/2/2014; A, 6/16/2015; A, 9/15/2015;
A, 1/4/2020]
History of 16.2.9
NMAC:
Pre-NMAC History: None.
History of
Repealed Material:
16 NMAC 2.9,
Continuing Education (filed 6/14/1996) repealed effective 12/1/2001.
Other History:
16 NMAC 2.9,
Continuing Education (filed 6/14/1996) was replaced by 16.2.9 NMAC, Continuing
Education, effective 12/1/2001.