New Mexico Register
/ Volume XXIX, Issue 11 / June 12, 2018
This is an amendment to 16.22.14 NMAC,
Sections 7, 8, 9, and 10, effective 7/1/2018.
16.22.14.7 DEFINITIONS:
[A. “Military service member” means a person who is serving in
the armed forces of the United States or in an active reserve component of the
armed forces of the United States, including the national guard.
B. “Recent Veteran”
means a person who has received an honorable discharge or separation from
military service within the two years immediately preceding the date the person
applied for an occupational or professional license pursuant to this section.] [RESERVED]
[16.22.14.7
NMAC - N, 04/30/15; Repealed 7/1/2018]
16.22.14.8 APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS:
A. Applications for
registration shall be completed on a form provided by the department.
B. The information
shall include:
(1) Completed
application and fee.
(2) Satisfactory
evidence that the applicant holds a license as a doctoral level psychologist
that is current and in good standing, issued by another jurisdiction, [including
a branch of armed forces of the United States, that has met the minimal
licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the licensing
requirements for the occupational or professional license the applicant applies
for pursuant to Chapter 61, Articles 2 through 34 NMSA 1978.] provided
that the educational requirements and supervised experience requirements of
that jurisdiction meet or exceed those of 16.22.4 NMAC and 16.22.6 NMAC and
that the requirement for examination includes a passing score on the examination
for professional practice in psychology (EPPP) that meets or exceeds the
requirements set in Paragraph 1 of Subsection A of 16.22.7.8 NMAC. Other requirements for licensure are waived
until the first license renewal.
(3) The
board will develop, approve and maintain a list of American and Canadian
jurisdictions whose requirements of education, supervised experience and EPPP
passing score meet or exceed those of 16.22.4 NMAC, 16.22.6 NMAC and Paragraph
1 of Subsection A of 16.22.7.8 NMAC.
C. Electronic
signatures will be acceptable for applications submitted pursuant to Section 14-16-1
through Section 14-16-19 NMSA 1978.
[16.22.14.8
NMAC - N, 4/30/2015; A, 7/1/2018]
16.22.14.9 [FEES:
A. The fee for
application registration is three hundred dollars ($300).
B. The fee for
renewal of registration is six hundred dollars ($600).] [RESERVED]
[16.22.14.9
NMAC - N, 4/30/15; Repealed 7/1/2018]
16.22.14.10 RENEWAL
REQUIREMENTS:
A. A license issued
pursuant to this section shall not be renewed unless the license holder
satisfies the requirements for the issuance and for the renewal of a license
pursuant to Chapter 61, Articles 2 through 34 NMSA 1978.
B. The licensee
must submit the following documents at the time of renewal:
(1) official doctoral degree transcripts sent directly from the
institution’s office of the registrar;
(2) license verification from all jurisdictions in which the
applicant is or has been granted a psychologist license;
(3) three
letters of reference dated within the last two years and two of the letters
must be from a licensed practicing psychologist familiar with their clinical
work, and can attest to their competency and moral character;
(4) verification of [pre-doctoral internship and supervision]
doctoral and post-doctoral supervised experience as defined in 16.22.6
NMAC; and
(5) verification of passing the examination for professional
practice in [psychologist] psychology (EPPP) as defined in
16.22.7.8 NMAC.
C. Licensee must
take and pass a jurisprudence examination with a score of seventy-five percent.
D. Prior to the
expiration of the license, all licensed psychologists shall apply for
registration renewal and shall pay the renewal fee as set forth in 16.22.13
NMAC.
[16.22.14.10
NMAC - N, 4/30/2015; A, 7/1/2018]