New Mexico Register / Volume XXIX, Issue 5 / March 13, 2018

This is an amendment to 16.5.28 NMAC, Sections 3 and 9, effective 3/18/2018.

Explanatory statement: Statute citations throughout the rule were corrected to conform to correct legislative styles.

16.5.28.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Part 28 of Chapter 5 is promulgated pursuant to the Dental Health Care Act, [Section 61-5A-4 NMSA 1978] Section 61-5A-6 NMSA 1978 (1996 Repl. Pamp.).

[9/30/1996; 16.5.28.3 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 5.28.3, 4/17/2006]

16.5.28.9 CERTIFICATION BY CURRICULUM OR EXAMINATION: Applicants for certification in local anesthesia by curriculum or exam must possess the following qualifications and submit the required fees and documentation, along with a completed application.

A. Qualifications:

(1) a current active license in good standing to practice dental hygiene in New Mexico;

(2) certification by curriculum: successful completion of an educational program in local anesthesia of at least 24 didactic hours and 10 hours of clinical training given in an accredited dental hygiene program as part of the regular curriculum for the dental hygiene degree, and successfully pass a board approved written local anesthesia exam [administered by western regional examining board (WREB), or other board approved written exam; the]. The results of the [western regional examining board (WREB) exam or other board] approved written exam are valid in New Mexico for a period not to exceed five years; or

(3) certification by examination: successful completion of a board approved educational program in local anesthesia of at least 24 didactic hours and 10 hours of clinical training, and successfully pass a board approved written and clinical local anesthesia examination [administered by western regional examining board (WREB), or other board approved written and clinical exam; the]. The results of the [western regional examining board (WREB) exam or other] board approved written and clinical exam are valid in New Mexico for a period not to exceed five years.

B. Documentation:

(1) copy of current basic life support (BLS) or cardiac pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification accepted by the American heart association, the American red cross or the American safety and health institute (ASHI); cannot be a self-study course;

(2) transcript from an accredited dental hygiene program documenting successful completion of an approved educational program in local anesthesia as required per Paragraph (9) of Subsection A of Section 16.5.28 NMAC; and

(3) certificate or score card from WREB or other board approved exam indicating successful completion and date of local anesthesia exam, as required per Paragraph (9) of Subsection A of 16.5.28 NMAC.

[3/14/1973, 4/10/1981, 5/31/1995, 12/15/1997; 16.5.28.9 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 5.28.9, 04/17/2006; A, 04/16/2008; A, 07/17/2008; A, 09/18/2010; A, 01/09/2012; A, 3/15/2017; A, 3/18/2018]