New Mexico Register / Volume XXIX, Issue 7 / April 10, 2018

NOTICE OF PUBLIC RULE HEARING AND REGULAR BOARD MEETING

The New Mexico State Board of Psychologist Examiners (“Board”) will hold a public rule hearing on May 18, 2018, at 8:30 AM and following the rule hearing will convene a board meeting to adopt the rules and take care of regular business. The rule hearing and board meeting will be held in the Rio Grande Room, at the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, 2550 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505.

Pursuant to its authority in Section 61-9-6, NMSA 1978, the Board is proposing the following amendments to the Psychology rules listed below in an effort to comply with the new state rules act and to provide for uniformity in the application of the rules, cleaning up definitions and removing similar language that appeared in more than one part. The proposed amendments also add a new part for the prescription monitoring program requirements.

16.22.1 NMAC – General Provisions;

16.22.2 NMAC – Code of Conduct;

16.22.3 NMAC – Non-Licensed Applicant with an Independent Mental Health License;

16.22.4 NMAC – Psychologists: Education Requirements;

16.22.5 NMAC – Psychologists: Application Requirements; Procedures;

16.22.6 NMAC – Psychologists: Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Supervised Experience;

16.22.7 NMAC – Examination Requirements;

16.22.8 NMAC – License Expiration and Renewal;

16.22.12 NMAC – Psychologist Associates: Education Requirements and Conditions of Practice;

16.22.13 NMAC – Fees;

16.22.14 NMAC – Licensure for Military Service Members, Spouses and Veterans; and

16.22.30 NMAC – Prescription Monitoring Program Requirements.

To obtain and review copies of the proposed rules you may go to the Board’s website: http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Psychologist_Examiners_Rules_and_Laws.aspx, contact the Boards and Commissions Division at (505) 476-4622, or visit the board office located at 2550 Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe. A copy of the agenda for the board meeting will be available at least 72 hours prior to the meeting and will be posted on the Board’s website. The agenda may also be obtained by contacting the Board office as noted above.

The Board is currently accepting public comments on the proposed amendments. Please submit written comments on the proposed changes to psychologist.examiners@state.nm.us, or by regular mail to the Board at P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504 no later than Monday, May 14, 2018. Persons wishing to present their written comments at the rule hearing will need to provide 10 copies of any written comment or proposed language change for distribution to the Board members and staff.

If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing, please contact the Board Administrator at least ten days before the meeting at (505) 476-4622. Public documents can be provided in various accessible formats by contacting the Board office as previously indicated.