New Mexico Register / Volume XXXI, Issue 23 / December
15, 2020
NOTICE OF PUBLIC RULEMAKING
HEARING
The New
Mexico Board of Nursing (NMBON) will hold a Public Rulemaking Hearing on Thursday
February 4, 2021. The Rulemaking Hearing
will begin at 9:00 AM via Zoom through New Mexico Board of Nursing, at 6301
Indian School Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110.
The
purpose of the Rulemaking Hearing is to hear public testimony and comments
regarding the proposed amendment to the rule:
Part 3 Nursing Educational
Programs.
Pursuant
to the Nursing Practice Act, 61-3-23.5 NMSA 1978, the NMBON is mandated to
promulgate rules for pre-licensure nursing education programs. The proposed language outlines rules for
clinical simulation during a public health emergency, and updates the criteria
for the different approval status for pre-licensure programs.
No
specific technical information serves as a basis for this proposed rule.
Persons
desiring to view the proposed rule to be repealed or the new rule may download
them from https://nmbon.sks.com/rule-changes.aspx. If you do not have internet access, a copy of
the proposed rules may be requested by contacting the NMBON at (505) 841-9094.
Witten
comments may be submitted via email to BON.Legal@state.nm.us. If submitting comments via email specify in
the subject line the following: NMBON
Public Comments. Written comments may
also be filed by sending original, signed copies to:
New
Mexico Board of Nursing
ATTN:
NMBON Public Comments
6301 Indian
School Road, NE, Suite 710
Albuquerque,
NM 87110
Persons
wishing to submit written comments regarding the proposed rules should submit
them to the Board office no later than Thursday, January 21, 2021. Written comments will be given the same
consideration as oral testimony made at the public hearing. All written comments will be posted on the
NMBON website within three days of receipt.
All written comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. MST, Thursday,
January 21, 2021.
If you
are a person with a disability and you require this information in an
alternative format or require a special accommodation to participate in the
public hearing, please contact the NMBON at (505) 841-9083. The NMBON requests at least ten (10) days
advance notice to provide requested alternative formats and special accommodations.