New Mexico Register / Volume XXXII,
Issue 22 / November 30, 2021
TITLE 16 OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
LICENSING
CHAPTER 27 COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS
PART 3 APPLICATION PROCEDURES, INITIAL
LICENSES, AND LICENSE PERIOD
16.27.3.1 ISSUING AGENCY: Regulation and
Licensing Department Counseling and Therapy Practice Board
[16.27.3.1 NMAC – Rp,
16.27.3.1 NMAC, 11/30/2021]
16.27.3.2 SCOPE: All
professional clinical mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists,
professional art therapists, licensed associate marriage and family therapist,
licensed mental health counselors, alcohol and drug abuse counselors, and
substance abuse associate.
[16.27.3.2 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.3.2 NMAC, 11/30/2021]
16.27.3.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: These parts
are promulgated pursuant to the Counselor and Therapist Practice Act, Sections
61-9A-1, 61-9A-3, 61-9A-5, 61-9A-9, 61-9A-11, 61-9A-15, and 61-9A-24, NMSA
1978.
[16.27.3.3 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.3.3 NMAC, 11/30/2021]
16.27.3.4 DURATION: Permanent
[16.27.3.4 NMAC - Rp, 16.27.3.4
NMAC, 11/30/2021]
16.27.3.5 EFFECTIVE
DATE:
November 28, 2021, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.
[16.27.3.5 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.3.5 NMAC, 11/30/2021]
16.27.3.6 OBJECTIVE: The objective
of Part 3 is to outline what constitutes a complete application for the initial
licensing process and initial licensing period.
[16.27.3.6 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.3.6 NMAC, 11/30/2021]
16.27.3.7 DEFINITIONS: [RESERVED]
16.27.3.8 APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSURE:
A. All applicants must submit the following
documentation to the board:
(1) a
completed application, signed by the applicant;
(2) a 2” x
2” photograph of the applicant taken within the preceding six months;
(3) an
application fee of $75;
(4) an official transcript in their
original and sealed envelope or electronically sent directly to the board’s
e-mail address from each institution where the applicant completed an
appropriate degree for the license type sought;
(5) if required, a statement from each
supervisor on a form provided by the board verifying the applicant’s supervised
experience and setting forth the nature and extent of each supervision; the
forms must be submitted in a sealed envelope to the board office;
(6) other
documentation required in 16.27.4 through 8 NMAC, and 16.27.18 through 23 NMAC,
to document supervision, any additional training or coursework, work experience
and client contact hours.
B. Applications will be valid for a
period not to exceed 12 months from the date it is received at the board’s
office. An applicant wishing to re-apply
after 12 months must submit a new application, including the application fee
and all documentation.
C. Applicants who are deemed ineligible
because of experience or educational deficiencies may request licensure at a
lower level. This request from the
applicant shall be in writing and include a $25 application re-review fee as
provided for in 16.27.17 NMAC.
[16.27.3.8 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.3.8 NMAC, 11/30/2021]
16.27.3.9 INITIAL LICENSE: The board
shall inform an applicant who has been approved for licensure of the required
fees. If the applicant fails to pay all
required fees within 60 days of notification of approval, the application shall
be deemed null and void. The applicant
shall then be required to submit a new application to include all supplemental
documentation and fees.
[16.27.3.9 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.3.9 NMAC, 11/30/2021]
16.27.3.10 INITIAL LICENSE PERIOD: The initial
license will be issued for a period not to exceed 24 months. The issue date of the license will be the
date the initial license fee and all other requirements are received at the
board office and shall expire on September 30 of the appropriate year to
establish the license in a renewal cycle.
[16.27.3.10 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.3.10 NMAC, 11/30/2021]
16.27.3.11 RETIREMENT STATUS:
A. A licensee may place their license
into retirement status by notifying the board in writing before the expiration
of their current New Mexico license.
B. A retired license may be restored to
active status within five years of being placed into retirement status by
notifying the board in writing.
C. Reinstatement of a retired license
will be granted upon receipt of the reinstatement application with the renewal
and reinstatement fees, and proof of the required continuing education courses
[16.27.3.11 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.3.11 NMAC, 11/30/2021]
16.27.3.12 INACTIVE STATUS: A licensee may request inactive status by notifying
the board in writing before the expiration of the retirement status of the
license. To be restored to active status, the licensee shall complete the
renewal application and comply with current continuing education requirements
pursuant to 16.27.16.8 NMAC.
[16.27.3.12
NMAC - Rp, 16.27.3.12 NMAC, 11/30/2021]
16.27.3.13 RENEWAL
REQUIREMENTS:
A. All licenses must be renewed biennially by September 30 by completing
the following requirements:
(1) A completed renewal application
provided by the Board Office;
(2) Submission of the renewal license
fee;
(3) Completion of the mandatory University
of New Mexico health professions survey;
(4) Completion of 40 CEUs with 12 of
those hours being in ethics related to counseling and therapy obtained between
October 1 and September 30 of the current licensing period; and
(5) Completion of nine CEUs specific to
counseling and therapy supervision if providing supervision to licensees
obtained between October 1 and September 30 of the current licensing period.
B. A grace period of 30 days, ending
October 31 of the renewal year will be available for late renewal and will
require completion of all requirements outlined in Subsection A of 16.27.3.13
NMAC and the submission of an additional $100 late penalty fee as required
under 16.27.17.14 NMAC.
C. Failure to renew a license by
the end of the grace period will result in the license expiring and will
require submission of the following documentation in order to obtain licensure
again, pursuant to Subsection D of Section 61-9A-23 NMSA 1978:
(1) Submission of a new and complete
application packet, to include all required supplemental documentation;
(2) Meeting the current requirements for
licensure at the time of completion of the new application packet; and
(3) Submission of the application fee and
initial license fees as outlined under 16.27.17 NMAC.
[16.27.3.13 NMAC - N,
11/30/2021]
HISTORY OF 16.27.3 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC History: The material in this part was
derived from that previously filed with the State Records Center and Archives
under:
Rule 3, Application
Procedures, Initial Licenses, License Period, 3/24/1994
Rule 3, Application
Procedures, Initial Licenses, License Period, 3/20/1995
History of Repealed Material:
16 NMAC 27.3, Application
Procedures, Initial Licenses, License Period - Repealed 6/15/2001.
Other History: 16.27.3 NMAC - Application Procedures, Initial
Licenses, and License Period, filed 6/15/2021 was repealed and replaced by
16.27.3 NMAC - Application Procedures, Initial Licenses, and License Period,
effective 11/30/2021