New Mexico Register / Volume XXXII,
Issue 5 / March 9, 2021
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
RULE HEARING AND REGULAR BOARD MEETING
The New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care
will hold a rule hearing on Friday, April 16, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. Following the rule hearing, the Board will
convene a regular board meeting to adopt the rules and take care of regular
business. The rule hearing and board
meeting will be held via
Cisco Webex Meetings. Please use the following link:
https://nmrld.webex.com/nmrld/onstage/g.php?MTID=e7e72cf9a141c27dcf8ee959351ed6c84
To
join the meeting by phone:
1-415-655-0002 United States Toll
Access
Code: 187 439 9377
The
purpose of the rule hearing is to consider proposed amendments and new parts to
the following rules:
16.5.1 NMAC - General
Provisions
16.5.3 NMAC - Mandatory
Reporting Requirements
16.5.4 NMAC - Emergency
Licensure and Certification Provisions
16.5.9 NMAC - Non-Dentist
Owners
16.5.56 NMAC - Parental Responsibility Compliance
16.5.59 NMAC - Licensure for Military Service Members,
Spouses and Veterans
16.5.60 NMAC (New Part) - Dental Therapists, Fees
16.5.61 NMAC (New Part) - Dental Therapists, Licensure
and Certification
16.5.62 NMAC (New Part) - Dental Therapists, Continuing
Education Requirements
16.5.63 NMAC (New Part) - Dental Therapists, License
Expiration and Renewal
16.5.64 NMAC (New Part) - Dental Therapists, License
Revocation for Non-Renewal
16.5.65 NMAC (New Part) - Dental Therapists, Practice
16.5.66 NMAC (New Part) - Dental Therapists,
Disciplinary Proceedings, License Revocation or Suspension for Disciplinary
Actions
To
obtain and review copies of the proposed changes and public comments, you may
go to the Board’s website at: http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Dental_Health_Care_Rules_and_Laws.aspx
or
contact the Boards and Commissions Division at (505) 476-4622.
The
Board is currently accepting public written comments on the proposed
amendments. Please submit written
comments on the proposed changes to Roberta Perea, Board Administrator, via
electronic mail at: Dental.Board@state.nm.us,
or by regular
mail at P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504, no later than Thursday, April 15,
2021. Written comments received prior to
the rule hearing will be posted to the RLD website at: http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Dental_Health_Care_Rules_and_Laws.aspx.
Persons will also be given the
opportunity to present their written or oral comments at the public rule
hearing.
The agenda for the board meeting
will be posted and available at least 72 hours before the meeting on the Board
website at http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Dental_Health_Care_Members_and_Meetings.aspx. Copies
of the rules or the agenda may also be obtained by contacting Roberta Perea,
Board Administrator at (505) 476-4622.
An
individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified
sign language interpreter, or other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend
or participate in the hearing, please contact Roberta Perea, Board
Administrator (505) 476-4622.
Statutory
Authority: The Dental Health Care Act, NMSA 1978, Sections
61-5A-1 through 61-5A-30, among other provisions, specifically authorizes the
Board to “adopt and promulgate in accordance with the Uniform
Licensing Act and the State Rules Act all rules for the implementation and
enforcement of the Dental Health Care Act.”
NMSA 1978 § 61-5A-10.
Purpose of the
Proposed Rules: The
purpose of the rulemaking hearing is to remove U.S.
citizenship requirements for licensure in compliance with the
2020 New Mexico legislative change, amend the military service member, family
and veteran licensure requirements in compliance with the 2020 New Mexico
legislative change, and to clarify, define and adopt rules for the regulation,
licensing and disciplining of dental therapists.
Summary of
Proposed Changes:
16.5.1 NMAC - General
Provisions
The
amendments to this part are due to the 2019 statute amendment to include
licensure for dental therapists and a 2020 amendment to rescind US citizenship
for licensees.
16.5.3 NMAC - Mandatory Reporting Requirements
The
amendments to this part are due to the 2019 statute amendment to include
licensure for dental therapists.
16.5.4 NMAC - Emergency Licensure and Certification
Provisions
The
amendments to this part are due to the 2019 statute amendment to include
licensure for dental therapists.
16.5.9 NMAC - Non-Dentist Owners
The amendment to this part adds
initial and renewal fees for non-dentist owners and a 2020 statute amendment to
rescind US citizenship for non-dentist owners.
16.5.56 NMAC - Parental Responsibility Compliance
The
amendments to this part are due to the 2019 statute amendment to include
licensure for dental therapists.
16.5.59 NMAC -
Licensure for Military Service Members, Spouses and Veterans
The
amendments to this part are due to the 2020 statute amendment to further define
military/families and to rescind the application fee for military/families.
16.5.60 NMAC - Dental Therapists, Fee
This is a new part due to the 2019
statute amendment for dental therapists.
16.5.61 NMAC - Dental Therapists, Licensure and
Certifications
This is a new part due to the 2019
statute amendment for dental therapists.
16.5.62 NMAC - Dental Therapists, Continuing Education
Requirements
This is a new part due to the 2019
statute amendment for dental therapists.
16.5.63 NMAC - Dental Therapists, Licensure Expiration and
Renewal
This is a new part due to the 2019
statute amendment for dental therapists.
16.5.64 NMAC - Dental Therapists, License Revocation for
non-Renewal
This is a new part due to the 2019
statute amendment for dental therapists.
16.5.65 NMAC - Dental Therapists, Practice
This is a new part due to the 2019
statute amendment for dental therapists.
16.5.66 - NMAC
- Dental Therapists, Disciplinary
Proceedings, License Revocation or Suspension for Disciplinary Actions
This is a new part due to the 2019
statute amendment for dental therapists.