New Mexico Register / Volume XXXIII,
Issue 4 / February 22, 2022
This is an amendment
to 16.39.6 NMAC, Sections 7 and 8, effective
3/12/2022.
A. “Military service member means” a person who is serving in the armed forces of the United States or in an active reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the national guard.
B. “Recent veteran means” a person who has received an honorable discharge or separation from military service in the armed forces of the United States or in an active reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the national guard, within the two years immediately preceding the date the person applied for an occupational or professional license pursuant to this section.
C. “Spouse means”
the spouse of a person who is serving in the armed forces of
the United States as an active-duty member or in an active reserve component of
the armed forces of the United States, including the national guard; or a
surviving spouse of a member who at the time of death was serving on active
duty.
D. “Child means” the child of
a person who is serving in the armed forces of the United States as an active
duty member or in an active reserve component of the armed forces of the United
States, including the national guard; provided that child is also a dependent
of that person for federal income tax purposes.
E. “Licensing Fee means” a fee
charged at the time an application for a professional license is submitted to
the board and any fee charged for the processing of the application for such
license; "licensing fee" does not include a fee for an annual inspection
or examination of a licensee or a fee charged for copies of documents,
replacement licenses or other expenses.
[16.39.6.7 NMAC - N, 7/1/2015; A, 3/12/2022]
16.39.6.8 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
A. Applications for licensure shall be completed on a form provided by the department.
B. The information shall include:
(1) completed application and fee;
(2) satisfactory
evidence that the applicant holds a license that is current and in good
standing, issued by another jurisdiction, including a branch of armed forces of
the United States, that has met the minimal licensing requirements that are
substantially equivalent to the licensing requirements for [the occupational
or professional] license the applicant applies for pursuant to Chapter 61,
Article 23 NMSA 1978.
(3) the
applicant shall provide the following documentation:
(a) for military service member: copy of military orders;
(b) for spouse of military service
members: copy of spouse’s military
orders, and copy of marriage license;
(c) for spouses of deceased military
service members: copy of spouse’s DD214
and copy of marriage license;
(d) for dependent children of military
service members: copy of military orders listing dependent child, or a copy of
military orders and one of the following:
copy of birth certificate, military service member’s federal tax return
or other governmental or judicial documentation
establishing dependency;
(e) for veterans (retired or
separated): copy of DD214 showing proof
of honorable discharge.
C. The license shall be issued by the
board as soon as practicable but no later than thirty days after a qualified
military service member, spouse, dependent child, or veteran files a complete
application.
D. Military
service members and veterans shall not pay and the board shall not charge a
licensing fee for the first three years for a license issued pursuant to this
rule.
[16.39.6.8 NMAC - N, 7/1/2015; A, 3/12/2022]