New Mexico Register /
Volume XXXIII, Issue 24 / December 27, 2022
TITLE 16 OCCUPATIONAL
AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
CHAPTER 5 DENTISTRY (DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS,
ETC.)
PART 18 DENTAL HYGIENISTS, FEES
16.5.18.1 ISSUING AGENCY: New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care.
[16.5.18.1 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.18.1 NMAC, 12/27/2022]
16.5.18.2 SCOPE: The provisions of 16.5.18 NMAC apply to all applicants for licensure; to active, expedited, retired, expired and suspended licenses; to anyone who requests a list or labels of licensed dental hygienists, multiple copies of the law or rules, or copies of public records.
[16.5.18.2 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.18.2 NMAC, 12/27/2022]
16.5.18.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 16.5.18 NMAC is promulgated pursuant to the Dental Health Care Act, Section 61-5A-14 NMSA 1978 (1996 Repl. Pamp.).
[16.5.18.3 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.18.3 NMAC, 12/27/2022]
16.5.18.4 DURATION: Permanent.
[16.5.18.4 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.18.4 NMAC, 12/27/2022]
16.5.18.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: December 27, 2022, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.
[16.5.18.5 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.18.5 NMAC, 12/27/2022]
16.5.18.6 OBJECTIVE: To establish fees to generate revenue to support the cost of program administration.
[16.5.18.6 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.18.6 NMAC, 12/27/2022]
16.5.18.7 DEFINITIONS: [RESERVED]
[16.5.18.7 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.18.7 NMAC, 12/27/2022]
A. All
fees are non-refundable.
B. Application
fee for licensure by examination is $350, which includes the initial licensing
period.
C. Application fee for licensure by credentials is $400, which includes the initial licensing period.
D. An
applicant who does not obtain a passing score on the jurisprudence exam must
submit an additional fee of $50 to re-take the exam.
E. Triennial
renewal fee for all dental hygienist licensee is $325:
(1) impaired
fee is $15 per triennial renewal period plus renewal fee;
(2) late renewal fee of $100 after July 1 through September 1, plus renewal and impaired fees;
(3) cumulative
late fee of $5 per day from August 1 to the date of the postmark or
hand-delivery to the board office plus renewal, late and impaired fees.
F. Fees
for collaborative practice:
(1) application
for certification for collaborative practice fee is $150;
(2)
renewal of certification for collaborative practice fee is $50 at the time of
each triennial license renewal; the initial fee will be prorated at $20 per
full year of certification.
G. Fees
for temporary licenses and application:
(1) 48 hour license, application fee of $50, license fee of $50;
(2) six month license, application fee of $100, license fee of
$100;
(3) 12 month license, application fee of $100, license fee of
$150.
H. Application
for certification in local anesthesia fee:
(1) by
examination - $40;
(2) by
credentials - $100 for application and credential review.
I. Reinstatement
fee is $200.
J. Application
for licensure for inactive status is $50.
K. Administrative
fees:
(1) duplicate
license fee is $25;
(2) multiple
copies of the statute or rules are $10 each;
(3) copies
cost $0.25 per page;
(4) list
of current dental hygiene licensees is $300; an annual list of current
licensees is available to the professional association upon request at no cost;
and
(5) mailing
labels of current dental hygiene licensees is $300.
L. Expedited
licensure fees. The fees for expedited licensure submitted pursuant to
Subsection B of Section 61-5A-14 NMSA 1978 are a $100 application fee and a
$150 license fee.
[16.5.18.8 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.18.8 NMAC, 12/27/2022]
HISTORY OF 16.5.18 NMAC:
Pre/NMAC History:
Material in this part was derived from that previously filed with the commission of public records / state records center and archives as:
Article VIII, Licensing of Dental Hygienists, filed 03/12/1981;
Article VIII, Licensing of Dental Hygienists, filed 01/12/1982;
Article, VIII, Licensing of Dental Hygienists, filed 03/30/1982;
BOD Rule 7, Licensing of Dental Hygienists, filed 02/09/1989;
BODHC Rule DH 6/95, Dental Hygienists, Fees, filed 05/05/1995.
History of Repealed Material: 16.5.18 NMAC, Dental Hygienists, Fees, filed 6/1/2001, Repealed effective 12/27/2022.
Other History:
16 NMAC 5.18, Dental Hygienists, Fees, filed 09/17/1996;
16 NMAC 5.18, Dental Hygienists, Fees, filed 09/17/1996 / renumbered, reformatted and amended to 16.5.18 NMAC, Dental Hygienists, Fees, effective 06/14/2001.
16.5.18 NMAC, Dental Hygienists, Fees, filed 6/1/2001, Replaced by 16.5.18 NMAC, Dental Hygienists, Fees, filed effective 12/27/2022.