TITLE
16 OCCUPATIONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
CHAPTER 2 ACUPUNCTURE
AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS
PART 21 LICENSURE
FOR MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS, SPOUSES AND VETERANS
16.2.21.1 ISSUING AGENCY: New Mexico Board of Acupuncture and Oriental
Medicine.
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16.2.21.2 SCOPE:
This part sets forth application procedures to expedite licensure for
military service members, spouses and veterans.
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16.2.21.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: These rules are promulgated pursuant to and
in accordance with the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Practice Act, NMSA
1978, Sections 61-14A-1 to -22 (specific authority to promulgate rules is
61-14A-8(B) and NMSA 1978, Section 61-1- (HB 180).
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16.2.21.4 DURATION: Permanent.
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16.2.21.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: March 2, 2014, unless a later date is cited at the end of
a section.
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16.2.21.6 OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this part is to expedite licensure for military service
members, their spouses and veterans pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 61-1-34.
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16.2.21.7 DEFINITIONS:
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 within the two years
immediately preceding the date the person applied for an occupational or
professional license pursuant to this section.
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16.2.21.8 APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS:
A. Applications for licensure shall be completed on a form
provided by the board.
B. The applicant shall provide:
(1) a completed application and corresponding
fee pursuant to 16.2.10.9 NMAC;
(2) satisfactory evidence that the applicant
is currently licensed in another jurisdiction, including a branch of the United
States armed forces, and holds a current license in good standing; the
applicant further must provide satisfactory evidence that he has met the
minimal licensing requirements in that jurisdiction and that they are substantially
equivalent to the licensing requirements for New Mexico licensees in
acupuncture and oriental medicine; and
(3) proof of honorable discharge (DD214) or
military ID card or accepted proof of military spouse status.
C. Electronic signatures will be acceptable for applications
submitted pursuant to section 14-16-1 through section 14-16-19 NMSA 1978.
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16.2.21.9 RENEWAL
REQUIREMENTS:
A. A license issued pursuant to this section shall not be renewed unless the license holder satisfies the requirements for the issuance specified in 16.2.3 NMAC, application for licensure or 16.2.17 NMAC licensure by endorsement and for the renewal of a license specified in 16.2.8 NMAC pursuant to Chapter 61, Articles 2 through 22 NMSA 1978.
B. A license issued pursuant to this section shall be valid
for one year or until JULY 31 unless renewed.
C. The board office mails license renewal notifications to
licensees before the license expiration date. Failure to receive the renewal
notification shall not relieve the licensee of the responsibility of renewing
the license by the expiration date.
D. The renewal application will be available online at the
board’s website and in paper copy if requested from the board office and must
be received at the board office on or before July 31, except that licenses
initially issued after May 1 shall not expire until July 31 of the next renewal
period.
E. To renew a license, the licensee must submit the
following documentation on or before July 31: a completed license renewal
application, verification of continuing education, and the applicable renewal
fee at the time of renewal.
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History of 16.2.21 NMAC: [RESERVED]