TITLE 16 OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
LICENSING
CHAPTER 21 PODIATRISTS
PART 6 LICENSURE
FOR MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS, SPOUSES AND VETERANS
16.21.6.1 ISSUING
AGENCY: Regulation and Licensing Department, NM Board
of Podiatry.
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16.21.6.2 SCOPE:
This part sets forth application procedures to expedite licensure for military
service members, spouses and veterans.
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16.21.6.3 STATUTORY
AUTHORITY: These rules are promulgated pursuant to and in
accordance with the Podiatry Act, NMSA 1978, Sections 61-8-1 to -17 (specific
authority to promulgate rules is 61-8-6 E. (2) and Section 61-1-34 of the
Uniform Licensing Act, NMSA 1978, Sections 61-1-1 to -34.
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16.21.6.4 DURATION:
Permanent.
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16.21.6.5 EFFECTIVE
DATE: March 13, 2014, unless a later date is cited
at the end of a section.
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16.21.6.6 OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this part is to expedite licensure for military service
members, spouses and veterans pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 61-1-34.
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16.21.6.7 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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16.21.6.8 APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS:
A. Applications for registration shall be completed on a
form provided by the department.
B. The applicant shall provide:
(1) a completed
application and corresponding fee pursuant to 16.21.2.8 NMAC;
(2) satisfactory evidence that the applicant
holds a license that is current and in good standing, issued by another
jurisdiction, including a branch of the United States armed forces, that has
met the minimal licensing requirement that are substantially equivalent to the
licensing requirements for the occupational or professional license the
applicant applies for pursuant to Chapter 61, Article 8 NMSA 1978; 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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16.21.6.9 RENEWAL
REQUIREMENTS:
A. A license issued pursuant to this section shall not be
renewed unless the license holder satisfies the requirements for the issuance
and for the renewal of a license pursuant to Chapter 61, Articles 8 NMSA 1978.
B. A license issued pursuant to this section shall be valid
until the next renewal, which is the next January 1.
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 post-marked
or hand delivered on or before January 1 of each year.
E. To renew a license, the licensee must submit the
following documentation on or before January 1 a completed license renewal
application, verification of continuing education, and the applicable renewal
fee at the time of renewal.
F. A license issued pursuant to this section shall not be
renewed unless the license holder satisfies the requirements for the issuance
specified in 16.21.3 or 16.21.4 NMAC and for the renewal of a license specified
in 16.21.7 and 16.21.8 NMAC pursuant to Chapter 61, Articles 8 through 16 NMSA
1978.
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HISTORY OF 16.21.6 NMAC:
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