TITLE 16             OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING

CHAPTER 25     VETERINARY MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS

PART 8                 BOVINE ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION AND PREGNANCY DIAGNOSIS

                                TECHNICIANS

 

16.25.8.1               ISSUING AGENCY:  New Mexico Board of Veterinary Medicine.

[16.25.8.1 NMAC - Rp, 16.25.8.1 NMAC, 01-17-2014]

 

16.25.8.2               SCOPE:  Applies to all bovine artificial insemination and pregnancy diagnosis technicians.

[16.25.8.2 NMAC - Rp, 16.25.8.2 NMAC, 01-17-2014]

 

16.25.8.3               STATUTORY AUTHORITY:  Section 61-14-5 NMSA 1978.

[16.25.8.3 NMAC - Rp, 16.25.8.3 NMAC, 01-17-2014]

 

16.25.8.4               DURATION:  Permanent.

[16.25.8.4 NMAC - Rp, 16.25.8.4 NMAC, 01-17-2014]

 

16.25.8.5               EFFECTIVE DATE:  01-17-2014 unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

[16.25.8.5 NMAC - Rp, 16.25.8.5 NMAC, 01-17-2014]

 

16.25.8.6               OBJECTIVE:  To govern instruction, examinations and issuing of permits for bovine artificial insemination and pregnancy diagnosis.

[16.25.8.6 NMAC - Rp, 16.25.8.6 NMAC, 01-17-2014]

 

16.25.8.7               DEFINITIONS:  [RESERVED]

[16.25.8.7 NMAC - Rp, 16.25.8.7 NMAC, 01-17-2014]

 

16.25.8.8               PERMIT REQUIREMENT:  Any person who provides bovine artificial insemination (AI) and bovine pregnancy diagnosis (PD) services for compensation must possess a permit from the board for each type of service.

                A.            Bovine AI and bovine PD permits are separate.  An applicant may obtain a bovine AI permit, a bovine PD permit, or both.

                B.            The bovine AI and PD permit year is January 1 through December 31 and renewals are issued annually expiring on December 31 of each year.

[16.25.8.8 NMAC - Rp, 16.25.8.8 NMAC, 01-17-2014]

 

16.25.8.9               INSTRUCTION, EXAMINATIONS, AND LICENSING:

                A.            To obtain a bovine AI and bovine PD permit, an applicant must:

                                (1)           Complete bovine AI and bovine PD instruction given by the bovine AI and PD examiner or through another institution approved by the board.  To request board approval for a particular bovine AI and PD course of instruction, an applicant must provide to the board a course outline or description, including number of instructional contact hours and sponsoring group or organization.  At its next meeting, the board will make its determination whether the instruction or course is adequate and if approval will be granted.

                                (2)           Pass bovine AI and PD written and proficiency examinations prepared and administered by the board or its appointed agent(s).  The purpose of the examination(s) is to determine the knowledge and proficiency of each applicant.

                                (3)           Be recommended by the board appointed examiner as qualified for the bovine AI and PD permit(s).

                B.            Upon the examiner's recommendation, the board may issue a bovine AI and bovine PD permit.

                C.            Each bovine AI and PD permit applicant has one year in which to apply to the board for a permit after passing the proficiency examination(s).  If the applicant does not apply for a permit within one year, applicant must retake the appropriate examination(s).

                D.            Fees:

                                (1)           Fees for instruction are paid directly to the instructor or institution that provides the instruction.

                                (2)           Fees for the proficiency examinations are paid directly to the board appointed examiner.

                                (3)           Fees for initial bovine AI and PD permits and annual renewals are paid to the board.  A current list of fees relating to bovine artificial insemination and bovine pregnancy diagnosis permits is also posted at the board’s web site: www.nmbvm.org.

                                                (a)           Initial permit: each permit, bovine AI or bovine PD - $75.

                                                (b)           Annual permit renewal: each permit, bovine AI or bovine PD - $75.

                                                (c)           Late-renewal penalty fees:

                                                                (i)            postal postmarked after December 31 but no later than January 31 - $50; or

                                                                (ii)           postal postmarked after January 31 - $75.

[16.25.8.9 NMAC - A, 16.25.8.9 NMAC; A, 07-01-2018]

 

16.25.8.10             PERMIT RENEWAL:

                A.            To renew a Bovine AI and PD permit, a technician must submit letters of recommendation from two clients who have used the applicant’s services within the last 12 months.  The letters of recommendation shall attest to applicant’s proficiency and endorse applicant’s application for renewal.  If two client endorsements are not available, taking and passing the board administered proficiency examination will be sufficient.

                B.            Bovine AI and PD technicians are not required to accrue continuing education hours.

                C.            Before the December 31 renewal date, the board office provides bovine AI and PD technicians a renewal form to be completed and returned with the renewal fee.

                D.            If a bovine AI and PD technician permit lapses and is not renewed within one year, the applicant must re-take and pass the examination(s) before the technician can obtain a new permit.

[16.25.8.10 NMAC - Rp, 16.25.8.10 NMAC, 01-17-2014; A, 07-01-2018]

 

16.25.8.11             DISPLAY OF PERMIT:  A bovine AI and PD technician shall have displayed at locations where bovine AI and bovine PD services are performed, the original New Mexico bovine AI and bovine PD certificate(s) and the current year permit renewal certificate(s).

[16.25.8.11 NMAC - Rp, 16.25.8.11 NMAC, 01-17-2014]

 

HISTORY OF 16.25.8 NMAC:

Pre-NMAC History:

BVE 79-6, Rules Governing Artificial Insemination and Pregnancy Diagnosis Permits, 9-21-79.

BVE 88-6, Rules Governing Artificial Insemination and Pregnancy Diagnosis Permits, 10-14-88.

BVE 92-6, Rules Governing Artificial Insemination and Pregnancy Diagnosis Permits, 5-22-92.

BVE 93-6, Rules Governing Artificial Insemination and Pregnancy Diagnosis Permits, 6-3-93.

 

History of the Repealed Material:

16 NMAC 25.8, Artificial Insemination and Pregnancy Diagnosis - Repealed, 10-12-00.

16.25.8 NMAC, Bovine Artificial Insemination and Pregnancy Diagnosis - Repealed effective 01-17-14.