New
Mexico Register / Volume XXXVII, Issue 8 / April 21, 2026
This is an amendment to 16.5.18 NMAC, Section 8,
effective 4/21/2026.
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) forty-eight
hour license, application fee of $50, license fee of $50;
(2) six
month license, application fee of $100, license fee of $100;
(3) twelve
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.]
K. Administrative
fees:
(1) duplicate
license fee is $25;
(2) electronic
processing fee, initial and renewal, per year is $10;
(3) 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
(4) return
payment fee is $35.
L. Expedited
licensure fees. The fees for expedited licensure submitted pursuant to [61-5A-14
(B)] Subsection B of Section 61-5A-14 NMSA are a $100 application
fee and a $150 license fee.
[16.5.18.8 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.18.8 NMAC, 12/27/2022; A, 4/21/2026]