New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVII, Issue 8
/ April 21, 2026
TITLE 16 OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
CHAPTER 5 DENTISTRY (DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, ETC.)
PART 24 DENTAL HYGIENISTS, LICENSE EXPIRATION
AND RENEWAL
16.5.24.1 ISSUING AGENCY: New Mexico board
of dental health care.
[16.5.24.1 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.24.1
NMAC, 4/21/2026]
16.5.24.2 SCOPE: The provisions
of Part 24 of Chapter 5 apply to all dental hygienists with a license to practice
in New Mexico.
[16.5.24.2 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.24.2
NMAC, 4/21/2026]
16.5.24.3 STATUTORY
AUTHORITY: Part 24 of Chapter 5 is promulgated pursuant to
the Dental Health Care Act, Section 61-5A-16 NMSA 1978 (1996 Repl. Pamp.).
[16.5.24.3 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.24.3
NMAC, 4/21/2026]
16.5.24.4 DURATION: Permanent.
[16.5.24.4 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.24.4
NMAC, 4/21/2026]
16.5.24.5 EFFECTIVE
DATE:
April 21, 2026 unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.
[16.5.24.5 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.24.5
NMAC, 4/21/2026]
16.5.24.6 OBJECTIVE: To establish procedures
for license issuance, expiration and renewal.
[16.5.24.6 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.24.6
NMAC, 4/21/2026]
16.5.24.7 DEFINITIONS: [RESERVED]
[16.5.24.7 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.24.7
NMAC, 4/21/2026]
16.5.24.8 LICENSE
EXPIRATION: Initial licenses expire on July 1 in the third
year of licensure. No license will be issued
for longer than 36 months or less than 25 months.
[16.5.24.8 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.24.8
NMAC, 4/21/2026]
16.5.24.9 RENEWAL
PERIOD AND EXPIRATION: After the initial license period, dental hygiene
licenses expire every three years on June 30.
Dental hygiene licenses not renewed by July 1 are considered expired.
[16.5.24.9 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.24.9
NMAC, 4/21/2026]
16.5.24.10 RENEWAL
PROCESS: Each applicant for license renewal must submit
the required fee as set forth in 16.5.18.8 NMAC, along with the required proof of
completion of 45 hours of continuing education as set forth in 16.5.1.15 NMAC and
16.5.23 NMAC. The completed renewal application
must be submitted on or before July 1, of the renewal year.
[16.5.24.10 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.24.10
NMAC, 4/21/2026]
16.5.24.11 LICENSEE
RESPONSIBILITY: The board assumes no responsibility for renewal
applications not received by the licensee for any reason. It is the licensee’s responsibility to make timely
request for the renewal form if one has not been received thirty days prior to license
expiration. Incomplete renewal applications
shall be returned to the licensee for completion and may result in the assessment
of a late renewal fee as set forth in 16.5.18.8 NMAC.
[16.5.24.11 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.24.11
NMAC, 4/21/2026]
16.5.24.12 RENEWAL
AFTER JUNE 30: Renewal applications submitted after July 1, and
prior to August 1, of the renewal year must be accompanied by the completed renewal
application with the required proof of completion of 45 hours of continuing education
as set forth in 16.5.23.8 NMAC, along with the triennial renewal fee, impairment
fee and the late fee as set forth in 16.5.18.8 NMAC.
[16.5.24.12 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.24.12
NMAC, 4/21/2026]
16.5.24.13 RENEWAL
AFTER AUGUST 1 AND BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1: Renewal applications submitted on or after August
1, but before September 1, of the renewal year, must be accompanied by the completed
renewal application with the required proof of completion of 45 hours of continuing
education as set forth in 16.5.23.8 NMAC, along with the triennial renewal fee,
impairment fee, late fee and the cumulative late fee as set forth in 16.5.18.8 NMAC.
[16.5.24.13 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.24.13
NMAC, 4/21/2026]
16.5.24.14 RENEWAL
APPLICATION UNDELIVERABLE: If the notice of renewal is returned to the office
and the licensee has not sent a change of address, the revocation order will be
considered undeliverable and will not be mailed.
[16.5.24.14 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.24.14
NMAC, 4/21/2026]
HISTORY OF 16.5.24 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC History: The 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 3/12/1981.
Article VIII, Licensing of Dental
Hygienists, filed 1/12/1982.
Article VIII, Licensing of Dental
Hygienists, filed 3/30/1982.
BOD Rule 7, Licensing of Dental
Hygienists, filed 2/9/1989.
BODHC Rule DH 4-95, Dental Hygienists,
Initial Licensing Period, Renewal, filed 5/5/1995.
History of Repealed Material:
16.5.24
NMAC,
Dental Hygienists, License Expiration
and Renewal (filed 3/16/2006) Repealed effective 4/21/2026.
Other History:
BODHC Rule DH 4-95, Dental Hygienists,
Initial Licensing Period, Renewal (filed 5/5/1995) was renumbered, reformatted,
amended and replaced by 16 NMAC 5.24, Dental lHygienists, License Expiration and
Renewal, effective 9/30/1996.
16 NMAC 5.24, Dental Hygienists,
License Expiration and Renewal (filed 9/17/1996) renumbered, reformatted, amended
and replaced by 16.5.24 NMAC, Dental Hygienists, License Expiration and Renewal,
effective 4/17/2006.
16.5.24
NMAC,
Dental Hygienists, License Expiration
and Renewal (filed 3/16/2006) Replaced by 16.5.24 NMAC, Dental
Hygienists, License Expiration and Renewal effective 4/21/2026.