New Mexico
Register / Volume XXXVI, Issue 22 / November 18, 2025
This is an amendment to
16.27.16 NMAC, Sections 10 and 11, effective 11/18/2025.
16.27.16.10 DOCUMENTATION OF PARTICIPATION: The licensee
shall be responsible for submitting proof of attendance of all continuing
education hours at the time of license renewal.
All continuing education hours must be documented at the time the
license is renewed. The board reserves
the right to require additional documentation of participation.
[The board will notify the licensee of approval or disapproval of
continuing education hours within 30 days after receiving documentation. The
board shall notify licensees within 60 days after submission of the application
for renewal if any continuing education units are not approved by the board.
The licensee shall have 30 days from the board’s notice of disapproval to
obtain additional continuing education units in compliance with board standards].
[16.27.16.10 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.16.10 NMAC, 11/30/2021; A, 11/18/2025]
16.27.16.11 FAILURE TO MEET CONTINUING EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS: The board will refuse to renew the licensee's
license in accordance with the Uniform Licensing Act, Sections 61-1-1 through
61-1-31 NMSA 1978. [If continuing education units
requirements are not completed within the licensing period and by the
expiration date, the licensee or registrant will be considered expired and will
refrain from practicing. Individuals
unable to meet continuing education requirements due to circumstances beyond
their control must submit a written request for a waiver 60 days prior to their
renewal date. Extenuating circumstances
include illness, death in immediate family, military service, or other severe
circumstances, which do not allow an applicant to meet continuing education
requirements. The applicant may request
a one-time extension approved by the board and shall pay an additional
non-refundable $300.00 fee. The board
will review each request on a case-by-case basis.]
A. The licensee should maintain a file
of their continuing education course documentation for up to four years.
B. Continuing education outside the CE
cycle date will not be accepted.
C. If all continuing education
requirements are not me by the expiration date of the license or granted
extension date, the licensee shall be subject to disciplinary action:
(1) renewing licensees will be randomly
selected for audit; then board may audit continuing education records at any
time before the next scheduled license renewal or when deemed appropriate by
the board;
(2) the licensee will be notified by
email when selected for audit and will be given a deadline to submit the
continuing education proof of completion;
(3) failure to respond to request by the
Board may be subject to a fine and other penalties determined appropriate by
the board;
(4) the board may, at its discretion,
accept a sworn affidavit of evidence of certificate or license holder
compliance with continuing education requirements in support of renewal
applications in lieu of documented evidence of such.
D. An individual who submits records or
a sworn affidavit on their renewal application to demonstrate compliance with
continuing education requirements but is found to be non-compliant during a
random audit will be subject to fines and other penalties determined appropriate by the board.
[16.27.16.11 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.16.11 NMAC, 11/30/2021; A, 11/18/2025]