New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVII, Issue 1 / January 13, 2026

 

 

TITLE 16             OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING

CHAPTER 64     FUNERAL HOMES AND DISPOSERS

PART 2                FEES

 

16.64.2.1               ISSUING AGENCY:  New Mexico Board of Funeral Services.

[16.64.2.1 NMAC – Rp, 16.64.2.1 NMAC, 1/13/2026]

 

16.64.2.2               SCOPE:  16.64.2 NMAC applies to licensees, applicants for licensure, and the general public.

[16.64.2.2 NMAC – Rp, 16.64.2.2 NMAC, 1/13/2026]

 

16.64.2.3               STATUTORY AUTHORITY:  16.64.2 NMAC is adopted pursuant to the Funeral Services Act, Section 61-32-2, 61-32-6, 61-32-7, 61-32-9, 61-32-11, 61-32-21, 61-32-22 and 61-32-23, NMSA 1978.

[16.64.2.3 NMAC – Rp, 16.64.2.3 NMAC, 1/13/2026]

 

16.64.2.4               DURATION:  Permanent.

[16.64.2.4 NMAC – Rp, 16.64.2.4 NMAC, 1/13/2026]

 

16.64.2.5               EFFECTIVE DATE:  January 13, 2026, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

[16.64.2.5 NMAC – Rp, 16.64.2.5 NMAC, 1/13/2026]

 

16.64.2.6               OBJECTIVE:  16.64.2 NMAC is to establish the fee schedule needed to generate sufficient revenues required to carry out the board’s administrative functions.

[16.64.2.6 NMAC – Rp, 16.64.2.6 NMAC, 1/13/2026]

 

16.64.2.7               DEFINITIONS:  [RESERVED]

[16.64.2.7 NMAC – Rp, 16.64.2.7 NMAC, 1/13/2026]

 

16.64.2.8               FEE SCHEDULE:  The following schedule shall be applicable for fees collected by the board under the Funeral Services Act:

                A.            Funeral service practitioner license:

                                (1)           application                                                                                                                            $50.00

                                (2)           licensure                                                                                                                                $150.00

                                (3)           renewal                                                                                                                                  $150.00

                                (4)           penalty for late renewal                                                                                                      $75.00

                B.            Embalmer:

                                (1)           application                                                                                                                            $50.00

                                (2)           licensure                                                                                                                                $150.00

                                (3)           renewal                                                                                                                                  $150.00

                                (4)           penalty for late renewal                                                                                                      $75.00

                C.            Funeral Arranger:

                                (1)           application                                                                                                                            $50.00

                                (2)           licensure                                                                                                                                $150.00

                                (3)           renewal                                                                                                                                  $150.00

                                (4)           penalty for late renewal                                                                                                      $75.00

                D.            Funeral service intern license - direct supervision:

                                (1)           Directing and arranging category:

                                                (a)           application                                                                                                            $50.00

                                                (b)           licensure                                                                                                                $150.00

                                                (c)           renewal                                                                                                                  $150.00

                                                (d)           penalty for late renewal                                                                                      $75.00

                                (2)           Preparation/embalming category:

                                                (a)           application                                                                                                            $50.00

                                                (b)           licensure                                                                                                                $150.00

                                                (c)           renewal                                                                                                                  $150.00

                                                (d)           penalty for late renewal                                                                                      $75.00

                E.            Funeral service intern license - general supervision:

                                (1)           Directing and arranging category:

                                                (a)           application                                                                                                            $50.00

                                                (b)           licensure                                                                                                                $150.00

                                                (c)           renewal                                                                                                                  $150.00

                                                (d)           penalty for late renewal                                                                                      $75.00

                                (2)           Preparation/embalming category:

                                                (a)           application                                                                                                            $50.00

                                                (b)           licensure                                                                                                                $150.00

                                                (c)           renewal                                                                                                                  $150.00

                                                (d)           penalty for late renewal                                                                                      $75.00

                F.            Direct disposer license:

                                (1)           application                                                                                                                            $50.00

                                (2)           licensure                                                                                                                                $150.00

                                (3)           renewal                                                                                                                                  $150.00

                                (4)           penalty for late renewal                                                                                                      $75.00

                G.            Establishment license:

                                (1)           application                                                                                                                            $50.00

                                (2)           licensure                                                                                                                                $350.00

                                (3)           renewal                                                                                                                                  $400.00

                                (4)           penalty for late renewal                                                                                                      $75.00

                H.            Crematory license:

                                (1)           application                                                                                                                            $50.00

                                (2)           licensure                                                                                                                                $350.00

                                (3)           renewal                                                                                                                                  $400.00

                                (4)           penalty for late renewal.                                                                                                     $75.00

                I.             Establishments and crematories - re-inspection:  Second non-compliance penalty (resulting from the first non-compliance.  Third non-compliance, resulting from the second non-compliance, will be referred to the board with a recommendation for the issuance of a notice of contemplated action)                                     $500.00

                J.             Administrative fees: (non-refundable)

                                (1)           return check (or e-check)                                                                                                   $35

                                (2)           reinstatement from inactive status (in addition to the renewal fee)                           $175.00

                                (3)           Duplicate/replacement                                                                                                       $25.00

                                (4)           Electronic processing fee (per year)                                                                                $10.00

                                (5)           other (at the discretion of the board or its designee)

                K.            Criminal background fee                                                                                   fees as currently charged by department of public safety.

                L.            The only fee that may be refunded is the licensure fee, as subscribed in each subsection of 16.64.2 NMAC, only if a temporary license, if applicable, has not been issued.  The board office will refund any amount due through the state of New Mexico refund process.

[16.64.2.8 NMAC – Rp, 16.64.2.8 NMAC, 1/13/2026]

 

History of 16.64.2 NMAC:

Pre-NMAC History:  The material in this part was derived from that previously filed with the State Records Center and Archives:

Regulation No. 12, Thanatopractice Fees, 8/7/1989.

Regulation No. 12, Fee Schedule, 8/28/1990.

Regulation No. 12, Fee Schedule, 4/15/1991.

Reg. 4, Fee Schedule, 8/27/1993.

 

History of Repealed Material: 

16.64.2 NMAC-Fees,  filed 1/22/1999 was repealed and replaced by 16.64.2 NMAC-Fees,  effective 1/13/2026.