New Mexico
Register / Volume XXXVI, Issue 22 / November 18, 2025
This is an amendment to
16.27.3 NMAC, Sections 8, 11 and 12, effective 11/18/2025.
16.27.3.8 APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSURE BY
EXAMINATION:
A. All applicants for licensure by
examination must submit the following documentation to the board:
(1) a
completed application, attested by the applicant;
(2) an
application fee of $75;
(3) an official transcript in their
original and sealed envelope, uploaded directly into the online application, or
electronically sent directly to the board’s e-mail address from each
institution where the applicant completed an appropriate degree for the license
type sought;
(4) if required, a statement from each
supervisor on a form provided by the board verifying the applicant’s supervised
experience and setting forth the nature and extent of each supervision; the
forms must be [submitted in a
sealed envelope to the board office,] uploaded directly into the
online application, or electronically sent directly to the board’s email
address from the applicant or the supervisor;
(5) other
documentation required in 16.27.4 NMAC through 16.27.8 NMAC, and 16.27.18 NMAC
through 16.27.23 NMAC, to document supervision, any additional training or
coursework, work experience and client contact hours.
B. Applications will be valid for a
period not to exceed 12 months from the date it is received online
at the board’s office. An
applicant wishing to re-apply after 12 months must submit a new application,
including the application fee and all documentation.
C. Applicants who are deemed ineligible
because of experience or educational deficiencies may request licensure at a
lower level. This request from the
applicant shall be in writing and include a $25 application re-review fee as
provided for in 16.27.17 NMAC.
[16.27.3.8 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.3.8 NMAC, 11/30/2021; A, 1/18/2023; A, 7/30/2024; A, 11/18/2025]
16.27.3.11 RETIREMENT STATUS:
A. A licensee may place their license
into retirement status by notifying the board in writing before the expiration
of their current New Mexico license.
B. A retired license may be restored to
active status within five years of being placed into retirement status by
notifying the board in writing.
C. Reinstatement of a retired license
will be granted upon receipt of the reinstatement [application]
request sent via email to the board with
[the renewal and
reinstatement fees, and] proof of the required continuing education
courses. The board will notify the licensee with instructions to
pay the required fees.
[16.27.3.11 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.3.11 NMAC, 11/30/2021; A, 11/18/2025]
16.27.3.12 INACTIVE STATUS:
A. A licensee may request inactive status by requesting
the change in the online portal before the expiration of the active or
retirement status of the license.
B. An inactive
license must be renewed every two years and pay the requisite fee. No
continuing education courses are required while the license remains inactive.
C. To be restored
to active status, the licensee shall [complete the renewal application] submit an email request to
the board and comply with current continuing education requirements
pursuant to 16.27.16.8 NMAC. The
board will notify the licensee with instructions to pay the required fee.
[16.27.3.12
NMAC - Rp, 16.27.3.12 NMAC, 11/30/2021;
A, 7/30/2024; A, 11/18/2025]