New
Mexico Register / Volume XXXVII, Issue 18 / September 22, 2026
TITLE 16 OCCUPATIONAL
AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
CHAPTER 19 PHARMACISTS
PART 13 TEMPORARY BUSINESS LICENSES
16.19.13.1 ISSUING AGENCY: Board of Pharmacy
[16.19.13.1 NMAC - Rp, 16.19.13.1, 9/22/2026]
16.19.13.2 SCOPE: All business entities that possess, administer, dispense or distribute prescription drugs and/or devices for the purpose of providing pharmaceutical products and services.
[16.19.13.2 NMAC - Rp, 16.19.13.2, 9/22/2026]
16.19.13.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Paragraph 1 of Subsection B of Section 61-11-6 NMSA 1978 authorizes the Board to delegate its authority to the Executive Director to issue temporary licenses as provided in Subsection H of Section 61-11-14 NMSA 1978.
[16.19.13.3 NMAC
- Rp, 16.19.13.3, 9/22/2026]
16.19.13.4 DURATION: Permanent
[16.19.13.4 NMAC
- Rp, 16.19.13.4, 9/22/2026]
16.19.13.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: September 22, 2026, unless a later date is cited at the end of a Section.
[12-15-97; 16.19.13.5 NMAC - Rp, 16.19.13.5, 9/22/2026]
16.19.13.6 OBJECTIVE: To expedite the licensure of business entities providing pharmaceutical products and services. Temporary licenses shall only be issued after the applicant has completed a deficiency free facility inspection.
[16.19.13.16 NMAC - Rp, 16.19.13.6, 9/22/2026]
16.19.13.7 DEFINITIONS: All terms defined in the Pharmacy Act or elsewhere in the Board regulations shall have the same meaning in this regulation unless otherwise defined below:
“Deficiency Free Inspection” means compliance with all Board pre-licensing inspection requirements. For non-resident facilities, the board may accept an inspection conducted by an appropriate entity.
[16.19.13.7 NMAC - Rp, 16.19.13.7, 9/22/2026]
16.19.13.8 PROCEDURE
FOR TEMPORARY LICENSURE OF BUSINESS ENTITIES THAT POSSESS, ADMINISTER, DISPENSE
AND/OR DISTRIBUTE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND/OR DEVICES:
A. Prior to issuance of a permanent license, an applicant may apply once, for each location, for a temporary license. The applicant shall submit required application and fee to the Board office.
B. The applicant shall submit a "Request for Inspection" and the inspection fee, where applicable, a minimum of fourteen days in advance of the requested date for inspection. Non-resident facilities may submit an application conducted by a state or federal regulatory agency, or third party recognized by the board.
C. Upon receipt of a deficiency free inspection report and application the Executive Director may issue a temporary facility license for this location.
D. The Board shall consider the license application at its next meeting and shall cause a license to be issued or denied in accordance with the Uniform Licensing Act 61-1-1 to 61-1-37 NMSA 1978.
E. The temporary license shall expire at the close of business on the last day of the next regular Board meeting.
[16.19.13.8 NMAC - Rp, 16.19.13.8, 9/22/2026]
HISTORY OF 16.19.13 NMAC: [RESERVED]
History of Repealed Material: 16.19.13 NMAC, Temporary Business Licenses, filed 12/01/1997, expired on 06-30-99. 16.19.13 NMAC, Temporary Business Licenses, filed 12/02/2002, was repealed and replaced, effective 9/22/2026
Other History: 16.19.13 NMAC, Temporary Business Licenses, effective 12/15/2002