New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVII,
Issue 1 / January 13, 2026
This is an amendment to 16.23.12 NMAC, Section 14, effective January 13, 2026.
16.23.12.14 CONTINUING EDUCATION AUDIT: The department, in consultation with the board, may
elect to use an audit system for verifying continuing educational activities at
the time of renewal.
A. In this case, the department will randomly select a
minimum of ten percent of the currently licensed respiratory care practitioners to provide, with their renewal
applications, hard-copy proof
of having met the
continuing education requirement.
B. Audit requests [will] may be included in the renewal
notice or requested after a
renewal application is submitted. Licensees
selected for audit will be notified by email.
C. Licensees not selected
for audit will be required
only to list the continuing education activities
completed on their renewal applications. The
department shall still have the option to audit these individuals’ continuing
education records at any time before the next scheduled license renewal.
D. An
individual who submits a sworn affidavit on their renewal application to
demonstrate compliance with continuing education requirements but is found to
be non-compliant during an audit will be subject to fines and other penalties
determined appropriate by the board.
[16.23.12.14 NMAC - Rp, 16.23.12.14 NMAC, 04/21/2022; A, 01/13/2026]