New Mexico Register / Volume
XXXIII, Issue 7 / April 5, 2022
TITLE 16 OCCUPATIONAL
AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
CHAPTER 34 BARBERS
AND COSMETOLOGISTS
PART 17 LICENSURE
FOR MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS, SPOUSES, DEPENDENT CHILDREN AND VETERANS
16.34.17.1 ISSUING
AGENCY: Regulation and Licensing Department, Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists.
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16.34.17.2 SCOPE: Part
17 of Chapter 34 sets forth application procedures to expedite licensure for
military service members, spouses and veterans.
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16.34.17.3 STATUTORY
AUTHORITY: Part 17 of Chapter 34 is promulgated pursuant to and in accordance with
Sections 61-17A-7 and 61-1-34 NMSA 1978.
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16.34.17.4 DURATION: Permanent.
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16.34.17.5 EFFECTIVE
DATE: April 14, 2022, unless a later date is cited
at the end of this section.
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16.34.17.6 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this part is to expedite
licensure for military service members, their spouses, their dependent children
and for veterans pursuant to 61-1-34 NMSA 1978.
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N, 4/15/2022]
16.34.17.7 DEFINITIONS:
A. “License” has the same meaning as defined in Paragraph
(1) of Subsection F of Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978.
B. "Licensing
fee" has the same meaning as defined in Paragraph (2) of Subsection F of Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978.
C. “Military service member” has the same meaning as defined in Paragraph (3) of Subsection F of Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978.
D. "Substantially equivalent" means the determination by the board that the education, examination, and experience requirements contained in the statutes and rules of another jurisdiction are comparable to, or exceed the education, examination, and experience requirements of the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act 61-17A-1 to 25 NMSA 1978.
E. “Veteran” has the same meaning as defined in Paragraph (4) of Subsection F of Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978.
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16.34.17.8 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
A. Applications for registration shall be completed
on a form provided by the Barbers and Cosmetologists Board
B. The applicant shall provide a complete application that includes the following information:
(1) applicant’s full name;
(2) current mailing address;
(3) current electronic mail address, if any;
(4) date of birth;
(5) background check, if required; and
(6) proof as described in subsection C below.
C. The applicant shall provide the following satisfactory evidence as follows:
(1) applicant is currently licensed and in good standing in another jurisdiction, including a branch of the United States armed forces;
(2) applicant has met the minimal licensing requirements in that jurisdiction and the minimal licensing requirements in that jurisdiction are substantially equivalent to the licensing requirements for New Mexico; and
(3) the following documentation:
(a) for military service member: copy of military orders;
(b) for spouse of military service members: copy of military service member’s military orders, and copy of marriage license;
(c) for spouses of deceased military service members: copy of decedent’s DD 214 and copy of marriage license;
(d) for dependent children of military service members: copy of military service member’s orders listing dependent child, or a copy of military orders and one of the following: copy of birth certificate, military service member’s federal tax return or other governmental or judicial documentation establishing dependency;
(e) for veterans (retired or separated): copy of DD 214 showing proof of honorable discharge.
D. The license or registration shall be issued by the board as soon as practicable but no later than thirty days after a qualified military service member, spouse, dependent child, or veteran files a complete application and provides a background check if required for a license, and any required fees.
E. Military service members and veterans shall not pay and the board shall not charge a licensing fee for the first three years for a license issued pursuant to this rule.
F. A license issued
pursuant to this section shall be valid for the time period that is specified
in the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act.
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16.34.17.9 RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS:
A. A license issued pursuant to this section shall
not be renewed unless the license holder satisfies the requirements for renewal
set forth in 16.34.2 NMAC pursuant to
Chapter 61, Articles 2 through 34 NMSA
1978.
B. As a courtesy, the board, will send via electronic mail
license renewal notifications to licensees or registrants before the license
expiration date to the last known email address on file with the board. Failure
to receive the renewal notification shall not relieve the licensee or
registrant of the responsibility of timely renewal on or before the expiration
date.
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HISTORY OF 16.34.17 NMAC: [RESERVED]