New Mexico Register / Volume XXXIV,
Issue 8 / April 25, 2023
This is an amendment to
16.2.18 NMAC, Section 8 effective 4/25/2023.
16.2.18.8 GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL COURSE APPROVAL: The board shall approve an educational course
for a specific category of expanded practice upon completion of the following
general requirements and the specific requirements listed for the specific
category of expanded practice educational course approval. All courses shall adhere to ICE credentialing
standards. All references to application
in this section refer to the educational course application.
A. The educational course shall provide
at least the minimum number of hours of education in the areas listed for the
specific category of educational course hours.
One [(1)] hour of education shall be equal to that defined by the
accreditation commission for acupuncture and [oriental medicine (ACAOM)]
herbal medicine (ACAHM). The
education shall be in addition to the education required to meet the minimum
educational program requirements for licensure as a doctor of oriental
medicine.
B. The educational course application
shall include a description of the education being provided as required by the
educational course general curriculum defined in 16.2.18.11 NMAC and the
educational course curriculum defined for the specific category of expanded
practice for which the educational course is applying for approval.
C. The educational course application
shall include the curriculum vitae for all teachers, and proposed substitute
teachers all classes shall be taught by qualified teachers approved by the
board, provided the following conditions are met:
(1) the education in the pharmacology of
the authorized substances shall be taught by a licensed pharmacist, Pharm D or
a Ph.D. in pharmacology; and
(2) the education in the clinical
therapeutic use of the authorized substances shall be taught by a licensed
health care practitioner with appropriate training and a minimum of five [(5)]
years experience using the authorized substances.
D. The educational course application
shall include documentation that all required clinical practice hours shall
have a teacher to student ratio of at least one [(1)] teacher to no more
than eight [(8)] students.
E. The educational course application
shall include examples of the test questions that students enrolled in the
course are required to successfully pass in order to
ensure competence in all required areas.
Testing methodology shall be approved by the board and testing shall be
administered, subject to approval by a credentialed PhD psychometrician, as
described in the ICE credentialing standards and as approved by the board. The educational course shall send all student
test scores and evaluation scores directly to the board.
F. The educational course application
shall include an example of the certificate that shall be given for successful
completion of the educational course.
G. Each educational course shall be
completed within two [(2)] years of commencement of that course.
H. A student who is allergic or
hypersensitive to an authorized substance may be excused from participating in
clinical practice when such an authorized substance is being used.
I. A board member or an agent of the
board has the authority to observe, audit and evaluate
educational courses at any time after an application has been filed. A course audit or evaluation may result in
denial, suspension or revocation of the course’s approval by the board in
accordance with law.
J. The educational course provider
shall specify whether the organization offering the educational course is a
sole proprietorship, partnership, LLC, corporation or non-profit corporation and
shall provide proof of such legal business status.
K. An educational course shall submit a
new application on the form approved by the board, pay the appropriate fee
defined in 16.2.10 NMAC and comply with all other new application requirements
if any of the following changes:
(1) ownership;
(2) faculty; and
(3) curriculum.
L. An educational course shall inform
the board in writing, provided that the educational course certifies that all
factors defined in Subsection J of 16.2.18.8 NMAC remain unchanged, if any of
the following changes:
(1) name;
(2) address; and
(3) phone
number.
[16.2.18.8 NMAC - Rp,
16.2.18.7 NMAC, 6/16/2015; A, 4/25/2023]