New Mexico Register / Volume XXXIV,
Issue 3 / February 14, 2023
NOTICE OF PROPOSED
RULEMAKING AND RULE HEARING
The
New Mexico Board of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine will hold a rule hearing
on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Following the rule hearing, the Board will
convene a board meeting to consider adoption of the rules and address regular
business. The rule hearing and board
meeting will be held at 5500 San Antonio Dr. NE, Albuquerque, NM in the Sandia
Conference Room for those wishing to attend in person. The rule hearing and board meeting will also
be held via Teams Meetings for those desiring to attend virtually.
Teams
Meeting:
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Event
number: 2493 527 0370
To
join the meeting by phone, please call:
United
States Toll
+1-415-655-0002
Access
code: 2493 527 0370
The
purpose of the rule hearing is to consider the proposed rule amendments to
Title 16, Chapter 2, Parts 16.2.1, 16.2.5, 16.2.7, 16.2.17, 16.2.18 of the New
Mexico Administrative Code as follows:
16.2.1
NMAC - General Provisions
16.2.5
NMAC - Temporary Licensing
16.2.7
NMAC - Educational Programs
16.2.17
NMAC - Licensure by Endorsement
16.2.18
NMAC - Educational Courses for Expanded Practice
On
February 14, 2023, you may obtain and
review copies of the proposed changes and public comments, by going to the Board
of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine website at: https://www.rld.nm.gov/boards-and-commissions/individual-boards-and-commissions/acupuncture-and-oriental-medicine
or by contacting Alyssa Flores, Senior Board Administrator via email at acuormedboard@rld.nm.gov,
or by calling (505) 476-4622.
The Board/Commission will begin accepting public
comments on the proposed amended rules beginning February 14, 2023. Please submit written comments on the proposed
changes to, Senior Board Administrator via electronic mail at: acuormedboard@rld.nm.gov, or by regular mail at P.O. Box 25101,
Santa Fe, NM 87504 no later than Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Comments received prior to the rule hearing will
be posted to the RLD website at: https://www.rld.nm.gov/boards-and-commissions/individual-boards-and-commissions/acupuncture-and-oriental-medicine.
Every person attending the rule hearing
will be given the opportunity to present their public comments at the rule
hearing.
An individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language
interpreter, or other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate
in the hearing, please contact Alyssa Flores, Senior Board Administrator (505)
476-4622.
Statutory Authority: The proposed rule changes are authorized by the Acupuncture
and Oriental Medicine Practice Act, Sections 61-14A-1 through 61-14A-22 NMSA
1978, and specifically Section 61-14A-2 NMSA 1978 (empowering the Board to
protect the public, public health, safety and welfare and to protect the public
from the unprofessional, improper, incompetent and unlawful practice of
acupuncture and oriental medicine), Section 61-14A-8 NMSA 1978 (authorizing the
Board to enforce the provisions of the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Practice Act and promulgate rules to that effect) and Section 61-14A-9 NMSA
1978 (authorizing the Board to provide rules establishing fees, examinations
for licensing, and to maintain records of all persons so licensed under the
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Practice Act). The public hearing is governed by the New
Mexico Attorney General’s default rules for rulemaking proceedings, Sections
1.24.25.1 through 1.24.25.16 NMAC and the State Rules Act, Sections 14-4-1
through 14-4-11 NMSA 1978.
Summary
of Proposed Amended Rules:
16.2.1
NMAC - General Provisions: to rectify the name change of the “accreditation
commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine” to “accreditation commission
for acupuncture and herbal medicine.”
16.2.5 NMAC -
Temporary Licensing: to render the rule consistent with 2022 rule changes to
16.2.6 NMAC, 16.2.10
NMAC, and 16.2.12 NMAC.
16.2.7
NMAC - Educational Programs: to rectify the name change of the “accreditation
commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine” to “accreditation commission
for acupuncture and herbal medicine.”
16.2.17
NMAC - Licensure by Endorsement: to rectify the name change of the
“accreditation commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine” to
“accreditation commission for acupuncture and herbal medicine.”
16.2.18
NMAC - Educational Courses for Expanded Practice: to rectify the name change of
the “accreditation commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine” to
“accreditation commission for acupuncture and herbal medicine.”