New
Mexico Register / Volume XXXV, Issue 20 / October 22, 2024
This is an
amendment to Sections 8 and 9 of 16.2.9 NMAC, effective 10/22/2024.
16.2.9.8 CONTINUING EDUCATION:
A. A doctor of
oriental medicine shall complete continuing education in oriental medicine
equivalent to that required by the national certification commission for
acupuncture and oriental medicine (NCCAOM).
A doctor of oriental medicine shall submit to
the board at the time of license renewal either of the following:
(1) proof
of continuing NCCAOM recertification in oriental medicine, or in both
acupuncture and [or] Chinese herbology, or in acupuncture only
if licensed prior to 1997, or;
(2) proof of completion of [fifteen
(15)] 15 hours annually, or [sixty (60)] 60 hours
every four [(4)] years, of NCCAOM approved continuing education courses
or of courses approved by other acupuncture or oriental medicine licensing
authorities; [or]
(3) a course taken for initial
certification in expanded practice may not also be used for continuing
education required for annual license renewal.
B. proof
of current basic life support, BLS, and CPR with proof of having completed an
American heart association or American red cross approved course, or American
safety and health institute; hands-on supervised practice of clinical skills is
required; the didactic portion may be completed on-line; a current copy of this
card shall be submitted to the board at the time of each annual license
renewal.
[B.] C. A doctor of oriental medicine who is a
board approved examiner, examiner supervisor, or examiner trainer, for the
clinical skills examination, shall be granted continuing education credit for
time spent functioning as an examiner or training to be an examiner. This also applies to an observing board
member who has completed the training.
The continuing education credit is limited to [six (6)] 12
hours per year.
[C.] D. The board shall annually audit a random ten [(10)] percent of continuing education
documentation to determine the validity of the documentation.
[D.] E. A doctor of oriental medicine who
provides the board with false information or makes a false statement to the
board may be subject to disciplinary action, including denial, suspension or
revocation of licensure, pursuant to Section 61-14A-17 NMSA 1978, and the
Uniform Licensing Act, Section 61-1-1 NMSA 1978, et seq.
[E.] F. A doctor of oriental medicine shall maintain
an understanding of the current act and rules.
[16.2.9.8 NMAC - Rp 16 NMAC 2.9.8, 12/1/2001; A, 10/1/2013; A, 2/15/2005;
A, 9/25/2006; A, 11/28/2009; A/E, 6/15/2010; A/E, 6/15/2010; Re-pr, 11/28/2010;
A, 2/8/2013; A, 3/2/2014; A, 6/16/2015; A, 10/22/2024]
16.2.9.9 CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR
LICENSEES CERTIFIED FOR EXPANDED PRACTICE: In addition to the continuing
education requirements listed in 16.2.9.8 NMAC, doctors of oriental medicine
previously certified in expanded practice are subject to the following
requirements beginning August 1, 2013:
A. a doctor of
oriental medicine certified for expanded practice in one [(1)] or more
areas as defined in 16.2.19 NMAC shall complete continuing education hours as
follows:
(1) three
[(3)] hours every three [(3)] years for recertification in basic
injection therapy;
(2) seven
[(7)] hours every three [(3)] years for recertification in
injection therapy;
(3) seven
[(7)] hours every three [(3)] years for recertification in
intravenous therapies; and
(4) seven
[(7)] hours every three [(3)] years for recertification in
bioidentical hormone therapy;
(5) except
that a doctor of oriental medicine recertifying in injection therapy or
intravenous therapy need not complete an additional three [(3)]
hours in basic injection therapy;
(6) a doctor of oriental medicine
certified in basic injection therapy, injection therapy or intravenous therapy
must complete an America society of health-systems pharmacists (ASHP)
accredited course relative to USP 797 prior to July 31, 2016; and every six (6
years thereafter; and)
[(6)]
(7) doctors of oriental medicine previously certified as Rx1 shall need
seven [(7)] hours, every three [(3)] years, for recertification
in prolotherapy as specified in 16.2.19.16 NMAC.
B. license holders
who are newly certified for expanded practice shall complete continuing
education hours on a prorated basis during the first years(s) of certification,
and then shall comply with recertification requirements every three [(3)]
years thereafter;
C. courses approved
for recertification taken within [one hundred twenty (120)] 120 days
prior to a renewal cycle may be carried over and applied to the next renewal cycle
but may not be used for both renewal cycles.
D. the continuing
education shall be about substances in the board approved appropriate expanded
practice formulary or formularies defined in 16.2.20 NMAC or updated
information in improving current techniques or [new and advanced] other
techniques that are part of the expanded practice certification as defined in
16.2.19 NMAC;
E. continuing
education courses, including teachers, shall be approved by the board:
(1) course
providers requesting approval for Rx continuing education certification shall
be required to submit the following materials to the board for approval no less
than [forty-five (45)] 45 days prior to the date of the course
offering and the materials shall include:
(a) an
application fee as defined in Subsection C of 16.2.10.9 NMAC;
(b) course
description, including objectives, subject matter, number of hours, date time
and location; and
(c) curriculum
vitae of the instructor(s) including previous experience of at least five (5)
years in subjects they are engaged to teach;
(2) courses
approved by national providers of continuing medical education (CME) are
recognized by the board as approved providers for expanded practice continuing
education units (CEU) including but not limited to A4M, ACAM, AMA, IFM;
(3) individual
practitioners requesting approval for a specific course that has not already
been approved as defined in Paragraph (2) of Subsection D of 16.2.9.9 NMAC, for
their own personal continuing education shall submit a copy of the course
brochure including a course description, subject matter, contact hours, and
curriculum vitae of the instructor [forty-five (45)] 45 days
prior to the course offering;
(4) the
continuing education committee shall meet each month on or before the [fifteenth
(15th)] 15th to review course materials if
applications have been submitted; electronic review is acceptable;
(5) a
doctor of oriental medicine certified for expanded practice in basic injection,
injection or intravenous therapies must remain current in basic life support,
BLS, and CPR with proof of having completed an American heart association, American
red cross, or American safety and health institute approved course;
hands-on supervised practice of clinical skills is required; the didactic
portion may be completed on-line; a current copy of this card shall be
submitted to the board at the time of each triennial expanded practice
certification renewal; and
F. continuing
education that is appropriate for regularly licensed doctors of oriental
medicine shall not be considered as fulfilling the above requirements for
expanded practice continuing education;
(1) teaching
an approved continuing education course shall be equivalent to taking the
approved course; the first time that the course is offered;
(2) the
board may determine specific mandatory courses that must be completed; specific
mandatory courses shall be noticed at least six [(6)] months prior to
the date of the course; exceptions to being required to complete a specific
mandatory course may be made for good cause.
[16.2.9.9 NMAC - N, 10/1/2013; A, 2/15/2005; A, 11/28/2009; A, 2/8/2013; A,
3/2/2014; A, 6/16/2015; A, 9/15/2015; A, 10/22/2024]