New Mexico Register / Volume XXXV, Issue 19 / October 8, 2024

 

 

This is an amendment to 16.22.25 NMAC, Section 8, effective 10/08/2024.

 

16.22.25.8            APPLICATION FOR PRESCRIPTION CERTIFICATE:

               A.           An applicant for a prescription certificate shall submit a complete application on a form approved by the board.  The applicant is responsible to ensure that the application is complete and timely and that all application fees are paid.

               B.           The application procedure, shall commence no sooner than 60 days and no later than 10 days prior to expiration of the conditional prescription certificate, whereby the applicant shall submit a non-refundable fee (see fee schedule at 16.22.13.8 of these regulations) established by the board and shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:

                              (1)          has been issued a conditional prescription certificate and has successfully completed or anticipates successfully completing two years of prescribing psychotropic medication, as certified by the primary supervising [independently licensed prescribing] clinician pursuant to 16.22.24 NMAC of these regulations;

                              (2)          holds an active and unrestricted license to practice psychology in New Mexico;

                              (3)          has malpractice insurance as required in 16.22.24 NMAC, of these regulations;  the psychologist shall submit to the board a copy of the declaration page of his malpractice insurance policy with the application.

               C.           [Only a complete application will be considered.  The board may request additional information from the applicant to verify or confirm the information in the application.] The application shall also include the following:

                              (1)          a log of patients seen, which shall include: a coded identification number for the patient, patient’s age, gender, diagnosis, whether or not pharmacological intervention was considered or implemented, date of service, and amount of time seen for psychopharmacotherapy or management of care. The log shall contain the name and signature of the supervising clinician;

                              (2)          a log of supervision, which shall include date of supervision, time spent in supervision, topics covered, and the name of the primary or secondary supervising clinician who provided supervision.  The log shall be signed by the primary supervising clinician.

               D.           Only a complete application will be considered.  The board may request additional information from the applicant to verify or confirm the information in the application.

[16.22.25.8 NMAC - Rp, 16.22.25.8 NMAC, 11/15/2006; A, 02/10/2022; A, 10/08/2024]