TITLE 16 OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
LICENSING
CHAPTER 4 CHIROPRACTIC PRACTITIONERS
PART 2 TEMPORARY
LICENSURE
16.4.2.1 ISSUING AGENCY: New Mexico
Chiropractic Board, PO Box 25101 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504.
[16.4.2.1 NMAC - Rp, 16.4.2.1
NMAC, 8/10/2019]
16.4.2.2 SCOPE: All
applicants.
[16.4.2.2 NMAC - Rp, 16.4.2.2
NMAC, 8/10/2019]
16.4.2.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: These rules of
practice and procedure govern the practice of chiropractic in New Mexico and
are promulgated pursuant to and in accordance with the Chiropractic Physician
Practice Act, Section 61-4-8 NMSA 1978.
[16.4.2.3 NMAC - Rp, 16.4.2.3
NMAC, 8/10/2019]
16.4.2.4 DURATION: Permanent.
[16.4.2.4 NMAC - Rp, 16.4.2.4
NMAC, 8/10/2019]
16.4.2.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: August 10,
2019 unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.
[16.4.2.5 NMAC - Rp, 16.4.2.5
NMAC, 8/10/2019]
16.4.2.6 OBJECTIVE: To provide
requirements for the granting of a temporary license.
[16.4.2.6 NMAC - Rp, 16.4.2.6
NMAC, 8/10/2019]
16.4.2.7 DEFINITIONS: (Refer to
16.4.1 NMAC).
[16.4.2.7 NMAC - Rp, 16.4.2.7
NMAC, 8/10/2019]
16.4.2.8 [RESERVED]
[16.4.2.8 NMAC - Rp, 16.4.2.8
NMAC, 8/10/2019]
16.4.2.9 PROVISIONS
FOR EMERGENCY LICENSURE:
A. Chiropractic
physicians, currently licensed, actively practicing and in good standing and
otherwise meeting the requirements for New Mexico licensure in a state in which
a federal disaster has been declared, may be licensed in New Mexico during the
four months or remainder of the current licensing year, whichever is greater,
following the declared disaster at no cost upon satisfying the following
requirements:
(1) receipt by the board of a completed application which has
been signed and notarized and which is accompanied by proof of identity, which
may include a copy of a driver’s license, passport or other photo
identification issued by a governmental entity;
(2) completion of all actions described in 16.4.4.8 NMAC.
B. The
board may waive any or all of the aforementioned requirements for licensure
except those contained in Subsection A of 16.4.4.8 NMAC.
C. The
board may waive the specific forms required under 16.4.4.8 NMAC if the
applicant is unable to obtain documentation from the federal declared disaster
areas.
D. Nothing
in this section shall constitute a waiver of the requirements for licensure
contained in 16.4.4.8 NMAC.
E. Licensed
issued under Provisions for Emergency Licensure shall expire on July 1 or the
date 160 days following the issuance of emergency licensure whichever is
greater, unless the board approves a renewal application. Application for renewal shall be made on or
before the expiration of the emergency license to avoid late renewal fees, by
completion of any and all remaining procedures described in 16.4.4.8 NMAC.
[16.4.2.9 NMAC - Rp, 16.4.2.9
NMAC, 8/10/2019]
16.4.2.10 EMERGENCY
LICENSE TERMINATION:
A. The
emergency license shall terminate upon the following circumstances:
(1) the issuance of a permanent license under 16.4.4 NMAC;
(2) proof that the emergency license holder has engaged in
fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in procuring or attempting to procure a
license under this section;
(3) expiration as defined in Subsection E of 16.4.2.9 NMAC;
(4) the results of the background check indicate negative
findings.
B. Termination
of an emergency license shall not preclude application for permanent licensure.
[16.4.2.10 NMAC - Rp,
16.4.2.10 NMAC, 8/10/2019]
HISTORY OF 16.4.2 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC History: The material in this part was derived from
that previously filed with the State Records Center and Archives under:
BCE 69-1, Board Rules and
Regulations, filed 9/30/1969.
Rule 1-87. Temporary
Licensure, filed 1/28/1987.
Rule 1-95, Temporary
Licensure, filed 2/20/1995.
History of Repealed Material:
16.4.2
NMAC, Temporary Licensure filed 1/31/2006, Repealed effective 8/10/2019.
Other History:
Rule 1-95, Temporary
Licensure (filed 2/20/1995) was reformatted, renumbered, amended and replaced
by 16 NMAC 4.2 NMAC, Temporary Licensure, effective 11/16/1997.
16 NMAC 4.2 NMAC, Temporary
Licensure (filed 10/17/1997) was reformatted, renumbered, amended and replaced
by 16.4.2 NMAC, Temporary Licensure, effective 3/15/2006.
16.4.2
NMAC, Temporary Licensure filed 1/31/2006 was replaced by 16.4.2 NMAC, Temporary
Licensure effective 8/10/2019.