TITLE 16 OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
LICENSING
CHAPTER 21 PODIATRISTS
PART 10 LAPSE OF LICENSE AND
REINSTATEMENT
16.21.10.1 ISSUING
AGENCY: Regulation and Licensing Department, Board of
Podiatry.
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16.21.10.2 SCOPE:
Podiatrists licensed in New Mexico who do not submit an application for
license renewal within 60 days of the expiration date.
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16.21.10.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: This
rule is promulgated pursuant to the Podiatry Act, 61-8-10 and 61-8-10.1 NMSA
1978.
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16.21.10.4 DURATION:
Permanent.
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16.21.10.5 EFFECTIVE
DATE: May 3, 2019 unless a later date is cited at
the end of a section.
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16.21.10.6 OBJECTIVE: To
establish the procedures and policies for podiatry licenses that are not
renewed within 60 days of the date of expiration.
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16.21.10.7 DEFINITIONS: [RESERVED]
16.21.10.8 LICENSE
SUSPENSION FOR NON-RENEWAL: Unless an application for license renewal is
received by the board office, or post-marked, before March 1, the license may
be summarily suspended.
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16.21.10.9 REINSTATEMENT
OF SUSPENDED LICENSE: A podiatrist may request reinstatement of a
lapsed license within three years from the date the license expired by
notifying the board in writing. Upon receipt
of the request for reinstatement, board staff will send a reinstatement
application. The board may designate a
professional background information service, which compiles background
information regarding an applicant from multiple sources. The following information is required for the
request to be considered:
A. a completed
application, payment of the reinstatement fee, any delinquent renewal fees, and
proof of sixteen hours of continuing education per the year of renewal and each
full year the license was allowed to lapse;
B. the application
may be approved by the designee of the board if the application is complete and
all requirements have been fulfilled;
C. verification of
licensure in all states where the applicant holds or has held a license to
practice podiatry, or other health care profession; verification must be sent
directly to the board office from the other state(s) and must attest to the
status, issue date, license number, and other information contained in the
form;
D. the board
required reports from the national practitioners data bank, or other national
reporting organization, and the federation of podiatric medical boards
disciplinary data bank if the applicant is currently licensed, or has
previously been licensed as a podiatrist in another state;
E. no podiatrist
shall reactivate or resume their podiatric practice until his or her lapsed
license is reinstated and a new license is issued;
F. upon receipt of
a completed application, including all required documentation and fees, the designee
of the board will review and may approve the application. The results of the background check must
either indicate no negative findings, or if there are negative findings, those
findings will be considered by the board.
The board may formally accept the approval of the application at the
next scheduled meeting.
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16.21.10.10 REINSTATEMENT FOR LICENSEES WHO
PRACTICE AS MEDICAL OFFICERS IN THE UNITED STATES SERVICE: Licensed podiatrists who practice podiatry in
the uniformed services may reinstate their expired New Mexico license within
three months after the termination of such service without payment of any
renewal, late or reinstatement fees as per the Podiatry Act, Subsection C of
Section 61-8-10 NMSA 1978. Individuals
using this option must notify the board prior to the expiration date of their
license that they will not renew until the time they terminate their uniformed
service practice.
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HISTORY of 16.21.10 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC History:
The material in this
part was derived from that previously filed with the commission of public
records - state records center and archives:
Rule VI, Renewal of
License, filed 7/21/1980;
Rule VI, Renewal of
License, filed 8/18/1989.
History of the
Repealed Material:
Rule VI, Renewal of
License (filed 8/18/1989), repealed 10/15/2004.
16.21.10 NMAC,
Podiatrists - Lapse of License and Reinstatement filed 9/15/2004, Repealed
effective 5/3/2019.
Other History:
That applicable
portion of Rule VI, Renewal of License (filed 8/18/1989) was replaced by
16.21.10 NMAC, Lapse of License and Reinstatement, effective 10/15/2004.
16.21.10 NMAC,
Podiatrists - Lapse of License and Reinstatement filed 9/15/2004 was replaced
by 16.21.10 NMAC, Podiatrists - Lapse of License and Reinstatement effective 5/3/2019.