TITLE 16 OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
CHAPTER 25 VETERINARY MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS
PART 8 BOVINE
ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION AND PREGNANCY DIAGNOSIS TECHNICIANS
16.25.8.1 ISSUING AGENCY: New Mexico Board
of Veterinary Medicine.
[16.25.8.1 NMAC - Rp, 16.25.8.1
NMAC, 01/17/2014]
16.25.8.2 SCOPE: Applies to
all bovine artificial insemination and pregnancy diagnosis technicians.
[16.25.8.2 NMAC - Rp, 16.25.8.2
NMAC, 01/17/2014]
16.25.8.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Section 61-14-5
NMSA 1978.
[16.25.8.3 NMAC - Rp, 16.25.8.3
NMAC, 01/17/2014]
16.25.8.4 DURATION: Permanent.
[16.25.8.4 NMAC - Rp, 16.25.8.4
NMAC, 01/17/2014]
16.25.8.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: 01/17/2014,
unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.
[16.25.8.5 NMAC - Rp, 16.25.8.5
NMAC, 01/17/2014]
16.25.8.6 OBJECTIVE: To govern
instruction, examinations and issuing of permits for bovine artificial
insemination and pregnancy diagnosis.
[16.25.8.6 NMAC - Rp, 16.25.8.6
NMAC, 01/17/2014]
16.25.8.7 DEFINITIONS: [RESERVED]
[16.25.8.7 NMAC - Rp,
16.25.8.7 NMAC, 01/17/2014]
16.25.8.8 PERMIT
REQUIREMENT:
Any person who provides bovine artificial insemination (AI) and bovine pregnancy
diagnosis (PD) services for compensation must possess a permit from the board
for each type of service.
A. Bovine
AI and bovine PD permits are separate.
An applicant may obtain a bovine AI permit, a bovine PD permit, or both.
B. The
bovine AI and PD permit year is January 1 through December 31 and renewals are
issued annually expiring on December 31 of each year.
[16.25.8.8 NMAC - Rp,
16.25.8.8 NMAC, 01/17/2014]
16.25.8.9 INSTRUCTION, EXAMINATIONS,
AND LICENSING:
A. To
obtain a bovine AI and bovine PD permit, an applicant must:
(1) Complete bovine AI and bovine PD instruction given by the
bovine AI and PD examiner or through another institution approved by the
board. To request board approval for a
particular bovine AI and PD course of instruction, an applicant must provide to
the board a course outline or description, including number of instructional
contact hours and sponsoring group or organization. At its next meeting, the board will make its
determination whether the instruction or course is adequate and if approval
will be granted.
(2) Pass bovine AI and PD written and proficiency examinations
prepared and administered by the board or its appointed agent(s). The purpose of the examination(s) is to
determine the knowledge and proficiency of each applicant.
(3) Be recommended by the board appointed examiner as
qualified for the bovine AI and PD permit(s).
B. Upon
the examiner's recommendation, the board may issue a bovine AI and bovine PD
permit.
C. Each
bovine AI and PD permit applicant has one year in which to apply to the board
for a permit after passing the proficiency examination(s). If the applicant does not apply for a permit
within one year, applicant must retake the appropriate examination(s).
D. Fees:
(1) Fees for instruction are paid directly to the instructor
or institution that provides the instruction.
(2) Fees for the proficiency examinations are paid directly to
the board appointed examiner.
(3) Fees for initial bovine AI and PD permits and annual
renewals are paid to the board. A
current list of fees relating to bovine artificial insemination and bovine
pregnancy diagnosis permits is also posted at the board’s web site: www.nmbvm.org.
(a) Initial permit: each permit, bovine
AI or bovine PD - $95.
(b) Annual permit renewal: each permit,
bovine AI or bovine PD - $95.
(c) Late-renewal penalty fees:
(i) postal
postmarked after December 31 but no later than January 31 - $65; or
(ii) postal postmarked after January 31 -
$95.
[16.25.8.9 NMAC - A,
16.25.8.9 NMAC, 01/17/2014; A, 07/01/2018; A, 1/14/2025]
16.25.8.10 PERMIT RENEWAL:
A. To
renew a Bovine AI and PD permit, a technician must submit letters of
recommendation from two clients who have used the applicant’s services within
the last 12 months. The letters of
recommendation shall attest to applicant’s proficiency and endorse applicant’s
application for renewal. If two client
endorsements are not available, taking and passing the board administered
proficiency examination will be sufficient.
B. Bovine
AI and PD technicians are not required to accrue continuing education hours.
C. Before
the December 31 renewal date, the board office provides bovine AI and PD
technicians a renewal form to be completed and returned with the renewal fee.
D. If
a bovine AI and PD technician permit lapses and is not renewed within one year,
the applicant must re-take and pass the examination(s) before the technician
can obtain a new permit.
[16.25.8.10 NMAC - Rp,
16.25.8.10 NMAC, 01/17/2014; A, 07-01-2018]
16.25.8.11 DISPLAY OF PERMIT: A bovine AI
and PD technician shall have displayed at locations where bovine AI and bovine
PD services are performed, the original New Mexico bovine AI and bovine PD certificate(s)
and the current year permit renewal certificate(s).
[16.25.8.11 NMAC - Rp,
16.25.8.11 NMAC, 01/17/2014]
HISTORY OF 16.25.8 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC History:
BVE 79-6, Rules Governing
Artificial Insemination and Pregnancy Diagnosis Permits, 9-21-79.
BVE 88-6, Rules Governing
Artificial Insemination and Pregnancy Diagnosis Permits, 10-14-88.
BVE 92-6, Rules Governing
Artificial Insemination and Pregnancy Diagnosis Permits, 5-22-92.
BVE 93-6, Rules Governing
Artificial Insemination and Pregnancy Diagnosis Permits, 6-3-93.
History of the Repealed Material:
16 NMAC 25.8, Artificial
Insemination and Pregnancy Diagnosis - Repealed, 10-12-00.
16.25.8 NMAC, Bovine
Artificial Insemination and Pregnancy Diagnosis - Repealed effective 01-17-14.