TITLE 16 OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
LICENSING
CHAPTER 27 COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS
PART 3 APPLICATION
PROCEDURES, INITIAL LICENSES, AND LICENSE PERIOD
16.27.3.1 ISSUING AGENCY: Regulation and
Licensing Department Counseling and Therapy Practice Board
[16.27.3.1 NMAC – Rp,
16.27.3.1 NMAC, 11/30/2021]
16.27.3.2 SCOPE: All
professional clinical mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists,
professional art therapists, licensed associate marriage and family therapist,
licensed mental health counselors, alcohol and drug abuse counselors, and
substance abuse associate.
[16.27.3.2 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.3.2 NMAC, 11/30/2021]
16.27.3.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: These parts
are promulgated pursuant to the Counselor and Therapist Practice Act, Sections
61-9A-1, 61-9A-3, 61-9A-5, 61-9A-9, 61-9A-11, 61-9A-15, and 61-9A-24, NMSA 1978.
[16.27.3.3 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.3.3 NMAC, 11/30/2021]
16.27.3.4 DURATION: Permanent
[16.27.3.4 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.3.4 NMAC, 11/30/2021]
16.27.3.5 EFFECTIVE
DATE:
November 30, 2021, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.
[16.27.3.5 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.3.5 NMAC, 11/30/2021]
16.27.3.6 OBJECTIVE: The objective
of Part 3 is to outline what constitutes a complete application for the initial
licensing process and initial licensing period.
[16.27.3.6 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.3.6 NMAC, 11/30/2021]
16.27.3.7 DEFINITIONS: [RESERVED]
16.27.3.8 APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSURE BY
EXAMINATION:
A. All applicants for licensure by
examination must submit the following documentation to the board:
(1) a
completed application, attested by the applicant;
(2) an
application fee of $75;
(3) an official transcript in their
original and sealed envelope, uploaded directly into the online application, or
electronically sent directly to the board’s e-mail address from each
institution where the applicant completed an appropriate degree for the license
type sought;
(4) if required, a statement from each
supervisor on a form provided by the board verifying the applicant’s supervised
experience and setting forth the nature and extent of each supervision; the
forms must be submitted in a sealed envelope to the board office, uploaded
directly into the online application, or electronically sent directly to the
board’s email address from the applicant or the supervisor;
(5) other
documentation required in 16.27.4 NMAC through 16.27.8 NMAC, and 16.27.18 NMAC
through 16.27.23 NMAC, to document supervision, any additional training or
coursework, work experience and client contact hours.
B. Applications will be valid for a
period not to exceed 12 months from the date it is received at the board’s
office. An applicant wishing to re-apply
after 12 months must submit a new application, including the application fee
and all documentation.
C. Applicants who are deemed ineligible
because of experience or educational deficiencies may request licensure at a
lower level. This request from the
applicant shall be in writing and include a $25 application re-review fee as
provided for in 16.27.17 NMAC.
[16.27.3.8 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.3.8 NMAC, 11/30/2021; A, 1/18/2023; A, 7/30/2024]
16.27.3.9 INITIAL LICENSE: The board
shall inform an applicant who has been approved for licensure of the required
fees. If the applicant fails to pay all
required fees within 60 days of notification of approval, the application shall
be deemed null and void. The applicant
shall then be required to submit a new application to include all supplemental
documentation and fees.
[16.27.3.9 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.3.9 NMAC, 11/30/2021]
16.27.3.10 INITIAL LICENSE PERIOD: An initial
license will be issued including an expedited license for a period not to
exceed 24 months. The issue date of the
license will be the date the initial license fee and all other requirements are
received at the board office and shall expire on September 30 of the appropriate
year to establish the license in a renewal cycle.
[16.27.3.10 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.3.10 NMAC, 11/30/2021; A, 1/18/2023]
16.27.3.11 RETIREMENT STATUS:
A. A licensee may place their license into
retirement status by notifying the board in writing before the expiration of their
current New Mexico license.
B. A retired license may be restored to
active status within five years of being placed into retirement status by
notifying the board in writing.
C. Reinstatement of a retired license
will be granted upon receipt of the reinstatement application with the renewal
and reinstatement fees, and proof of the required continuing education courses.
[16.27.3.11 NMAC - Rp,
16.27.3.11 NMAC, 11/30/2021]
16.27.3.12 INACTIVE STATUS:
A. A licensee may request inactive status by requesting
the change in the online portal before the expiration of the active or
retirement status of the license.
B. An inactive
license must be renewed every two years and pay the requisite fee. No
continuing education courses are required while the license remains inactive.
C. To be restored
to active status, the licensee shall complete the renewal application and
comply with current continuing education requirements pursuant to 16.27.16.8
NMAC.
[16.27.3.12
NMAC - Rp, 16.27.3.12 NMAC, 11/30/2021;
A, 7/30/2024]
16.27.3.13 RENEWAL
REQUIREMENTS:
A. All licenses must be renewed biennially by September 30 by completing
the following requirements:
(1) A completed renewal application
provided by the board office;
(2) submission of the renewal license
fee;
(3) completion of the mandatory
University of New Mexico health professions survey;
(4) completion of 40 CEUs with 12 of
those hours being in ethics related to counseling and therapy obtained between
October 1 and September 30 of the current licensing period, or, if renewing for
the first time, completion of 20 CEU’s with six of those hours being in ethics
related to counseling and therapy obtained from license issue date and
September 30 of the current license period; and
(5) completion of nine CEUs specific to
counseling and therapy supervision if providing supervision to licensees
obtained between October 1 and September 30 of the current licensing period.
B. A grace period of 30 days ending
October 31 of the renewal year will be available for late renewal and will
require completion of all requirements outlined in Subsection A of 16.27.3.13
NMAC and the submission of an additional $100 late penalty fee as required
under 16.27.17.14 NMAC.
C. Failure to renew a license by
the end of the grace period will result in the license expiring and will
require submission of the following documentation in order to
obtain licensure again, pursuant to Subsection D of Section 61-9A-23 NMSA 1978:
(1) Submission of a new and complete
application packet, to include all required supplemental documentation;
(2) meeting the current requirements for
licensure at the time of completion of the new application packet; and
(3) submission of the application fee and
initial license fees as outlined under 16.27.17 NMAC.
[16.27.3.13 NMAC - N,
11/30/2021; A, 7/30/2024]
HISTORY OF 16.27.3 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC History: The material in this part was
derived from that previously filed with the State Records Center and Archives
under:
Rule 3, Application
Procedures, Initial Licenses, License Period, 3/24/1994
Rule 3, Application
Procedures, Initial Licenses, License Period, 3/20/1995
History of Repealed Material:
16 NMAC 27.3, Application
Procedures, Initial Licenses, License Period - Repealed 6/15/2001.
Other History: 16.27.3 NMAC - Application Procedures, Initial
Licenses, and License Period, filed 6/15/2021 was repealed and replaced by 16.27.3
NMAC - Application Procedures, Initial Licenses, and License Period, effective 11/30/2021