Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. The board will
issue an expedited license to an applicant who is a military service member or
veteran based on prior licensure in a jurisdiction other than New Mexico upon
the applicant's submission of a complete application containing all of the
following:
(1) a completed and signed
application form;
(2) proof of
current licensure in another jurisdiction;
(3) proof of good standing for the
applicant's out of state license;
(4) submission of fingerprints and other
information necessary for a state and national background check; and
(5) Submission of the following
documentation:
(a) for military service
member: a copy of military orders;
(b) for spouse of military service members:
copy of military service member's military orders, and copy of marriage
license;
(c) for spouses of
deceased military service members: copy of decedent's DD 214 and copy of
marriage license;
(d) for dependent
children of military service members: a copy of military service member's
orders listing dependent child, or a copy of military orders and one of the
following: a copy of birth certificate, military service member's federal tax
return or other governmental or judicial documentation establishing
dependency;
(e) for veterans
(retired or separated): a copy of DD 214 showing proof of honorable
discharge.
B.
An expedited license application shall not be deemed complete until the
applicant has submitted, and the board's staff is in receipt of, all of the
materials required by subsection A, including documentation from third
parties.
C. Upon submission of a
complete application, the board's staff shall process the application according
to licensing protocol and issue the expedited license to the applicant within
30 days unless the applicant has a disqualifying criminal conviction or the
board may have other cause to deny the application pursuant to Section 61-3-28
NMSA 1978.
D. If the applicant has
a disqualifying criminal conviction or the board may have other cause to deny
the application pursuant to Section 61-3-28 NMSA 1978:
(1) the license may not be issued within 30
days of submission of the complete application;
(2) the matter of the applicant's application
shall be submitted to the board for consideration and action at its next
available regular meeting; and
(3)
the board may vote to grant the application or refer the matter to its
administrative prosecutor contemplating the ultimate denial of the application
as provided by the board's rules.
E. Duration of expedited licenses:
(1) The first licensure period will be for up
to one year from the issuance of the license, with the expiration being
correlated to the last day of the applicant's birth month, according to
licensing processes. Continuing education will be prorated.
(2) The first renewal period will be for two
years from the date of the first expiration date of the first licensure
period.
(3) A licensee holding an
expedited license may apply for license renewal in the manner provided by the
board's rules. If the licensee holding an expedited license was not required by
the licensee's original jurisdiction outside of New Mexico to pass the NCLEX,
the licensee shall be required to take and pass the NCLEX as a prerequisite to
the renewal of the expedited license.
(4) Upon renewal, an expedited license shall
become a regular single state license.
(5) If the military expedited licensure
holder requests a multistate RN or LPN license, all requirements of the nurse
licensure compact must be met, including completion of another background
check. The fee for a multistate license will not be waived.
F. Military service members and
veterans shall not pay and the board shall not charge a licensing fee for the
first three years for a license issued pursuant to this rule.
