New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 14 - NUTRITION AND DIETETIC PRACTITIONERS
Part 12 - LICENSURE FOR MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS, SPOUSES AND VETERANS
Section 16.14.12.7 - DEFINITIONS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. "Military service member" means a person who is serving in the armed forces of the United States or in an active reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the national guard.
B. "Recent veteran" means a person who has received an honorable discharge or separation from military service within the two years immediately preceding the date the person applied for an occupational or professional license pursuant to this Section.
C. "Spouse" means any partner of a "military service member" or "recent veteran" whose marriage to the "millitary service member" or "recent veteran" has been legally recognized by any state or country.
D. "License" has the same meaning as defined in Paragraph (1) of Subsection F of Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978.
E. "Licensing fee" has the same meaning as defined in Paragraph (2) of Subsection F of Section 61-1-34 NMSA
F. "Military service member" has the same meaning as defined in Paragraph (3) of Subsection F of Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978.
G. "Substantially equivalent" means the determination by the board that the education, examination, and experience requirements contained in the statutes and rules of another jurisdiction are comparable to, or exceed the education, examination, and experience requirements of the Nutrition and Dietitian Act.
H. "Veteran" has the same meaning as defined in Paragraph (4) of Subsection F of Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978.
