New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 14 - NUTRITION AND DIETETIC PRACTITIONERS
Part 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE
Section 16.14.3.11 - INITIAL LICENSES AND LICENSE PERIOD

Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.14.3.11

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. The board shall issue an initial license to an applicant who meets the requirements of the Nutrition and Dietetics Practice Act and has paid the fees required under Part 2. If the applicant fails to pay all required fees within 30 days of notification of board approval, the application shall be deemed withdrawn. The applicant shall then be required to reapply and pay all fees required under Part 2.

B. All licenses will be valid for one year.

(1) The issue date for all initial licenses will be the date payment is received following board approval of the request for licensure.

(2) Each renewal license shall be valid for a period of one year beginning the day after the date of expiration of the license being renewed.

(3) Licenses which lapse and are then reinstated will be valid for one year from the first day of the month following board approval of reinstatement.

(4) New licenses which are issued as the result of a change of licensing category will be valid for one year from the date of issuance of the new license.

C. Applications for registration shall be completed on a form provided by the nutrition and dietetics board.

D. The applicant shall provide a complete application that includes the following information:

(1) Applicant's full name;

(2) current mailing address;

(3) current electronic mail address, if any;

(4) date of birth;

(5) background check, if required; and

(6) proof as described in Subsection C below.

E. The applicant shall provide the following satisfactory evidence as follows:

(1) applicant is currently licensed and in good standing in another jurisdiction, including a branch of the United States armed forces;

(2) applicant has met the minimal licensing requirements in that jurisdiction and the minimal licensing requirements in that jurisdiction are substantially equivalent to the licensing requirements for New Mexico; and

(3) the following documentation:
(a) for military service member: 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: copy of military service member's orders listing dependent child, or a copy of military orders and one of the following: 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): copy of DD 214 showing proof of honorable discharge.

F. The license or registration shall be issued by the board as soon as practicable but no later than thirty days after a qualified military service member, spouse, dependent child, or veteran files a complete application and provides a background check if required for a license, and any required fees.

G. 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.

H. A license issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for the time period that is specified in the Nutrition and Dietetics Act.

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