New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 15 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS
Part 4 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 16.15.4.8 - ANNUAL CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Every licensed occupational therapist and occupational therapy assistant must earn a minimum of 15 continuing education contact hours per year during each year of licensure. Continuing education contact hours must be earned prior to license renewal the following year. The first year during which 15 contact hours must be earned is the year beginning on October 1st following license issuance and ending on the following September 30th. Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants licensed during the first year will be expected to pay the annual renewal fee.
B. No license will be renewed in the absence of satisfactory evidence that the required continuing education contact hours have been earned.
C. The board office will send electronic notifications to all licensees prior to the expiration date of the license.
D. Each licensee is responsible for submitting the required renewal fee and continuing education by the expiration.
E. Each licensee is responsible for filing address changes and maintaining a current address with the board office.
