Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Upon approval of an auricular detoxification specialist
supervisor registration application that fulfills the requirements listed
below, the board shall issue an auricular detoxification specialist supervisor
registration that will be valid until July 31 following the initial
registration. In the interim between regular board meetings, whenever a
qualified applicant for auricular detoxification specialist supervisor
registration has filed their application and complied with all other
requirements of this section, the board's chair or an authorized representative
of the board may grant an interim temporary auricular detoxification specialist
supervisor registration that will suffice until the next regular meeting of the
board. In no event shall the auricular detoxification specialist supervisor
begin supervising a certified auricular detoxification specialist until the
auricular detoxification specialist supervisor registration or interim
temporary auricular detoxification specialist supervisor registration is issued
by the board. The application requirements for an auricular detoxification
specialist supervisor registration shall be receipt of the following by the
board:
A. the auricular detoxification
specialist supervisor registration application fee specified in 16.2.10
NMAC;
B. proof of successful
completion of an official national acupuncture detoxification association
(NADA) course, or another board-approved training program, or a CV
demonstrating experience, or education in the field of harm reduction and
alcoholism, substance abuse and chemical dependency at least equivalent to that
provided in a NADA training, and three letters of reference attesting to the
applicant's competence and experience in the field of auricular treatment for
harm reduction, auricular treatment of alcoholism, substance abuse or chemical
dependency;
C. an application for
auricular detoxification specialist supervisor registration that is complete
and in English on a form provided by the board that shall include the
applicant's name, address, date of birth and social security number;
D. the names of all certified auricular
detoxification specialists certified with the board who are under the
supervision of the applicant;
E. an
affidavit as provided on the auricular detoxification specialist supervisor
registration application form stating that the applicant understands that:
(1) a certified auricular detoxification
specialist is authorized to perform only the following, for the purpose of harm
reduction or treating and preventing alcoholism, substance abuse or chemical
dependency and only within a board approved substance abuse treatment program
that demonstrates experience in disease prevention, harm reduction, or the
treatment or prevention of alcoholism, substance abuse or chemical dependency:
(a) auricular acupuncture detoxification
using the five auricular point national acupuncture detoxification association
(NADA) procedure or other board approved procedure; and
(b) the application to the ear of simple
board approved devices that do not penetrate the skin using the five auricular
point national acupuncture detoxification association (NADA) procedure and that
the board approved devices that do not penetrate the skin are: seeds, grains,
stones, metal balls, magnets and any small sterilized, spherical object that in
non-reactive with the skin; and
(2) the auricular detoxification specialist
supervisor shall not be a member of the certified auricular detoxification
specialist's family or a member of the certified auricular detoxification
specialist's household or have a conflict of interest with the certified
auricular detoxification specialist as defined in
16.2.16.21
NMAC; exceptions may be made by the board on an individual basis due to limited
availability of certified auricular detoxification specialists or supervisors;
and
(3) the applicant is
responsible for reading, understanding and complying with the state of New
Mexico laws and rules regarding this application as well as the practice of
auricular detoxification and supervision; and
(4) the board may refuse to issue, or may
suspend, or revoke any license or auricular detoxification specialist
supervisor registration in accordance with the Uniform Licensing Act, 61-1-1 to
61-1-31 NMSA 1978, for reasons authorized in Section
61-14A-17
NMSA 1978 of the Act and clarified in 16.2.12 NMAC; and
F. an affidavit as provided on the auricular
detoxification specialist supervisor registration application form stating that
the applicant understands that the auricular detoxification specialist
supervisor shall:
(1) be registered with the
board as an auricular detoxification specialist supervisor;
(2) supervise no more than 30 certified
auricular detoxification specialists;
(3) be accessible for consultation directly
or by telephone to a certified auricular detoxification specialist under their
supervision;
(4) directly visit
each certified auricular detoxification specialist under his supervision at the
treatment program site at intervals of not more than six weeks for the first
year, then at least once per year thereafter at the supervisor's discretion
with regular meetings by electronic methods (telephone, email, teleconferencing
as examples) at intervals to be determined by the supervisor;
(5) verify that each certified auricular
detoxification specialist under their supervision has had each patient sign a
consent form outlining the responsibilities of the certified auricular
detoxification specialist, the nature of the treatment, expected outcomes, and
the scope and limits of practice;
(6) ensure that the certified auricular
detoxification specialist is using a board approved treatment
protocol;
(7) notify the board in
writing, within five days working days, when a certified auricular
detoxification specialist enters into a supervisory relationship with the
auricular detoxification specialist supervisor or the supervisory relationship
is terminated;
(8) be responsible
for the delivery of competent professional services and ensuring that patient
consents have been obtained;
(9)
terminate the supervisory relationship if the auricular detoxification
specialist supervisor has the reasonable belief that the certified auricular
detoxification specialist has violated the act or the rules or if a conflict of
interest arises during the supervision; the auricular detoxification specialist
supervisor shall notify the board and the CADS's employer, in writing, within
five working days that the supervisory relationship is terminated and give in
writing the reasons for the termination; and
(10) notify the board within ten days if the
auricular detoxification supervisor's address changes or phone number
changes.
