New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS
Part 4 - EXAMINATIONS
Section 16.2.4.10 - EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
The following shall be the examination requirements for licensure. All fees for nationally recognized examinations shall be paid by the applicant and are not included in fees charged by the board.
A. Achievement of a passing score as determined by the national certification commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine (NCCAOM) on each of the following prior to taking the clinical skills exam:
B. Achievement of a passing score of at least seventy-five percent on the clinical skills examination. To determine a passing score when the applicant is examined by more than one examiner, if the applicant is examined by two examiners, the applicant must receive a score of at least seventy-five percent after both scores are averaged and if the applicant is examined by three examiners, the applicant must receive a score of at least seventy-five percent from a majority of the examiners.
C. Successful completion of the national certification commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine approved clean needle technique course.
D. Achievement of a passing score of not less than 90 percent on the board approved and board administered jurisprudence examination covering the act and the rules.
E. Applicants who completed the national certification commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine (NCCAOM) examinations in acupuncture and Chinese herbology prior to June 2004 are not required to pass the NCCAOM foundations of oriental medicine module.
