New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS
Part 5 - TEMPORARY LICENSING
Section 16.2.5.10 - TEMPORARY LICENSE APPLICATION
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Upon approval of an application for a temporary license that fulfills the requirements listed below, the board shall issue a temporary license that will be valid for the dates specified on the license but shall not exceed six months. The temporary license shall include the name of the temporary licensee, the effective dates of the license, the name of the sponsoring New Mexico doctor of oriental medicine or New Mexico educational program, and a statement that the license shall be for the exclusive purpose of one or more of the following: teaching acupuncture and oriental medicine; consulting, in association with the sponsoring doctor of oriental medicine, regarding the sponsoring doctor's patients; performing specialized diagnostic or treatment techniques in association with the sponsoring doctor of oriental medicine regarding the sponsoring doctor's patients; assisting in the conducting of research in acupuncture and oriental medicine; or assisting in the implementation of new techniques and technology related to acupuncture and oriental medicine. The application requirements for a limited temporary license shall be receipt of the following by the board.
A. The fee for application for temporary license specified in 16.2.10 NMAC.
B. An application for temporary license that is complete and in English on a form provided by the board that shall include the applicant's name, address, date of birth, social security number, if available, and the name of the sponsoring and associating New Mexico doctor of oriental medicine or New Mexico educational program.
C. One passport-type photograph of the applicant taken not more than six months prior to the submission of the application.
D. An affidavit as provided on the 'temporary license application" from the sponsoring and associating New Mexico doctor of oriental medicine or New Mexico educational program attesting to the qualifications of the applicant and the activities the applicant will perform.
E. An affidavit as provided on the "temporary license application" as to whether the applicant:
F. An official license history, which is a certificate from each jurisdiction stating the disciplinary record of the applicant, from each jurisdiction where the applicant has been licensed, certified, registered or legally recognized to practice any other profession, including other health care professions, in any jurisdiction, pursuant to any authority other than the New Mexico Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Practice Act.
G. An affidavit as provided on the "temporary license application" stating that the applicant understands that:
H. An affidavit as provided on the "temporary license application" stating that the applicant understands that:
I. A copy of the applicant's license, certification or registration or other document proving that the applicant is legally recognized in another state or country to practice acupuncture and oriental medicine or another health care profession and who possesses knowledge and skill that are included in the scope of practice of doctors of oriental medicine. The copy shall include on it an affidavit by the applicant certifying that it is a true copy of the original. For applicants in the United States who practice in a state in which there is no legal recognition, a copy of the certification document in acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine or Asian body work, whichever is appropriate for the type of material they will be teaching or studying, by the national certification commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine (NCCAOM) shall be sufficient. The copy shall include on it an affidavit by the applicant certifying that it is a true copy of the original. For applicants outside the United States who practice in a country in which there is no specific legal recognition document but where graduation from an appropriate educational program is the legal requirement for practice, the above provisions in this paragraph shall not apply.
J. A copy of the applicant's diploma for graduation from the educational program that is required to be licensed, certified, registered or legally recognized to practice in the state or country where the applicant practices. This copy shall include on it an affidavit by the applicant certifying that it is a true copy of the original.
K. An official copy of the applicant's transcript that shall be sent directly to the board in a sealed envelope by the educational program from which the applicant received the certificate or diploma, and that shall verify the applicant's satisfactory completion of the required academic and clinical education and that shall designate the completed subjects and the hours of study completed in each subject. This copy of the transcript shall remain in the closed envelope secured with the official seal of the educational program and shall be sent by the applicant to the board along with the applicant's application for licensure.
L. An affidavit stating that the applicant has been officially informed by the board in writing that either of the following two requirements has been fulfilled:
M. An accurate translation in English of all documents submitted in a foreign language. Each translated document shall bear the affidavit of the translator certifying that they are competent in both the language of the document and the English language and that the translation is a true and faithful translation of the foreign language original. Each translated document shall also bear the affidavit of the applicant certifying that the translation is a true and faithful translation of the original. Each affidavit shall be signed before a notary public. The translation of any document relevant to an application shall be at the expense of the applicant.
