New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 21 - PODIATRISTS
Part 10 - LAPSE OF LICENSE AND REINSTATEMENT
Section 16.21.10.9 - REINSTATEMENT OF SUSPENDED LICENSE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A podiatrist may request reinstatement of a lapsed license within three years from the date the license expired by notifying the board in writing. Upon receipt of the request for reinstatement, board staff will send a reinstatement application. The board may designate a professional background information service, which compiles background information regarding an applicant from multiple sources. The following information is required for the request to be considered:
A. a completed application, payment of the reinstatement fee, any delinquent renewal fees, and proof of sixteen hours of continuing education per the year of renewal and each full year the license was allowed to lapse;
B. the application may be approved by the designee of the board if the application is complete and all requirements have been fulfilled;
C. verification of licensure in all states where the applicant holds or has held a license to practice podiatry, or other health care profession; verification must be sent directly to the board office from the other state(s) and must attest to the status, issue date, license number, and other information contained in the form;
D. the board required reports from the national practitioners data bank, or other national reporting organization, and the federation of podiatric medical boards disciplinary data bank if the applicant is currently licensed, or has previously been licensed as a podiatrist in another state;
E. no podiatrist shall reactivate or resume their podiatric practice until his or her lapsed license is reinstated and a new license is issued;
F. upon receipt of a completed application, including all required documentation and fees, the designee of the board will review and may approve the application. The results of the background check must either indicate no negative findings, or if there are negative findings, those findings will be considered by the board. The board may formally accept the approval of the application at the next scheduled meeting.
