New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 22 - PSYCHOLOGISTS AND PSYCHOLOGIST ASSOCIATES
Part 24 - APPLICATION PROCEDURES: TWO-YEAR SUPERVISED PRACTICE
Section 16.22.24.11 - EXPIRED PRACTICE OR CERTIFICATE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. The conditional prescribing psychologist shall notify the board in writing if a supervising independently licensed prescribing clinician fails to meet any of the supervisory requirements as set forth in this section and the supervisory plan approved by the board. The notification shall include a clear and detailed description of the supervisor's failure(s) to perform.
B. The conditional prescribing psychologist shall notify the board within 14 days of discovery of any event or circumstance that requires the psychologist to interrupt or cease prescribing practices for any period of time that exceeds 60 days. In no event shall the conditional prescribing psychologist continue prescribing psychotropic medications without an active, responsible supervising independently licensed prescribing clinician and valid malpractice insurance.
C. The conditional prescribing certificate shall expire two years after issuance, unless extended in writing as provided in 16.22.24.8 NMAC. A psychologist shall not administer or prescribe drugs or medicines unless the psychologist holds a valid conditional prescription certificate or prescription certificate issued by the board. The board may extend the conditional prescribing certificate up to 60 days pending peer review if the board has received at the board office a complete application for a prescription certificate no later than 10 days before the expiration of the conditional prescription certificate.
D. The psychologist shall not administer or prescribe drugs or medicines after the expiration of the conditional prescription certificate. The psychologist shall notify the board in writing if the psychologist decides not to immediately apply for a prescription certificate upon expiration of the conditional prescription certificate. A psychologist who successfully completes all of the requirements of conditional prescription certificate may apply for a prescription certificate after the expiration of the conditional prescription certificate, so long as the psychologist satisfies all the education, training, and supervision criteria within the time limits established by Section 61-9-17.1 NMSA 1978 and 16.22.23.8 NMAC, of these regulations. The psychologist is solely responsible to obtain patient records for peer review and all other evidence of satisfactory completion of practice under supervision, including supervising independently licensed prescribing clinician affidavit(s).
