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 16.22.24.8 - APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND PRESCRIBING PRACTICES FOR CONDITIONAL PRESCRIPTION CERTIFICATE; TWO-YEAR SUPERVISED PRACTICE

Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.22.24.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. An applicant for a conditional prescription certificate shall submit a completed application on the form provided by the board. The applicant is responsible to ensure that the application is complete and that all application fees are paid.

B. Application procedure, the applicant shall submit the following:

(1) a copy of the degree, certificate or certification of completion of a post-doctoral psychopharmacology training program;

(2) certification by the supervising independently licensed prescribing clinician and program training director of successful completion of the 80 hour practicum in clinical assessment and pathophysiology;

(3) certification by the primary supervising independently licensed prescribing clinician and the program-training director of successful completion of the general 400 hour practicum treating a minimum of 100 patients with mental disorders;

(4) evidence of passing the psychopharmacology examination for psychologists (PEP);

(5) a proposed supervisory plan; on a form provided by the board that is signed by the applicant and the supervising independently licensed prescribing clinician;

(6) evidence of proof of insurance or insurance binder as described in 16.22.24.9 NMAC, of these regulations; and

(7) a non-refundable application fee.;

(8) evidence of completion of a 3-hour training in New Mexico rules and laws applicable to prescribing psychologists, as offered by the State Psychologist Association of New Mexico (SPA), or the New Mexico Psychological Association (NMPA).

C. Only a complete application will be considered. The board may request additional information from the applicant to verify or confirm the information contained in the application.

D. The applicant will be notified in writing within 60 days whether the application, including the supervisory plan, is accepted or rejected. If the application is rejected, the notice shall state the reason for rejection.

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