New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 22 - PSYCHOLOGISTS AND PSYCHOLOGIST ASSOCIATES
Part 25 - PRESCRIPTION CERTIFICATE: APPLICATION; PEER REVIEW; EVALUATION OUTCOME
Section 16.22.25.11 - APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL PRESCRIPTION CERTIFICATE BY APPLICANTS LICENSED TO PRESCRIBE IN OTHER AREAS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A person who has been licensed or certified as a prescribing psychologist by another state, territorial possession of the United States, District of Columbia, or another country, for a minimum of 2 years, may apply for a conditional prescription certificate and shall meet these requirements:
A. Psychology licensure. Applicant shall hold an active, unrestricted New Mexico license as a psychologist.
B. Psychopharmacology education. The applicant shall demonstrate completion of the required academic coursework to the satisfaction of the board.
C. New Mexico jurisprudence examination. The applicant shall demonstrate 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).
D. Additional supervision training. The RxP application committee shall make recommendations to the board concerning additional supervision and training that may be required. The board shall review the committee recommendations and determine the additional supervision and training required of the applicant in order to qualify for a conditional prescription certificate.
E. Supervision plan. The period of conditional supervised practice shall be determined by the board based on the applicant's education, training, and experience and shall not be less than three months or more than two years. The applicant shall submit to the psychopharmacology application committee a supervisory plan as outlined in Subsection H of 16.22.24.10 NMAC, of these regulations. The same requirements set forth in 16.22.24.10 NMAC, shall apply to the supervisory period.
F. Issuance of prescription certificate. The RxP application committee shall recommend to the board issuance of a conditional prescription certificate to the applicant who qualifies in accordance with these regulations.
