New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 23 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 16.23.1.16 - INACTIVE STATUS REQUIREMENTS

Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.23.1.16

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

Currently licensed practitioners who are not currently practicing in New Mexico under the terms and provisions authorized by the Respiratory Care Act, or who are working for the federal government, may place their licenses on inactive status at the time of renewal rather than let their licenses expire.

A practitioner's license will be placed on inactive status by the department after the licensee has provided the following:

A. A practitioners license will be placed on inactive status by the department after the licensee has provided the following:

(1) a completed renewal application signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury, on which the "inactive status requested" box has been checked;

(2) documentation verifying that the continuing education requirements were met as set forth 16.23.12 NMAC; and

(3) the applicable fee for inactive status set forth in 16.23.2.8 NMAC.

B. the practitioner must submit the completed renewal application form marked for inactive status with a postmark dated on or before September 30 in order to be processed for inactive status.

C. Upon approval of the inactive status application request, the department will send the licensee notice that the license has been placed on inactive status.

D. Until the inactive status license has been reactivated, the respiratory care practitioner may not practice respiratory care in New Mexico unless employed by the federal government.

E. Inactive status reactivation: The individual who has placed his or her license on inactive status may reactivate the license before September 30 of the next odd-numbered year by completing the following procedure.

(1) complete, sign, and submit the reactivation application provided by the department; and

(2) payment of any applicable fee for reactivation from inactive status.

F. Upon approval of the reactivation application, the department will issue a reactivated license to the licensee. The license number will remain the same.

G. Continuing education requirements for reactivation: For the next renewal cycle, the number of continuing education hours that will be required will depend upon the reactivation date as follows:

(1) Twenty clock hours per renewal cycle. If the completed reactivation application is received by the department postmarked on or before September 30 of the even-numbered year, the number of continuing education hours due at the next renewal (September 30 of the next odd-numbered year) will be 20.

(2) Ten clock hours per renewal cycle. If the completed reactivation application is received by the department postmarked on or after October 1 of the even-numbered year through May 31 of the odd-numbered year, the number of continuing education hours due at the next renewal (September 30 of the same year) will be 10.

(3) Zero clock hours. If the completed reactivation application is approved by the department postmarked on or after June 1 of the odd-numbered (renewal) year through July 31 of the same year, the number of continuing education hours due at the next renewal (September 30 of the same year) will be zero.

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