New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 23 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 16.23.1.17 - LICENSE EXPIRATION AND LAPSE DUE TO NON-RENEWAL

Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.23.1.17

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

Respiratory care practitioner licenses not renewed or which have not been placed on inactive status by the end of the renewal cycle will be deemed expired and invalid.

A. The individual who has allowed license expiration, must reactivate the expired license before the next scheduled renewal expiration date for licensed respiratory care practitioners on September 30 of the next odd-numbered year. The applicant must complete the following process in order to reactivate the license.

(1) Complete, sign and submit a reactivation application provided by the department.

(2) Payment of any applicable renewal and reactivate fee.

(3) Proof of 20 clock hours of continuing education required from the renewal cycle.

B. License lapse: An expired license that has not been reactivated before the next scheduled license expiration date of September 30 of the next odd-numbered year, will lapse and become null and void.

(1) Re-licensure required. Before resuming the practice of respiratory care in New Mexico, the individual whose license has lapsed must be approved for licensure by the department.

(2) Application required. The applicant with a lapsed license must repeat the entire initial licensure application process as set forth in 16.23.3 and 16.23.4 NMAC.

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