New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 23 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS
Part 18 - DISCIPLINARY GUIDELINES FOR IMPAIRED PRACTITIONER
Section 16.23.18.21 - PETITION FOR REMOVAL OF VOLUNTARY RESTRICTION
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
The temporary permittee or licensed practitioner shall have a right, at reasonable intervals after a year, to petition the department in writing, for the removal of the voluntary restriction and to demonstrate that he or she is capable of resuming the competent practice of respiratory care with reasonable skill and safety to patients.
A. The department, in consultation with the board, shall act on the petition by referring it to the examining committee, who shall conduct the necessary examination of the temporary permittee or the licensed practitioner, and make written recommendation to the board.
B. Upon consideration of the examining committee's recommendation, the department, in consultation with the board may, in its discretion, remove the voluntary restriction on the temporary permit or practitioner's license.