New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 27 - COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS
Part 14 - TEMPORARY LICENSE
Section 16.27.14.8 - TEMPORARY LICENSES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Temporary mental health counselor licenses (LMHC) and associate marriage and family therapist licenses (LAMFT) shall be granted as follows:
A. Will be granted to individuals meeting all educational requirements for the license sought. The temporary license is intended to permit the licensee time to meet examination requirements for the license. The temporary license shall not be valid for more than 60 days after the results of the next examination become available and cannot be renewed. (The temporary license must be returned to the board office). Individuals practicing under a temporary license shall not provide supervision.
B. A temporary license will be granted for a period not to exceed six months or for a period of time necessary for the board to ensure that the applicant has met licensure requirements as set out in that act.
C. Effective July 1, 2006, the board will grant a temporary the applicant has met the educational requirements for licensure in the given field being sought. If the applicant fails the required exam, the board shall schedule the applicant to re-take the examination and shall re-issue a second temporary license. If the applicant fails the second exam, the board may re-issue a third temporary license. The board shall not issue more than three temporary licenses. Should the applicant fail the required examination three times, the board shall not issue another temporary license for that application for licensing. Upon passing the requisite examination, the applicant holding the temporary LMHC or LAMFT shall be issued the LMHC or LAMFT license so that the applicant may continue to practice under supervision and acquire the requisite clinical hours and supervision for the independent license (LPCC, LMFT, LPAT, or LADAC).
D. The time and hours acquired under a temporary license shall not expire or become null and void upon a gap in licensure as long as the hours were obtained within the five years preceding the issuance of the LMHC or LAMFT license.
E. Upon the expiration of a temporary license, the individual must refrain from practicing until another temporary license or the full license is issued to them.
