New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 27 - COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS
Part 7 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AS A PROFESSIONAL ART THERAPIST (LPAT)
Section 16.27.7.13 - DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION

(1) The applicant is required to submit an official transcript in a sealed envelope from each institution contributing to the applicant's master or doctoral degree a total of no less than 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours which includes the required clinical core curriculum. Applicants who have just graduated with an appropriate degree field, and whose degrees have not yet been conferred by their university, may submit the following documentation in while awaiting official transcripts to become available:

(2) A statement from each supervisor in a sealed envelope on a form provided by the board (attachment B) verifying the applicant's supervised experience and setting forth the nature and extent of such supervision must be submitted with the application; the statement shall verify that the applicant's performance was in accordance with adequate counseling and therapy standards of practice; if a supervisor's statement is not available, the applicant may submit documentation explaining why the supervisor's statement is not available and sworn affidavits from other individuals verifying that supervision took place and describing the nature and the extent of the supervision.

(3) Documentation of 3000 client contact hours and 100 hours of appropriate face-to-face supervision.

(4) Attachment F, listing only specific graduate coursework. The board may request syllabi as needed to clarify course content.

(5) Documentation of the applicant's licensure, registration or certification status must be submitted on application attachment form A, which must be sent directly to the board by the jurisdiction in which the applicant is licensed, certified, or registered.

(6) Application fee of $75.00 as provided for in 16.27.17 NMAC.