New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 48 - PRIVATE LAW ENFORCEMENT PRACTITIONERS
Part 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE
Section 16.48.2.21 - PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION

Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.48.2.21

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

A. Requirements: If an applicant elects to be firearm certified, it shall be necessary for each applicant to be examined by a licensed psychologist regarding the individual's mental suitability to carry a firearm within the individual's scope of duty as a licensed level three security guard. Any psychologist licensed and in good standing in the state of New Mexico or other United States jurisdiction, is able to administer the exam.

(1) All psychological evaluations shall be on a form provided by the department and must state if the applicant is recommended or not recommended to carry a firearm. If an applicant is not recommended to carry a firearm, the psychologist shall specify the reason(s) the applicant is not recommended to carry a firearm.

(2) Evaluations cannot be more than one (1) year old for certification purposes.

(3) The original evaluation form shall be signed and transmitted directly to the department within thirty days by the psychologist that performed the psychological evaluation

(4) The applicant knowingly providing false information or knowingly failing to disclose information shall be grounds for denial of licensure.

(5) Any examinee who fails the psychological evaluation shall not complete another psychological evaluation for at least ninety days from the date indicated on the original evaluation form signed and transmitted directly to the department by the psychologist that performed the psychological evaluation. If an examinee fails the evaluation, the department will make an electronic annotation in the candidate's file to ensure compliance with this rule.

(6) The department may request a subsequent psychological evaluation of an individual licensed pursuant to the Private Investigations Act to re-evaluate the suitability of the individual in the interest of maintaining public safety,

B. Evaluation standards: The psychological evaluation shall consist of at least one of the following psychological assessment to include the Minnesota multi-phasic inventory-2 restructured form, the Minnesota Multi-Phasic Inventory 2, or the Personality Assessment Inventory, as well as two additional measures of emotional functioning (Beck Depression Inventory-II, Beck Anxiety Inventory, PTSD Checklist-C).

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