New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 5 - DENTISTRY (DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, ETC.)
Part 9 - NON-DENTIST OWNERS
Section 16.5.9.10 - DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Each applicant for a non-dentist owner license shall submit a completed application obtained from the board office with the required fees and the following documentation:
A. completed application signed by the individual that is the non-dentist owner or by the president of the parent corporation; applications are valid for one year from the date of receipt;
B. the board requires a board designated professional background service report; the applicant will apply and pay fees directly to a board designated professional background service to initiate this service; if the applicant has or has had a professional license in dentistry or another related health care profession the board designated professional background service report will do a search of those appropriate databases for past disciplinary action as well as a criminal background check; in the case of any corporation entity, the board requires a review of public records and other nationally recognized data resources that record actions against a corporation in the United States that may reveal any activities or unacquitted civil or criminal charges that could reasonably be construed to constitute evidence of danger to patients, including acts of moral turpitude;
C. passed the jurisprudence examination with a score of at least seventy-five percent;
D. non-dentist owner(s) shall comply with Subsection C of this section within six months of the effective date of the rule;
E. verification of licensure in all states where the non-dentist owner holds or has held a license, or other health care profession; verification shall be sent directly to the office from the other state(s) board, shall include a raised seal, and shall attest to the status, issue date, expiration date, license number, and other information contained on the form; and
F. the board may deny, stipulate, or otherwise limit a license if it is determined the applicant is guilty of violating any of the provisions of the act, the Uniform Licensing Act, the Impaired Dentists and Hygienists Act, these rules, or if it is determined that the applicant poses a threat to the welfare of the public.
