New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 6 - NAPRAPATHIC PRACTITIONERS
Part 7 - LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT AND EXAMINATION
Section 16.6.7.8 - LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS

A. is at least twenty-one years of age;

B. has graduated from a two year college-level program or an equivalent program approved by the board after consultation with the naprapathic task force per 16.6.1.8 NMAC;

C. has completed, in not less than three years, a four year academic curriculum in naprapathy, that is approved by the board after consultation with the naprapathic task force, and the person has successfully completed 132 hours of academic credit, including 66 credit hours in basic science courses with emphasis on the study of connective tissue, and 66 credit hours in clinical naprapathic science, theory and application;

D. passed the national examination administered by the national board of naprapathic examiners (NBNE) and provides the board with evidence of successful completion or holds a current valid license in good standing as a naprapath in another state(s), or jurisdiction that licenses naprapaths;

E. provide two letters of recommendation from individuals licensed as a naprapath, in good standing, at the time the letters were written;

F. provide verification of all work experience in the past three years;

G. verification of licensure, if licensed or previously licensed in another state or jurisdiction; verification must be sent directly to the board office from the issuing state(s) or jurisdiction; and;

H. has met all other requirements of the Naprapathic Practice Act.