N.M. Admin. Code § 16.2.4.10

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 16.2.4.10 - EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE

The following shall be the examination requirements for licensure. All fees for nationally recognized examinations shall be paid by the applicant and are not included in fees charged by the board.

A. Certification as a diplomate in oriental medicine by the NCCAOM, or achievement of a passing score as determined by the national certification commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine (NCCAOM) on each of the following prior to taking the clinical skills exam:

(1) the NCCAOM foundations of oriental medicine module;

(2) the NCCAOM acupuncture module;

(3) the NCCAOM Chinese herbology module;

(4) the NCCAOM biomedicine module; and

(5) the NCCAOM point location module.

B. Achievement of a passing score of at least seventy-five percent on the clinical skills examination. To determine a passing score when the applicant is examined by more than one examiner, if the applicant is examined by two examiners, the applicant must receive a score of at least seventy-five percent after both scores are averaged and if the applicant is examined by three examiners, the applicant must receive a score of at least seventy-five percent from a majority of the examiners. Passing examination scores will be valid for five years, after which time they will expire, and the applicant must reapply to take the examination.

C. Successful completion of the national certification commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine approved clean needle technique course.

D. Achievement of a passing score of not less than ninety percent on the board approved and board administered jurisprudence examination covering the act and the rules.

E. Applicants who completed the national certification commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine (NCCAOM) examinations in acupuncture and Chinese herbology prior to June 2004 are not required to pass the NCCAOM foundations of oriental medicine module.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.2.4.10

11-3-81...7-1-96; 4-1-97, 8-31-98, 5-15-99; 16.2.4.10 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 2.4.10, 5-20-00; A, 7-26-01; A, 02-15-05; A, 11-28-09, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXX, Issue 23, December 17, 2019, eff. 1/4/2020, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 20, October 22, 2024, eff. 10/22/2024