N.M. Admin. Code § 16.2.4.8

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

Section 16.2.4.8 - APPROVED EXAMINATIONS

The board approved examinations shall consist of a written examination portion and a practical examination portion. Certification as a diplomate in oriental medicine by the NCCAOM, or all required NCCAOM examinations must be completed prior to taking the clinical skills examination.

A. The written examinations approved by the board shall be:

(1) the national certification commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine foundations of oriental medicine module;

(2) the national certification commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine acupuncture module;

(3) the national certification commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine Chinese herbology module;

(4) the national certification commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine biomedicine module;

(5) the national certification commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine approved clean needle technique course; and

(6) the board approved, and board administered jurisprudence examination covering the act and the rules; or

(7) the California state examination and:

(a) an NCCAOM oriental medicine diplomate certification; or

(b) both the NCCAOM acupuncture and NCCAOM Chinese herbology diplomate certifications.

B. The practical examinations approved by the board shall be:

(1) the national certification commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine point location module; and

(2) the clinical skills examination; the clinical skills examination includes examination in acupuncture, herbal medicine and biomedicine competencies.

C. The board may adopt such other examinations as may be necessary for psychometric evaluation of its approved examinations.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.2.4.8

11-3-81...7-1-96; 4-1-97, 8-31-98, 5-15-99, 7-3-99; 16.2.4.8 NMAC - Rn & A, 16 NMAC 2.4.8, 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