N.M. Admin. Code § 16.23.1.16

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 16.23.1.16 - INACTIVE STATUS REQUIREMENTS

Currently licensed practitioners who are not currently practicing in New Mexico under the terms and provisions authorized by the Respiratory Care Act, or who are working for the federal government, may place their licenses on inactive status at the time of renewal rather than let their licenses expire.

A practitioner's license will be placed on inactive status by the department after the licensee has provided the following:

A. A practitioner's license will be placed on inactive status by the department after the licensee has provided the following:

(1) a completed renewal application signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury, on which the "inactive status requested" box has been checked;

(2) documentation verifying that the continuing education requirements were met as set forth 16.23.12 NMAC; and

(3) the applicable fee for inactive status set forth in 16.23.2.8 NMAC.

B. the practitioner must submit the completed renewal application marked for inactive status on or before September 30 in order to be processed for inactive status.

C. Upon approval of the inactive status application request, the department will send the licensee notice that the license has been placed on inactive status.

D. Until the inactive status license has been reactivated, the respiratory care practitioner may not practice respiratory care in New Mexico unless employed by the federal government.

E. Inactive status reactivation: The individual who has placed his or her license on inactive status may reactivate the license before September 30 of the next odd-numbered year by completing the following procedure.

(1) complete, sign, and submit the reactivation application; and

(2) payment of any applicable fee for reactivation from inactive status set forth in 16.23.2.8 NMAC.

F. Upon approval of the reactivation application, the department will issue a reactivated license to the licensee. The license number will remain the same.

G.Continuing education requirements for reactivation: For the next renewal cycle, the number of continuing education hours that will be required will depend upon the reactivation date as follows:

(1)Twenty clock hours per renewal cycle. If the completed reactivation application is received by the department on or before September 30 of the even-numbered year, the number of continuing education hours due at the next renewal (September 30 of the next odd-numbered year) will be 20 hours.

(2)Ten clock hours per renewal cycle. If the completed reactivation application is received by the department on or after October 1 of the even-numbered year through May 31 of the odd-numbered year, the number of continuing education hours due at the next renewal (September 30 of the same year) will be 10 hours.

(3)Zero clock hours. If the completed reactivation application is approved by the department on or after June 1 of the odd-numbered (renewal) year through July 31 of the same year, the number of continuing education hours due at the next renewal (September 30 of the same year) will be zero hours.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.23.1.16

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 06, March 22, 2022, eff. 4/21/2022, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 12, June 27, 2023, eff. 6/27/2023, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 23, December 10, 2024, eff. 12/10/2024