N.M. Admin. Code § 16.23.5.8

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

Section 16.23.5.8 - LIST OF DISAPPROVED LICENSING JURISDICTIONS; REASONS

A. Applicants for licensure as a respiratory care practitioners licensed in the following states and territories of the United States shall not be eligible for expedited licensure under Section 61-12B-8 NMSA 1978 of the Respiratory Care Act:

(1) The following jurisdictions on that grounds that the profession is not licensed or otherwise regulated:

(a) Alaska;

(b) American Samoa;

(c) Northern Mariana Islands; and

(d) U.S. Virgin Islands.

(2) The following jurisdictions, unless the applicant holds a respiratory care practitioner license with NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credentials, on the grounds that RRT credentials is a minimal qualification for licensure in New Mexico:

(a) Alabama;

(b) Arizona;

(c) Arkansas;

(d) California;

(e) Colorado;

(f) Connecticut;

(g) Delaware;

(h) District of Columbia;

(i) Florida;

(j) Georgia;

(k) Hawaii;

(l) Idaho;

(m) Illinois;

(n) Indiana;

(o) Iowa;

(p) Kansas

(q) Kentucky;

(r) Louisiana;

(s) Maine;

(t) Maryland;

(u) Massachusetts;

(v) Michigan;

(w) Minnesota;

(x) Mississippi;

(y) Missouri;

(z) Montana;

(aa) Nebraska;

(bb) Nevada;

(cc) New Hampshire;

(dd) New Jersey;

(ee) New York;

(ff) North Carolina;

(gg) North Dakota;

(hh) Ohio;

(ii) Oklahoma;

(jj) Oregon;

(kk) Pennsylvania;

(ll) Rhode Island;

(mm) South Carolina;

(nn) South Dakota;

(oo) Tennessee;

(pp) Texas;

(qq) Utah;

(rr) Vermont;

(ss) Virginia;

(tt) Washington;

(uu) West Virginia;

(vv) Wisconsin;

(ww) Wyoming;

(xx) Puerto Rico; and

(yy) Guam.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.23.5.8

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 12, June 27, 2017, eff. 7/15/2017, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 06, March 22, 2022, eff. 4/21/2022, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 12, June 27, 2023, eff. 6/27/2023