N.M. Admin. Code § 16.5.9.11

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 17, September 10, 2024

Section 16.5.9.11 - LICENSURE PROCEDURE

Upon receipt of a completed application, including all required documentation and fees, the secretary-treasurer or the delegate of the board will review and may approve the application. The board shall formally accept the approval of the application at the next scheduled meeting.

A.Initial license: Non-dentist owner licenses are issued for a period not to exceed three years. The licensee shall apply for renewal on a triennial basis.

B.Posting: The license and subsequent renewal certificates shall be posted in each place of business. Duplicates may be requested from the board office with location of each business address where they will be posted for the public to view.

C.License: This license is non-transferable.

D.Renewal: After the initial license period, non-dentist owner licenses expire every three years on July 1. Licenses not renewed by July 1 are considered expired.

(1) A completed renewal application with appropriate fees shall be post-marked on or before July 1 of the renewal year.

(2) The board assumes no responsibility for renewal applications not received by the licensee for any reason. It is the licensee's responsibility to make timely request for the renewal form if one has not been received 30 days prior to license expiration.

E.Late renewals: Renewal applications post-marked after July 1 and prior to August 1 of the renewal year shall be accompanied by the completed renewal application, the triennial renewal fee, and the late fee.

(1) Renewal applications post-marked on or after August 1 but before September 1 of the renewal year, shall be accompanied by the completed application, the triennial renewal fee, a late fee, and a cumulative late fee of ten-dollars ($10) per day from August 1 to the date of the postmark or hand-delivery to board office.

(2) If a renewal application is not received by the board office, or post-marked before September 1, the license shall be summarily revoked for non-payment of fees. Dental professionals in such offices or clinics shall cease and desist from further practice of dentistry or dental hygiene until non-dentist owner has renewed or re-applied.

F.Fees:

(1) Initial Licensure: $300.

(2) Renewal: $150.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.5.9.11

16.5.9.11 NMAC - N, 03-06-05; A, 01-09-12; A, 07-17-13, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 04, February 28, 2017, eff. 3/15/2017, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 10, May 25, 2021, eff. 5/30/2021, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10, May 31, 2023, eff. 5/31/2023