N.M. Admin. Code § 16.66.3.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 16.66.3.8 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE BY TRAINING AND EXAMINATION

A. The board shall issue a license to an applicant for licensure by training and examination if the applicant fulfills the following requirements and provides the following information and evidence:

(1) Completion of the board-issued application form;

(2) Payment of the non-refundable application fee in full as provided in Part 2;

(3) Provision to the board of the applicant's fingerprints and all information necessary for the board to complete a state and national criminal background check;

(4) Provision to the board of sufficient documentation to establish that the applicant is at least 18 years of age;

(5) Completion of at least 80 hours of classroom training:

(a) The cumulative total of 80 hours of classroom training must include all of the following subjects:

(i) Site characteristics and exterior;

(ii) Structural components;

(iii) Roofing;

(iv) Plumbing;

(v) Electrical;

(vi) Heating, cooling, and air conditioning;

(vii) Interiors, appliances, and garages;

(viii) Insulation and ventilation;

(ix) Fireplaces and fuel burning appliances;

(x) New Mexico standards of practice and code of ethics;

(xi) Business practices, including New Mexico rules and regulations, pre-inspection agreements, and report writing.

(b) All 80 hours of classroom training must be obtained through an educational course that satisfies one of the following criteria:

(i) The course is approved or accepted by another governmental state home inspector licensing authority;

(ii) The course is approved by the United States Department of Education or the New Mexico Department of Education; or

(iii) The course is designated as pre-licensing education and is certified or approved by any society, institute, council, or association of home inspectors;

(c) All 80 hours of classroom training may be completed online;

(6) Passage of a board approved examination.

(7) Completion of a total of at least 80 hours of field training spent conducting a minimum of 30 parallel home inspections, evidenced by documents including, but not necessarily limited to, a completed board-issued inspection log, pre-inspection agreements, notarized affidavits, and other similarly-reliable evidence;

(8) Satisfactory evidence that the applicant has errors and omissions insurance coverage meeting the minimum terms and conditions required by 16.66.9.9 NMAC; and

(9) Satisfactory evidence that the applicant has professional liability insurance coverage meeting the minimum terms and conditions required by 16.66.9.10 NMAC.

B. For the purposes of this rule, parallel home inspections mean inspections that are either:

(1) Conducted in New Mexico prior to the effective date of this rule; or

(2) Those home inspections at which the applicant, for observational, experiential, and educational purposes, accompanied another home inspector who:

(a) Is legally engaged in the practice and profession of home inspection in the jurisdiction in which the home inspection is conducted;

(b) Has at least two years of experience in the profession of home inspection; and

(c) Has previously completed at least 100 home inspections for compensation.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.66.3.8

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXI, Issue 23, December 15, 2020, eff. 1/15/2021, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 23, December 14, 2021, eff. 1/14/2022, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 08, April 23, 2024, eff. 4/23/2024