N.M. Admin. Code § 16.26.10.8

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

Section 16.26.10.8 - LIST OF DISAPPROVED LICENSING JURISDICTIONS; REASONS

Applicants licensed in the following states and territories of the United States shall not be eligible for expedited licensure under Section 61-14B-16.1 NMSA 1978, of the Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing Practices Act:

A. Speech-language pathologist: Applicants licensed in the following states and territories of the United States shall not be eligible for expedited licensure under Section 61-14B-16.1 NMSA 1978, of the Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing Practices Act: American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, on that grounds that these jurisdictions do not regulate this profession.

B. Audiologist: Applicants licensed in the following states and territories of the United States shall not be eligible for expedited licensure under Section 61-14B-16.1 NMSA 1978, of the Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing Practices Act:

(1) Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, on that grounds that these jurisdictions have multiple pathways to licensure that do not meet New Mexico's education and examination requirements.

(2) American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, on the grounds that these jurisdictions do not regulate this profession.

C. Hearing aid dispenser: Applicants licensed in the following states and territories of the United States shall not be eligible for expedited licensure under Section 61-14B-16.1 NMSA 1978, of the Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing Practices Act:

(1) Alaska, California, District of Columbia, and Idaho, on that grounds that these jurisdictions do not have training and/or examination requirements consistent with New Mexico.

(2) American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, on the grounds that these jurisdictions do not regulate this profession.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.26.10.8

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 24, December 27, 2022, eff. 1/8/2023