N.M. Admin. Code § 20.3.20.321

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

Section 20.3.20.321 - TEMPORARY LICENSES

A. Temporary license. The purpose of a temporary license is to allow an individual who has completed an approved program pursuant to 20.3.20.200 NMAC to practice medical imaging or radiation therapy prior to sitting for their national examination with one of the medical imaging and radiation therapy credentialing organizations outlined in 20.3.20.300 NMAC. The department may grant a temporary license to practice medical imaging or radiation therapy to an individual who:

(1) provides documentation to the department that the individual has completed an approved program pursuant to 20.3.20.200 NMAC;

(2) submits an application for a temporary license to the department within one year of the individual's program completion date from an approved program;

(3) submits the applicable fees for a temporary license pursuant to Paragraph G of 20.3.20.501 NMAC to the department within one year of the program completion date from an approved program;

(4) provides the name and contact information of each employer where medical imaging or radiation therapy is performed by the individual; and

(5) meets all other applicable licensure requirements of the act and this part.

B. Notification. The individual will be required to notify the department of any changes to his or her employment by providing the department with the contact information for each new employer where medical imaging or radiation therapy is performed by the individual within thirty days after the change occurs.

C. Examination and notice.

(1) The department will recognize the credentialing organization's determination of what is considered a pass or fail for an individual's examination score.

(2) The individual shall notify the department of the date the individual plans to take the examination at least 30 days prior to the examination date.

(3) If the credentialing organization determines that an individual has failed his or her examination, the individual's active temporary license issued by the department will expire 90 days after the examination date. The individual will be required to notify the department of a failed examination within 30 days of receiving his or her examination results.

D. Temporary license term. A temporary license:

(1) expires on the last day of the 12^th month from the date of issuance or upon the applicant's failure to pass the examination as outlined in Subsection B of this section; and

(2) may be granted only once and cannot be renewed or extended; however, a duplicate temporary certificate of licensure may be issued by the department for display at another place of employment upon submission of a duplicate certificate of licensure application and fee.

N.M. Admin. Code § 20.3.20.321

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 18, September 25, 2018, eff. 9/25/2018