A. An applicant for certification or recertification shall submit an application for registration in accordance with department rules.
B. A certified community health worker shall carry the certified community health worker's certificate and present it upon request.
C. The department shall issue certificates that shall be valid for two years to certified community health workers. A certificate may be recertified in accordance with department rules.
History: Laws 2014, ch. 49, § 5.
Effective dates. — Laws 2014, ch. 49 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 21, 2014, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety
Article 30 - Community Health Workers
Section 24-30-1 - Short title.
Section 24-30-2 - Definitions.
Section 24-30-3 - Rulemaking; community health worker certification; recertification; fees.
Section 24-30-4 - Board of certification of community health workers; creation; membership; duties.
Section 24-30-5 - Requirements for certification; recertification.
Section 24-30-6 - Use of certified community health worker designation; unauthorized practice.