A. A state agency, board or commission that issues an occupational or professional license pursuant to Chapter 61, Articles 2 through 14E, 24, 24A and 31 NMSA 1978 shall, as soon as practicable after a person files an application for a license accompanied by any required fees:
(1) process the application; and
(2) issue a license to a qualified applicant who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant:
(a) holds a license that is current and in good standing issued by another jurisdiction in the United States that has met the minimal licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the licensing requirements for the occupational or professional license the applicant applies for pursuant to Chapter 61, Articles 2 through 14E, 24, 24A and 31 NMSA 1978; and
(b) has provided fingerprints and other information necessary for a state and national criminal background check, if required.
B. A license issued pursuant to this section is not a provisional license and confers the same rights, privileges and responsibilities as a license issued pursuant to Chapter 61, Articles 2 through 14E, 24, 24A and 31 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 2016, ch. 19, § 1; 2020, ch. 6, § 4.
The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, in Subsection A, in the introductory paragraph, after "accompanied by", deleted "the" and added "any".
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Section 61-1-3 - Opportunity for licensee or applicant to have hearing.
Section 61-1-3.1 - Limitations.
Section 61-1-3.2 - Unlicensed activity; disciplinary proceedings; civil penalty.
Section 61-1-3.3 - Conversion therapy; grounds for disciplinary action.
Section 61-1-3.4 - Fingerprints not required for license renewal.
Section 61-1-4 - Notice of contemplated board action; request for hearing; notice of hearing.
Section 61-1-5 - Method of service.
Section 61-1-6 - Venue of hearing.
Section 61-1-8 - Rights of person entitled to hearing.
Section 61-1-9 - Powers of board or hearing officer in connection with hearings.
Section 61-1-10 - Enforcement of board orders and contempt procedure.
Section 61-1-11 - Rules of evidence.
Section 61-1-14 - Service of decision.
Section 61-1-15 - Procedure where person fails to request or appear for hearing.
Section 61-1-16 - Contents of decision.
Section 61-1-17 - Petition for review.
Section 61-1-21 - Power of board to reopen the case.
Section 61-1-24 - Power of board to seek injunctive relief.
Section 61-1-25 - Declaratory judgment.
Section 61-1-27 - Amending and repealing.
Section 61-1-28 - Purpose of act; liberal interpretation.
Section 61-1-29 - Adoption of regulations; notice and hearing.
Section 61-1-30 - Emergency regulations; appeal.
Section 61-1-31 - Validity of regulation; judicial review.
Section 61-1-31.1 - Expedited licensure; issuance.
Section 61-1-32 - Petition for adoption, amendment or repeal of regulations.
Section 61-1-33 - Declaratory rulings.
Section 61-1-35 - Occupational or professional licenses and certification; qualification.
Section 61-1-36 - Criminal convictions; exclusion from licensure; disclosure requirement.