A. Prior to examination, an applicant for licensure may obtain a temporary license to engage in the practice of massage therapy if the applicant meets all the requirements for licensure except completion of the examination.
B. The temporary license is valid until the results of the next scheduled examination are available and a license is issued or denied.
C. No more than one temporary license may be issued to an individual, and no temporary license shall be issued to an applicant who has previously failed the examinations.
History: Laws 1991, ch. 147, § 14; 1993, ch. 173, § 13; 1999, ch. 240, § 12.
Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-12C-28 NMSA 1978.
The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, in Subsection B, deleted the last sentence which read "If approved, the applicant shall be issued the initial license for the remainder of the year".
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, rewrote the section heading, which formerly read "Provisional Licensure"; substituted "temporary license" for "provisional license" throughout the section; deleted former Subsection B, which read "Each recipient of a provisional license shall practice under the direct supervision of a licensed massage therapist"; redesignated former Subsections C and D as Subsections B and C; added "and a license is issued or denied" at the end of the first sentence and added the second sentence of Subsection B; and substituted "failed the examinations" for "failed either the written or the practical examination" at the end of Subsection C.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 12C - Massage Therapy Practice
Section 61-12C-1 - Short title. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-2 - Legislative purpose. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-2.1 - Scope of practice. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-3 - Definitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-5 - License required. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-5.1 - Exemptions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-7 - Board created; membership. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-8 - Board powers. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-11 - Display of license or registration. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-12 - Assignability of license. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-13 - Examinations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-14 - Temporary license. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-16 - Licensure by credentials. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-17 - License renewal; continuing education. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-18 - Inactive status. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-20 - License fees. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-21 - Advertising. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-23 - Fund created. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-24.1 - Denial of license. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-25 - Criminal offender's character evaluation. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-26 - Protected actions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-27 - Offenses; criminal penalties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12C-28 - Termination of agency life; delayed repeal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)