A. Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, the board shall require by appropriate rule or regulation that applicants for licensure as nursing home administrators pay a license fee in an amount set by the board not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and an annual renewal fee in an amount set by the board not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200).
B. The board shall deposit all fees received by the board in a special fund maintained by the state treasurer for use in defraying the expenses of administration of the Nursing Home Administrators Act. Any unexpended balance remaining in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall remain to the credit of the board.
C. The board may obtain and administer programs of grants-in-aid or financial assistance from any governmental agency or private source in the furtherance of programs consistent with the Nursing Home Administrators Act.
History: 1953 Comp., § 67-37-11, enacted by Laws 1970, ch. 61, § 11; 1992, ch. 69, § 1; 2020, ch. 6, § 37.
Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-13-17 NMSA 1978.
The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, provided an exception to the licensure fee for qualified military service members, their spouses and dependent children, and for certain veterans, and made certain technical amendments; and in Subsection A, added "Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978".
The 1992 amendment, effective May 20, 1992, in Subsection A, substituted "shall" for "may", deleted "or applicants for annual renewal" following "administrators", substituted "two hundred fifty dollars ($250)" for "one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00)", and substituted "two hundred dollars ($200)" for "fifty dollars ($50.00)".
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 51 Am. Jur. 2d Licenses and Permits §§ 39 to 41.
53 C.J.S. Licenses §§ 64 to 73.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 13 - Nursing Home Administrators
Section 61-13-1 - Short title. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)
Section 61-13-2 - Definitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)
Section 61-13-3 - Criminal offender's character evaluation. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)
Section 61-13-4 - Board of nursing home administrators. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)
Section 61-13-5 - Organization of board; meetings. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)
Section 61-13-6 - Duties of the board. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)
Section 61-13-7 - Compensation of board members. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)
Section 61-13-8 - Licensure of nursing home administrators. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)
Section 61-13-9 - Educational programs. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)
Section 61-13-10 - Licensure by examinations by board. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)
Section 61-13-11 - Licensure without examination. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)
Section 61-13-12 - License and renewal fees; board expenditures. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)
Section 61-13-13 - Refusal, suspension or revocation of license. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)
Section 61-13-14 - Penalties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)
Section 61-13-15 - Injunctive proceedings. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)
Section 61-13-16 - Exemptions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)
Section 61-13-17 - Termination of agency life; delayed repeal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)