New Mexico Statutes
Article 14B - Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing Practices
Section 61-14B-13 - Requirements for endorsement to dispense hearing aids as an otolaryngologist. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)

An endorsement to practice hearing aid dispensing shall be issued to a licensed otolaryngologist who files a completed application accompanied by the required fees and documentation and who:
A. provides evidence satisfactory to the board of at least six months' experience in the dispensing of hearing aids through practical examination or other methods as determined by the board in either a graduate training program or in a work or training experience;
B. maintains or occupies a business location, hospital, clinical medical practice or other facility where hearing aids are regularly dispensed;
C. passes the jurisprudence examination given by the board; and
D. certifies that the otolaryngologist is not guilty of any activities listed in Section 61-14B-21 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 1996, ch. 57, § 13; 1999, ch. 128, § 6; 2015, ch. 110, § 4.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1996, ch. 57, § 27 repealed 61-14B-13 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 249, § 13, relating to fees for speech-language pathologists or audiologists licenses, and Laws 1996, ch. 57, § 13 enacted a new section, effective July 1, 1996.
Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-14B-25 NMSA 1978.
Cross references. — For the Parental Responsibility Act, see 40-5A-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
The 2015 amendment, effective June 19, 2015, removed "audiologist" from the section of the law that provides for an endorsement to practice hearing aid dispensing; in the catchline, after "hearing aids as an", deleted "audiologist"; in the introductory sentence of the section, after "issued to a licensed", deleted "audiologist or"; and in Subsection D, after "certifies that", deleted "he" and added "the otolaryngologist".
The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, rewrote this section to the extent that a detailed comparison is impracticable.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 51 Am. Jur. 2d Licenses and Permits § 4; 61 Am. Jur. 2d Physicians, Surgeons and Other Healers § 144.
Practicing medicine, surgery, dentistry, optometry, podiatry or other healing arts without license as a separate or continuing offense, 99 A.L.R.2d 654.
53 C.J.S. Licenses § 34.

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