After the promulgation of rules and regulations, except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, the department shall charge and collect the following fees:
A. an application fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00);
B. an examination fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150) to cover the costs the department incurs in administering the initial examination required for limited certification;
C. a biennial licensure fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100);
D. a temporary licensure fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) to cover a period no longer than twelve months when new graduates of an approved program are in the process of taking required licensure examinations; and
E. miscellaneous fees, such as for requests for duplicate or replacement licenses, legal name change and written verification, not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
History: Laws 1983, ch. 317, § 9; 1993, ch. 140, § 5; 2009, ch. 106, § 8; 2020, ch. 6, 43.
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 in the introductory clause, after "regulations", added "except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978".
The 2009 amendment, effective June 19, 2009, in Subsection A, deleted "initial" before "application"; in Subsection B, deleted the former provision which provided for a fee not to exceed $50 for a full certification and $25 for a certificate of limited practice, and added the remainder of the sentence after "exceed"; deleted former Subsection C which provided for a full certificate renewal fee not to exceed $100; deleted former Subsection D which provided for a certificate of limited practice renewal fee of not to exceed $60; and deleted language which provided for the renewal of certificates due to lapse for failure to renew; and added Subsections C through E.
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, substituted "department" for "division" in the introductory language of the first paragraph, in Subsection D, and in two places in the first sentence of the second paragraph.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 14E - Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
Section 61-14E-1 - Short title.
Section 61-14E-2 - Purpose of act.
Section 61-14E-3 - Administration; enforcement.
Section 61-14E-4 - Definitions.
Section 61-14E-5 - Board; powers; duties.
Section 61-14E-6 - Division; powers; duties.
Section 61-14E-7 - Licensure; exceptions.
Section 61-14E-7.1 - Emergency provision.
Section 61-14E-8 - Temporary certification.
Section 61-14E-9 - Fees for licensure.
Section 61-14E-10 - Fund established; disposition; method of payment.
Section 61-14E-11 - Suspension; revocation; application of Uniform Licensing Act.