New Mexico Statutes
Article 4 - Chiropractic
Section 61-4-4 - Application requirements; evaluation. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)

A. Each applicant for a license to practice chiropractic shall:
(1) make application on forms furnished by the board;
(2) submit evidence on oath satisfactory to the board that the applicant has reached the age of majority, has completed a preliminary education equal to the requirements for graduation from high school, is of good moral character and, after January 1, 1976, except for any student currently enrolled in a college of chiropractic, has completed two years of college-level study in an accredited institution of higher learning and is a graduate of a college of chiropractic that meets the standards of professional education prescribed in Section 61-4-5 NMSA 1978; and
(3) pay in advance to the board fees:
(a) for examination; and
(b) except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, for issuance of a license.
B. In evaluating an application, the board may use the services of a professional background information service that compiles background information regarding applicants from multiple sources.
C. Each applicant for inclusion in the advanced practice chiropractic certification registry shall furnish materials and proof of education and training as established by rule of the board.
History: 1953 Comp., § 67-3-12, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 3, § 4; 1973, ch. 35, § 1; 1973, ch. 237, § 1; 1978, ch. 114, § 1; 1983, ch. 187, § 2; 1993, ch. 198, § 4; 2006, ch. 18, § 2; 2008, ch. 44, § 9; 2020, ch. 6, § 11.
Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-4-17 NMSA 1978.
Cross references. — For age of majority, see 28-6-1 NMSA 1978.
For the Parental Responsibility Act, see 40-5A-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
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 Subsection A, Subparagraph A(3)(b), added "except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978".
The 2008 amendment, effective May 14, 2008, added Subsection C.
The 2006 amendment, effective May 17, 2006, added Subsection B to provide that in evaluating applications, the board may use professional background information services.
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, rewrote Paragraphs (1) and (2) of Subsection C.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 61 Am. Jur. 2d Physicians, Surgeons and Other Healers §§ 51 to 60.
70 C.J.S. Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers § 19.