New Mexico Statutes
Article 9A - Counseling and Therapy
Section 61-9A-22 - Licensure by credentials. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)

A. The board shall issue a license in the same licensure level to a person who:
(1) files a completed application accompanied by the required fees;
(2) submits evidence that the applicant holds and has held for a minimum of two years a current license issued by the appropriate examining board under the law of any other state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or any foreign nation;
(3) is in good standing with no disciplinary action pending or brought against the applicant within the past two years; and
(4) possesses a master's or doctoral degree in counseling or a counseling-related field from an accredited institution.
B. Applicants who do not meet the licensure by credential must meet the current licensure requirements.
History: Laws 1993, ch. 49, § 22; 1999, ch. 161, § 16; 2003, ch. 422, § 19; 2005, ch. 210, § 17; 2006, ch. 5, § 2; 2021, ch. 93, § 15.
Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-9A-30 NMSA 1978.
The 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, removed discretionary language, and added mandatory language, related to the counseling and therapy practice board's power to issue a license to a person who furnishes evidence to the board that the person has been licensed by another state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or another country for two years, and revised qualifications for an applicant seeking a license pursuant to this section; in the section heading, after "credentials", deleted "reciprocity"; and in Subsection A, after "The board", changed "may" to "shall", and in Paragraph A(2), after "submits", deleted "satisfactory", and changed "five" to "two", throughout.
The 2006 amendment, effective May 17, 2006, provided for the licensure of an applicant in the same licensure level as the applicant is licensed in another jurisdiction in Subsection A; required that an applicant have held for a minimum of five years a current license from another licensing jurisdiction in Paragraph (2) of Subsection A; deleted former Subsections A through E, which required an applicant to be a nationally certified counselor, certified clinical mental health counselor or therapist, clinical member of the American association for marriage and family therapy, a registered art therapist or an alcohol and drug abuse counselor; added Paragraph (3) of Subsection A to require an applicant to be in good standing with no disciplinary action within five years; and added Paragraph (4) of Subsection A to require that an applicant possess a master's or doctoral degree in counseling or a counseling-related field.
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, added "therapist" in Subsection B; deleted "(ATR-BC)" in Subsection D; deleted the former requirement in Subsection D that the counselor has taken and passed the required examination prescribed by the board and added that the counselor must be a national certified addiction counselor level I.
The 2003 amendment, effective June 20, 2003, rewrote the section.
The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, added the second and third sentences.

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