New Mexico Administrative Code

The diversion program is a voluntary alternative to traditional disciplinary action for a nurse whose competencies may be impaired because of the habitual use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals may request admission into the program following the filing of a complaint against their…

A. Nurses licensed in New Mexico who have had a complaint filed against their nursing license alleging the use or abuse of drugs or alcohol, or who voluntarily submit a written request, shall be given an opportunity to be admitted into the diversion program. (1) Following a compl…

New Mexico Board of Nursing.

A. Licensees providing aesthetic healthcare procedures or related health care must establish a valid practitioner-patient relationship and are subject to all ethical, legal, and practical obligations of such relationship. B. Prior to a licensee providing any aesthetic healthcare …

A. Every patient encounter in an aesthetic healthcare facility must generate a healthcare record. B. Individuals receiving aesthetic healthcare procedures from licensees in an aesthetic healthcare facility are considered patients and care must be provided to ensure confidentialit…

These rules apply to individuals licensed by the board who are providing health care in aesthetic healthcare facilities.

These rules are promulgated pursuant to the Nursing Practice Act, Sections 61-3-1 to -30 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

May 21, 2024, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To promote, preserve, and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public and provide direction to licensees providing health care in aesthetic healthcare facilities.

A. "Definitions beginning with "A": (1) "Aesthetic healthcare procedure" means a non-surgical procedure that stimulates, alters, or destroys living tissue, with the intent to enhance appearance of skin and improve the patient's health and sense of wellness. This does not include …

A. Licensees, including APRNs, RNs and LPNs, who directly or collaboratively provide aesthetic healthcare procedures in non-traditional facilities not licensed by any state regulatory body specifically to provide aesthetic healthcare procedures are required to maintain any combin…

A. An APRN may serve as a clinical supervisor in an aesthetic healthcare facility with the appropriate population foci, licensure, national APRN certification and education. An RN or LPN may not serve as a clinical supervisor in an aesthetic healthcare facility. B. An APRN servin…

New Mexico Board of Nursing.

A. Introduction: (1) Pursuant to the provision of the Nursing Practice Act, the board of nursing prescribes the following regulations establishing requirements for CE to be met by the licensee to protect the health and well-being of the citizens of New Mexico and to promote curre…

A. The nurse shall maintain individual competence in nursing practice, recognizing, and accepting responsibility for individual actions and judgments. (1) Competent nursing practice requires that the nurse have the knowledge and skills to practice nursing safely and properly in a…

A. Requirements for licensure of nurse practitioners:(1) Hold a current, unencumbered RN license from New Mexico or hold a compact multi-state RN license. (2) Successfully complete a graduate level nursing program designed for the education and preparation of nurse practitioners …

A. Requirements for licensure as a CRNA:(1) Hold a current, unencumbered RN license from New Mexico or hold a compact multi-state RN license. (2) Successfully complete a formal program designed for the education and preparation of certified registered nurse anesthetist. The COA c…

A. Requirements for licensure as a CNS:(1) hold a current, unencumbered RN license from New Mexico or hold a compact multi-state RN license; (2) successfully complete a clinical nurse specialist program at the master's or doctoral level in a defined clinical nursing specialty thr…

A. The board will issue an expedited license to an applicant who is a military service member or veteran based on prior licensure in a jurisdiction other than New Mexico upon the applicant's submission of a complete application containing all of the following: (1) a completed and…

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This rule applies to all nurses licensed in New Mexico and all nurses not licensed in this state whose home state is not New Mexico and who wish to practice in New Mexico pursuant to a multi-state license privilege as provided in the nurse licensure compact.

Section 61-3-1 NMSA 1978 authorized the board of nursing to regulate the practice of nursing in the state.

Permanent.

December 13, 2022, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To promote, preserve and protect the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the state of New Mexico.

Payment of fees will be accepted in the form specified by the board. The initial application fee will be for a period of one year, plus the months to the applicant's birth month. Fees may be collected in whole or prorated to commensurate with the length of the renewal period. Fee…

Licensure with the New Mexico board of nursing is mandatory and is the responsibility of the individual nurse, pursuant to the Nursing Practice Act. For states who are a part of the nurse licensure compact, licensure in New Mexico can only be issued to applicants who declare New …

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