New Mexico Administrative Code

When construing the Code of ethics and standards for providers, the interpretation of the code shall be guided by rules promulgated by the American mental health counselors association (AMHCA), the American counseling association (ACA), the American association for marriage and f…

Means; A. a recipient of counseling or therapy services. B. a corporate entity or other organization can be a client when the professional contract is to provide services that primarily benefit the organization rather than individuals; C. a legal guardians shall be the client for…

Means information revealed by a client(s) or otherwise obtained by a counselor or therapist, within the therapeutic context. The information shall not be disclosed by the counselor or therapist without the informed written consent of the client(s). Confidential information may be…

A. Licensees or registrants shall not misrepresent his credentials, degrees, or competencies either through spoken word, written, or electronically transmitted material. B. Licensees or registrants who has provided professional services to a client or former client within the pre…

A. The counselor or therapist shall safeguard confidential information obtained in the course of practice, teaching, research or other professional services. This includes a counselor or therapist's employees and professional associates as defined by law. The counselor or therapi…

Licensees or registrants shall: A. inform clients before or at the time of the initial counseling session with the licensee of the following: (1) professional education, training and experience of the licensee; (2) fees and arrangements for payment; (3) counseling purposes, goals…

Licensees or registrants shall: A. be cognizant of their influence upon students and supervisees and shall avoid exploiting the trust and dependency of such persons; therefore, licensees or registrants shall try to avoid conditions and dual relationships that may impair professio…

All professional clinical mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, professional art therapists, professional mental health counselors, registered independent mental health counselors, registered mental health counselors, licensed mental health counselors, alcohol…

Licensees or registrants should: A. treat colleagues with respect and should accurately represent the qualifications, views, and obligations of colleagues; B. avoid unwarranted negative criticism of colleagues in communications with clients or with other professionals; C. coopera…

Licensees or registrants shall: A. refraining from aiding or abetting another person in misrepresenting his/her professional credentials or illegally engaging in the practice of counseling or therapy; B. refrain from delegating professional responsibilities to a person not approp…

If a licensee or registrant voluntarily surrenders their license or registration in anticipation of or during the course of an investigation, the complaint committee will proceed with its investigation and take any appropriate action. Any publication of action taken by the commit…

A. Any licensee or registrant offering services online, or by any other electronic virtual means, shall adhere to the entire code of ethics as it appears in this Part. In addition, the licensee or registrant providing services shall inform the client, in the process of securing i…

These parts are promulgated pursuant to the Counselor and Therapist Practice Act, Section 61-9A-1 through 61-9A-30 NMSA 1978.

Permanent

November 28, 2021,unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of Part 18 is to outline the code of ethics all applicants and licensed professional clinical mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, professional art therapists, professional mental health counselors, registered independent mental health counselor…

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The counseling & therapy practice board code of ethics is intended for the professional mental health counselor, professional clinical mental health counselor, marriage and family therapist, professional art therapist, registered mental health counselor, registered independent me…

This code of ethics regulates the ethical and professional conduct of: A. all licensed and registered individuals; B. all applicants for licensure or registration; C. registered and licensed mental health counselors, substance abuse trainees and supervisors during their education…

Regulation and Licensing Department Counseling and Therapy Practice Board

A. All applicants must submit the following documentation to the board:(1) a completed application, signed by the applicant (2) a 2" x 2" photograph of the applicant taken within the preceding six months, affixed to the application; (3) an application fee of $75 as provided in Pa…

All professional clinical mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, professional art therapists, professional mental health counselors, alcohol and drug abuse counselors, who are acting as supervisors.

These parts are promulgated pursuant to the Counselor and Therapist Practice Act, Sections 61-9A-1, 61-9A-3, 61-9A-5 and 61-9A-9 through 61-9A-30 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

November 28, 2021, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of Part 19 is to provide guidelines for a supervisor.

Approved supervisor definitions. A. "Administrative supervision" means those supervisory activities, which increase the efficiency and management of the delivery of counseling services. B. "Clinical supervision" means the supportive and educative activities of the supervisor desi…

A. Supervisors shall instruct supervisees to notify clients that they are being supervised and that observation or recordings of the session may be reviewed by the supervisor. B. Supervisors who are licensed counselors and therapists and are conducting supervision to aid a superv…

A. The primary obligation of supervisors is to train counselors and therapists so that they respect the integrity and promote the welfare of the client. Inherent and integral to the role of supervisor are responsibilities for: (1) monitoring client welfare; (2) encouraging compli…

Regulation and Licensing Department Counseling and Therapy Practice Board

All individuals applying for licensure as professional clinical mental health counselors, professional mental health counselors, and licensed mental health counselors.

These parts are promulgated pursuant to the counselor and Therapist Practice Act, Sections 61-9A-1, 61-9A-3, 61-9A-5, 61-9A-9, 61-9A-11, and 61-9A-15, NMSA 1978.

Permanent

June 15, 2001 unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of Part 2 is to define the mental health core curriculum.

Mental health clinical core curriculum as used in Parts 4, 8, and 9 means a curriculum for training counselors that includes graduate-level coursework within 10 core curriculum areas. Course work that makes up the 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours needed to meet the statutory…

The core curriculum must be met using only transcript courses dedicated to the required course area. Thesis or dissertation will not be accepted. Partitioning, dividing, or sectioning of courses into various core course areas will not be accepted. The 10 core curriculum graduate …

Regulation and Licensing Department Counseling and Therapy Practice Board

Upon receipt of HSD's certified list of obligors not in compliance with a judgment and order for support, the board shall match the certified list against the current list of board licensees and applicants. Upon the later receipt of an application for license or renewal, the boar…

Upon determination that an applicant or licensee appears on the certified list, the board shall: A. commence a formal proceeding pursuant to 16.27.20.12 NMAC to take the appropriate action; or B. For current licensees only, informally notify the licensee that the licensee's name …

Prior to taking any action specified in Part 20, the board shall serve upon the applicant or licensee a written notice stating that: A. The board has grounds to take such action, and that the board shall take such action unless the licensee or applicant:(1) mails a letter (certif…

In any hearing under this Part 20, relevant evidence is limited to the following: A. A statement of non-compliance is conclusive evidence that requires the board to take the appropriate action under 16.27.20 NMAC, unless: B. The applicant or licensee provides the board with a sub…

When a disciplinary action is taken under this Part 20 solely because the applicant or licensee is not in compliance with a judgment and order for support, the order shall state that the application or license shall be reinstated upon presentation of a subsequent statement of com…

Proceedings under Part 20 shall be governed by the Uniform Licensing Act, Section 61- 1-1, et seq. NMSA 1978.

All professional clinical mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, professional art therapists, professional mental health counselors, registered independent mental health counselors, associate marriage and family therapists, licensed mental health counselors, al…

The board adopts this section pursuant to the Parental Responsibility Act (Ch. 25, Laws of 1995).

Permanent

June 15, 2001 unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of Part 20 is to outline action to be taken by the board if applicants or licensees are in violation of the Parental Responsibility Act.

All terms defined in the Parental Responsibility Act shall have the same meanings in this Section. As used in this section: A. "HSD" means the New Mexico human services department; B. "statement of compliance" means a certified statement from HSD stating that an applicant or lice…