B. All licenses will be valid for one year.

1. (1) The issue date for all initial licenses will be the date payment is received following board approval of the request for licensure.
2. (2) Each renewal license shall be valid for a period of one year beginning the day after the date of expiration of the license being renewed.
3. (3) Licenses which lapse and are then reinstated will be valid for one year from the first day of the month following board approval of reinstatement.
4. (4) New licenses which are issued as the result of a change of licensing category will be valid for one year from the date of issuance of the new license.

D. The applicant shall provide a complete application that includes the following information:

1. (1) Applicant’s full name;
2. (2) current mailing address;
3. (3) current electronic mail address, if any;
4. (4) date of birth;
5. (5) background check, if required; and
6. (6) proof as described in subsection C below.

E. The applicant shall provide the following satisfactory evidence as follows:

1. (1) applicant is currently licensed and in good standing in another jurisdiction,

   including a branch of the United States armed forces;

2. (2) applicant has met the minimal licensing requirements in that jurisdiction and the

   minimal licensing requirements in that jurisdiction are substantially equivalent to the licensing requirements for New Mexico; and

3. (3) the following documentation:

   1. (a) for military service member: copy of military orders;
   2. (b) for spouse of military service members: copy of military service member’s military orders, and copy of marriage license;

   3. (c) for spouses of deceased military service members: copy of decedent’s

      DD 214 and copy of marriage license;

   4. (d) for dependent children of military service members: copy of military service member’s orders listing dependent child, or a copy of military orders and one of the following: copy of birth certificate, military service member’s federal tax return orother governmental or judicial documentation establishing dependency;

   5. (e) for veterans (retired or separated): copy of DD 214 showing proof of

      honorable discharge.

F. The license or registration shall be issued by the board as soon as practicable but no later than thirty days after a qualified military service member, spouse, dependent child, or veteran files a complete

application and provides a background check if required for a license, and any required fees.

H. A license issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for the time period that is specified in the

Nutrition and Dietetics Act.

[4/7/1993; 16.14.3.11 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 14.3.11, 11/22/2005; A, 2/9/2022]