1. A. An expedited license shall be valid for the same length of time as a regular license issued by the board and must be renewed on or before July of each year, as provided by 16.16.10.8 and 9 NMAC.

2. B. A licensee holding an expedited license may apply for license renewal in the manner provided by the board’s rules, provided that upon renewal, the licensee must also satisfy the following examination requirements:

   1. (1) Each licensee shall be required to pass the board’s licensing examination, including both the jurisprudence examination and the clinical practicum examination.

      1. (a) At least 10 calendar days prior to examination, the licensee must provide the board a list of the names of any New Mexico licensed optometrists with whom the applicant is acquainted, with whom the applicant has a professional or personal affiliation, or with whom the applicant would feel uncomfortable by being examined. Failure to provide this information prior to the examination may disqualify the candidate from the exam.
      2. (b) The licensee must bring a copy of the board’s examination policy and procedures document to the clinical examination and sign it in the presence of the board’s representative in attestation that the candidate has read the document. A copy of the document will become a part of the candidate’s examination records.
      3. (c) Each candidate will be assigned an identification number that will be the sole means of candidate identification throughout the administration and scoring of the examination.
      4. (d) The licensee must pass each section of the board’s licensing examination with a seventy-five percent score or better in order to qualify for renewal.
   2. (2) If the licensee holding an expedited license was not required by the licensee’s prior jurisdiction outside of New Mexico to pass the Part 1, Part II, Part III, or the TMOD of the NBEO, the licensee shall be required to do so as a prerequisite to license renewal.

3. C. Upon renewal, the board shall issue a regular license to a licensee holding an expedited license issued pursuant to these rules.

   HISTORY of 16.16.4 NMAC:

   Pre-NMAC History:

   Material in the part was derived from that previously filed with the commission of public records - state records center and archives:

   OEB 73-1, Rule No. 1 of the Administrative Rules and Regulations of the State Board of Examiners in Optometry, filed 10/18/1973.

   NMBO Rule 8, Board Rule No. 8 - Licensure By Endorsement, filed 3/1/1991.

   NMBO Rule 8, Board Rule No. 8 - Licensure By Endorsement, filed 7/22/1992.

   NMBO Rule 8, Board Rule No. 8 - Licensure By Endorsement, filed 5/25/1994.

   History of Repealed Material:

   16.16.4 NMAC – Expedited Licenses, repealed and replaced by 16.16.4 NMAC - Expedited Licenses, effective 12/27/2022

   Other History:

   16 NMAC 16.4, Requirements For Licensure By Endorsement, filed 9/21/1995, replaced NMBO Rule 8, Board Rule No. 8 - Licensure By Endorsement. Filed 5/25/1994.

   16 NMAC 16.4, Requirements For Licensure By Endorsement, filed 9/21/1995, was renumbered and reformatted to 16.16.4 NMAC, Requirements For Licensure By Endorsement, effective 3/15/2001.

[16.16.4.11 NMAC - Rp, 16.16.4.12 NMAC, 12/27/2022]