Respiratory care practitioner licenses not renewed, or which have not been placed on inactive status by the end of the renewal cycle will be deemed expired and invalid.

1. A. The individual who has allowed license expiration, must reactivate the expired license before the next scheduled renewal expiration date for licensed respiratory care practitioners on September 30 of the next odd-numbered year. The applicant must complete the following process in order to reactivate the license.

   1. (1) Complete, sign and submit a reactivation application provided by the department.
   2. (2) Payment of any applicable renewal and reactivate fee.
   3. (3) Proof of 20 clock hours of continuing education required from the renewal cycle.

2. B. License lapse: An expired license that has not been reactivated before the next scheduled license expiration date of September 30 of the next odd-numbered year, will lapse and become null and void.

   1. (1) Re-licensure required. Before resuming the practice of respiratory care in New Mexico, the individual whose license has lapsed must be approved for licensure by the department.
   2. (2) Application required. The applicant with a lapsed license must repeat the entire initial licensure application process as set forth in 16.23.3 and 16.23.4 NMAC.

[16.23.1.17 NMAC - Rp, 16.23.1.17 NMAC, 6/27/2023]