N.M. Code R. § 16.64.7.9 – Inactive Status

A. Any licensee, excluding funeral service intern licensees, who wishes to place his or her license on inactive status shall notify the board in writing, on a form prescribed by the board, prior to the expiration of his or her current license.
B. A license placed on inactive status by the board may be renewed within a period not to exceed five years following the date the board granted the inactive status.
C. Upon approval by the board of an inactive request, the licensee shall be exempt from the payment of the annual renewal fee during the period of inactive status.
D. No license will automatically be placed on inactive status by failure of the licensee to renew his or her license.
E. No license shall be placed on inactive status if the licensee is under investigation or if disciplinary proceedings have been initiated.
F. Disciplinary proceedings may be initiated or continued against a licensee who has been granted inactive status.
G. Any licensee who has placed his or her license on inactive status shall notify the board of his or her desire to reinstate the inactive license. Upon receipt of such notice, the board administrator shall send to the inactive licensee an application for reinstatement.
H. A licensee may reactivate the license upon submission of the following:
1. (1) a reinstatement application;
2. (2) payment of the renewal and reinstatement fee listed in 16.64.2 NMAC;
3. (3) proof of continuing education units listed in 16.64.6 NMAC; and
4. (4) successful completion of the written jurisprudence examination listed in Subsection B of 16.64.7 NMAC.
I. Any person who, after five [~~(5)~~] years of inactive status, desires to reinstate his or her license, must make application to the board and comply with the same requirements as any previously unlicensed applicant.
J. If a request for reinstatement of an inactive license occurs in the same renewal period, as defined in Subsection C of 16.64.6.7 NMAC, that the inactive status was granted, the applicant shall not be required to complete additional continuing education requirements or the jurisprudence exam in order for the inactive license to be reinstated.
[9/27/1990…9/26/1993; 16.64.7.9 NMAC - Rn & A, 16 NMAC 64.7.9, 9/15/2001; A, 4/2/2010; A, 8/8/2012, A, 12/28/2021]