1. Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, an applicant for licensure as a registered nurse shall pay the following nonrefundable fees:
2. A. for licensure without examination, a fee not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200);
3. B. for licensure by examination when the examination is the first for the applicant in this state, a fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150);
4. C. for licensure by examination when the examination is other than the first examination, a fee not to exceed sixty dollars ($60.00);
5. D. for initial licensure as a certified nurse practitioner, certified registered nurse anesthetist or certified clinical nurse specialist, a fee not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200). This fee shall be in addition to the fee paid for registered nurse licensure; and
6. E. the board may waive the fee for an initial license for a registered nurse who has graduated from a New Mexico public school of nursing.

History: 1953 Comp., § 67-2-13, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 44, § 13; 1977, ch. 220, § 8; 1982, ch. 108, § 2; 1991, ch. 190, § 9; 1997, ch. 244, § 11; 2005, ch. 307, § 5; 2020, ch. 6, § 8; 2025, ch. 101, § 6.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2025 amendment, effective June 20, 2025, raised the fees for licensure as a registered nurse, and authorized the board of nursing to waive the licensure fee for an initial license for a registered nurse who has graduated from a New Mexico public school of nursing; in Subsection A, after "not to exceed" deleted "one hundred fifty dollars ($150)" and added "two hundred dollars ($200)"; in Subsection D, after "not to exceed" deleted "one hundred dollars ($100)" and added "two hundred dollars ($200)"; and added Subsection E.

The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, provided an exception to the licensure fee for qualified military service members, their spouses and dependent children, and for certain veterans, and made certain technical amendments; and in the introductory clause, deleted "Applicants" and added "Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, an applicant".

The 2005 amendment, effective April 7, 2005, changed the fee in Subsection D from $50 to $100.

The 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, substituted "licensure" for "endorsement" in Subsection D.

The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, substituted "one hundred fifty dollars ($150)" for "seventy-five dollars ($75.00)" in Subsections A and B; substituted "sixty dollars ($60.00)" for "thirty dollars ($30.00) for each section taken" in Subsection C; and added Subsection D.