1. A. The board shall issue a license without examination to a chiropractic physician who is a graduate of a standard college of chiropractic and has been licensed in another licensing jurisdiction if the applicant holds a valid and unrestricted license, is in good standing with the licensing board of the other licensing jurisdiction and has practiced as a chiropractor for at least two years immediately prior to application in New Mexico. The board shall, as soon as practicable but no later than thirty days after a person files an application for a license accompanied by any required fees, process the application and issue the expedited license in accordance with Section 61-1-31.1 NMSA 1978. If the board issues an expedited license to a person whose prior licensing jurisdiction did not require examination, the board may require that person to pass an examination before applying for license renewal.
2. B. The board by rule shall determine the states and territories of the United States and the District of Columbia from which it will not accept an applicant for expedited licensure and foreign countries from which it will accept an applicant for expedited licensure. The board shall post the lists of disapproved and approved licensing jurisdictions on its website. The list of disapproved licensing jurisdictions shall include the specific reasons for disapproval. The lists shall be reviewed annually to determine if amendments to the rule are warranted.

History: 1953 Comp., § 67-3-16, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 3, § 8; 2022, ch. 39, § 25.

ANNOTATIONS

Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-4-17 NMSA 1978.

The 2022 amendment, effective May 18, 2022, revised provisions related to expedited licensure, provided that the chiropractic board shall issue an expedited license to an applicant without an examination if the person has been duly licensed as a chiropractor in another licensing jurisdiction and is in good standing with the licensing board in that licensing jurisdiction, provided that the board shall expedite the issuance of licenses in accordance with Section 61-1-31.1 NMSA 1978 within thirty days, provided that if the board issues an expedited license to a person whose prior licensing jurisdiction did not require examination, the board may require the person to pass an examination before applying for license renewal, and required the board to determine by rule, and to post on its website, which states and territories of the United States or the District of Columbia from which the board will not accept an applicant for expedited licensure and those foreign countries from which the board will accept an applicant for expedited licensure, required that the list of disapproved licensing jurisdictions include a reason for disapproval, and required the board to review the lists annually to determine if amendments to the rule are needed; added new subsection designation “A.” and deleted former Subsections A through C; in Subsection A, after "The board", deleted "may, in its discretion" and added "shall", after "license without examination to a", deleted "chiropractor who has been licensed in any state, territory or foreign jurisdiction and" and added "chiropractic physician", after "standard college of chiropractic", added "and has been licensed in another licensing jurisdiction", and after "if", added the remainder of the subsection; and added a new Subsection B.

Temporary provisions. — Laws 2022, ch. 39, § 104 provided that a board that is required by Laws 2022, ch. 39 to change its licensing provisions to allow for new or different expedited licensure shall have rules in place and operational by January 1, 2023.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 61 Am. Jur. 2d Physicians, Surgeons and Other Healers, §§ 61, 67, 68.