1. A. The board shall issue a license as a psychologist associate to each applicant who files an application upon a form and in such manner as the board prescribes and, except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, accompanied by the fee required by the Professional Psychologist Act, and who furnishes evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:

   1. (1) has reached the age of majority and is not in violation of any of the provisions of the Professional Psychologist Act and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to that act;
   2. (2) holds a master's degree in psychology from a department of psychology of a school or college;
   3. (3) demonstrates professional competence by passing the examination for professional practice in psychology promulgated by the association of state and provincial psychology boards with a score equivalent to or greater than the statistical mean as reported by the association of state and provincial psychology boards for all master's-level candidates taking the examination on that occasion;
   4. (4) demonstrates awareness and knowledge of New Mexico cultures to the board; and
   5. (5) passes such jurisprudence examination as may be given by the board through an online testing and scoring mechanism.
2. B. Upon investigation of the application and other evidence submitted, the board shall, not less than thirty days prior to the examination, notify each applicant that the application and evidence submitted for licensure is satisfactory and accepted or unsatisfactory and rejected. If rejected, the notice shall state the reasons for rejection.
3. C. The place of examination shall be designated in advance by the board, and examinations shall be given at such time and place and under such supervision as the board may determine.
4. D. In the event an applicant fails to receive a passing grade, the applicant may apply for reexamination and shall be allowed to take a subsequent examination upon payment of the fee required by the Professional Psychologist Act.
5. E. The board shall keep a record of all examinations, and the grade assigned to each, as part of its records for at least two years subsequent to the date of examination.
6. F. The board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations classifying areas and conditions of practice permissible for psychologist associates.

History: 1978 Comp., § 61-9-11.1, enacted by Laws 1983, ch. 334, § 4; 1989, ch. 41, § 12; 1996, ch. 54, § 7; 2003, ch. 428, § 8; 2006, ch. 6, § 4; 2020, ch. 6, § 24; 2021, ch. 93, § 5.

ANNOTATIONS

Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-9-19 NMSA 1978.

The 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, revised the qualifications for an applicant for licensure as a psychologist associate; and in Subsection A, Paragraph A(1), after "age of majority", deleted "is of good moral character", and in Paragraph A(4), after "cultures", deleted "as determined by" and added "to".

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 Subsection A, in the introductory clause, after "prescribes", added "and, except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978".

The 2006 amendment, effective May 17, 2006, deleted former Subparagraph (b) of Paragraph (3) of Subsection A, which provided that applicants had to have passed an oral examination investigating the applicant's training, experience and knowledge of his area of practice; added Paragraph (4) of Subsection A to require applicants to demonstrate an awareness and knowledge of New Mexico cultures; and added Paragraph (5) of Subsection A to require applicants to pass a jurisprudence examination.

The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, deleted former Paragraph A(3), concerning experience, and renumbered the remaining paragraph.

The 1996 amendment, effective May 15, 1996, deleted "as defined in the Professional Psychologist Act" at the end of Paragraph A(2), inserted "one of which shall be supervised" in Paragraph A(3), substituted "association of state and provincial" for "American Association of State" twice in Paragraph A(4)(a), and rewrote Subsections C and D.

The 1989 amendment, effective June 16, 1989, substituted "licensure" for "certification" in the catchline; substituted "license" for "certification" in the introductory paragraph of Subsection A; substituted all of the present language of Subparagraph (a) of Subsection A(4) beginning with "score" for "minimum score of sixty percent correct"; and substituted "licensure" for "certification" in the first sentence of Subsection B.