N.M. Admin. Code § 16.20.4.8 - TEMPORARY LICENSES FOR U.S. TRAINED APPLICANTS
A. Upon receipt of an application form which
evidences satisfactory completion of all application requirements for licensure
as provided in Section 61-12-10 NMSA, of the Physical Therapy Act except
passage of the NPTE, the registrar of the board may issue to the applicant a
non-renewable temporary license to practice physical therapy in New
Mexico.
B. Under no circumstance
will the non-renewable temporary license be valid for a period longer than 180
days.
C. Issuance of a temporary
license may be denied if:
(1) the applicant
has worked as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant without a
license in New Mexico;
(2) the
applicant has violated the New Mexico physical therapy and physical therapist
assistant code of ethics.
(3) the
applicant has failed the licensure examination in any state.
D. The holder of a temporary
license must sit for the NPTE within 180 days after issuance of
the temporary license. Failure to sit for the examination within 180 days,
automatically voids the temporary license. Where the holder of the temporary
license is a foreign national, the 180 days begin to run once the foreign
national has entered the United States.
E. The holder of a temporary license may work
only under the direct supervision of a New Mexico unrestricted licensed
physical therapist who is on-site. The supervising physical therapist may
not hold a temporary license. The supervising physical therapist
shall be licensed in New Mexico with a minimum of six months experience in a
clinical setting. Prior to the issuance of an applicant's temporary license,
the supervising physical therapist shall file with the board a written
statement assuming full responsibility for the temporary licensee's
professional activities. Filing is effective upon receipt by the board. This
statement shall remain in effect until licensure of the temporary licensee, or
until expiration of the temporary license.
F. The temporary licensee may not provide
physical therapy services until the temporary license is received and is posted
in a conspicuous place at the temporary licensee's principle place of
practice.
G. No supervising
physical therapist shall be responsible for the simultaneous supervision of
more than two temporary licensees.
H. The supervising physical therapist shall
co-sign all evaluations, progress notes, and discharge summaries written by the
temporary licensee.
I. The
temporary license shall state the name and address of the licensee's place of
employment. Should the place of employment or the employer change during the
period of temporary licensure, the temporary licensee must notify
the board of any such change within five (5) workdays of termination of
employment. A new temporary supervisory form from the new employer will be
required before a revised temporary license is issued. The board will issue a
revised temporary license as per the fee schedule as set forth in 16.20.5 NMAC,
for each issuance; however, the date of issue and expiration will remain the
same as the first temporary license.
J. The temporary supervisory form may be
obtained from the board office.
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