HOUSE BILL 413

49th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2009

INTRODUCED BY

Eleanor Chavez

AN ACT

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL LICENSING; AMENDING A QUALIFICATION FOR LICENSURE AS A NAPRAPATH.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. Section 61-12E-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2003, Chapter 60, Section 5) is amended to read:

     "61-12E-5. EDUCATION--PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.--

          A. A person [may] shall be [qualified to receive a license] licensed as a naprapath if that person:

                (1) is at least twenty-one years of age;

                (2) has graduated from a two-year college-level program or an equivalent program approved by the superintendent after consultation with the board;

                (3) has completed, in not less than three years, a four-year academic curriculum in naprapathy, that is approved by [and conforms to the strict protocol of and guidelines set by] the [American naprapathic association] board, and the person has successfully completed one hundred thirty-two hours of academic credit, including sixty-six credit hours in basic science courses with emphasis on the study of connective tissue, and sixty-six credit hours in clinical [science courses teaching] naprapathic science, theory and application;

                (4) has passed the national board of naprapathic examiners examination or [can show proof that the person] holds a valid license as a naprapath in another jurisdiction; and

                (5) has met all other requirements of the Naprapathic Practice Act.

          B. The superintendent or the board may require a personal interview with an applicant to evaluate that person's qualifications for a license."

     Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2009.

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