2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61: Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 5A: Dental Health Care, 61-5A-1 through 61-5A-30
Section 61-5A-17: Retirement and inactive status; reactivation. (Repealed effective July 1, 2016.)

61-5A-17. Retirement and inactive status; reactivation. (Repealed effective July 1, 2016.)

A. Any dentist or dental hygienist who wishes to retire from the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene shall meet all requirements for retirement as set by rules of the board and the committee. The licensee shall notify the board or the committee in writing before the expiration of the licensee's current license, and the secretary of the board or the committee shall acknowledge the receipt of notice and record the same. If, within a period of three years from the date of retirement, the dentist or dental hygienist wishes to resume practice, the applicant shall so notify the board or the committee in writing and give proof of completing all requirements as prescribed by rules of the board and the committee to reactivate the license.

B. At any time during the three-year period following retirement, a dentist or dental hygienist with a retired New Mexico license may request in writing to the board or the committee that his license be placed in inactive status. Upon the receipt of the application and fees as determined by the board or the committee and with the approval of the board or the committee, the license may be placed in inactive status.

C. A licensee whose license has been placed in inactive status may not engage in any of the activities contained within the scope of practice of dentistry or dental hygiene in New Mexico described in Section 61-5A-4 NMSA 1978.

D. Licensees with inactive licenses must renew their licenses triennially and comply with all the requirements set by the board and the committee.

E. If a licensee with an inactive license wishes to resume the active practice of dentistry or dental hygiene, the licensee must notify the board or the committee in writing and provide proof of completion of all requirements to reactivate the license as prescribed by rule of the board or the committee. Upon payment of all fees due, the board may reactivate the license and the licensee may resume the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene subject to any stipulations of the board or the committee.

F. Inactive licenses must be reactivated or permanently retired within nine years of having been placed in inactive status.

G. Assessment of fees pursuant to this section is not subject to the Uniform Licensing Act [61-1-1 NMSA 1978].