2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 3 - Nursing
Section 61-3-16 - Fees for licensure as registered nurses.
Applicants for licensure as registered nurses shall pay the following nonrefundable fees:
A. for licensure without examination, a fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150);
B. for licensure by examination when the examination is the first for the applicant in this state, a fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150);
C. for licensure by examination when the examination is other than the first examination, a fee not to exceed sixty dollars ($60.00); and
D. for initial licensure as a certified nurse practitioner, certified registered nurse anesthetist or clinical nurse specialist, a fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100). This fee shall be in addition to the fee paid for registered nurse licensure.
History: 1953 Comp., § 67-2-13, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 44, § 13; 1977, ch. 220, § 8; 1982, ch. 108, § 2; 1991, ch. 190, § 9; 1997, ch. 244, § 11; 2005, ch. 307, § 5.
The 2005 amendment, effective April 7, 2005, changed the fee in Subsection D from $50 to $100.
The 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, substituted "licensure" for "endorsement" in Subsection D.
The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, substituted "one hundred fifty dollars ($150)" for "seventy-five dollars ($75.00)" in Subsections A and B; substituted "sixty dollars ($60.00)" for "thirty dollars ($30.00) for each section taken" in Subsection C; and added Subsection D.
