2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 3 - Nursing
Section 61-3-13 - Qualifications for licensure as a registered nurse.
Before being considered for licensure as a registered nurse, either by endorsement or examination, under Section 61-3-14 NMSA 1978, an applicant shall:
A. furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has successfully completed an approved program of nursing for licensure as a registered nurse and has graduated or is eligible for graduation; and
B. at the cost to the applicant, provide the board with fingerprints and other information necessary for a state and national criminal background check.
History: 1953 Comp., § 67-2-10, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 44, § 10; 1977, ch. 220, § 5; 1979, ch. 379, § 5; 1991, ch. 190, § 7; 1997, ch. 244, § 10; 2001, ch. 137, § 6.
ANNOTATIONSThe 2001 amendment, effective June 15, 2001, added the Subsection A designation and added Subsection B.
The 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, substituted "applicant has successfully completed an approved program of nursing for licensure as a registered nurse and has graduated or is eligible for graduation" for former language relating to an approved high school course or the equivalent and completion and graduation from an approved school of nursing.
The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, deleted "four-year" preceding "high school" and made a minor stylistic change in Subsection A.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 61 Am. Jur. 2d Physicians, Surgeons and Other Healers §§ 51 to 62.
70 C.J.S. Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers § 20.
