2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 13 - Nursing Home Administrators
Section 61-13-8 - Licensure of nursing home administrators. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)

The board shall issue a license as a nursing home administrator to each applicant who files an application in the form and manner prescribed by the board, accompanied by the required fee, and who furnishes evidence, including a criminal records check, satisfactory to the board that he:

A. is of good moral character;

B. has successfully completed a course of study for a baccalaureate degree and has been awarded such degree from an accredited institution in a course of study approved by the board as being adequate preparation for nursing home administrators;

C. demonstrates professional competence by passing an examination in nursing home administration as prepared and published by the professional examination service or such other nationally recognized examination as the board shall prescribe in its rules and regulations;

D. demonstrates knowledge of state regulations governing the operation of nursing homes in a manner as the board shall prescribe in its rules and regulations; and

E. has successfully completed an internship or administrator-in-training program as prescribed by the board in its rules and regulations.

History: 1953 Comp., § 67-37-7, enacted by Laws 1970, ch. 61, § 7; 1973, ch. 68, § 1; 1993, ch. 245, § 4; 1997, ch. 267, § 2.

Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-13-17 NMSA 1978.

Cross references. — For age of majority, see 28-6-1 NMSA 1978.

For the Parental Responsibility Act, see 40-5A-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.

The 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, deleted the subsection designation "A" at the beginning of the section; redesignated former Paragraphs (1) through (5) as Subsections A through E; and inserted "including a criminal records check," in the introductory paragraph.

The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, rewrote this section to the extent that a detailed comparison would be impracticable.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 40A Am. Jur. 2d Hospitals and Asylums §§ 5, 6; 51 Am. Jur. 2d Licenses and Permits § 4.

7 C.J.S. Asylums § 7; 53 C.J.S. Licenses §§ 34, 39.