2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 32 - Funeral Services
Section 61-32-10 - Licensure by credentials. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
After successful completion of a jurisprudence examination, the board may license an applicant as a funeral service practitioner, funeral arranger or embalmer; provided the applicant possesses a valid license or its equivalent for the practice of funeral service issued by the appropriate examining board under the laws of any other state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or any foreign nation, and provided the applicant presents proof that the applicant is currently licensed in good standing in a jurisdiction that has standards for licensure that are at least equal to those for licensure in New Mexico as required by the Funeral Services Act.
History: 1978 Comp., § 61-32-10, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 10; 1999, ch. 284, § 7; 2003, ch. 420, § 4; 2019, ch. 164, 4.
ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-32-31 NMSA 1978.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 32 repealed former 61-32-10 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 185, § 10, limiting the practice of funeral service, and § 10 enacted a new section, effective June 18, 1993.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, provided that the board of funeral services may license an applicant as a funeral service practitioner, funeral arranger, or embalmer if the applicant presents proof that the applicant is currently licensed in good standing in another jurisdiction; and after "provided the applicant", deleted "has actively practiced five out of the last ten years in another state, territory or foreign nation as a licensed funeral service practitioner, or its equivalent" and added "presents proof that the applicant is currently licensed in good standing in a jurisdiction that has standards for licensure that are at least equal to those for licensure in New Mexico as required by the Funeral Services Act".
The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, deleted "has met educational requirements equal to or exceeding those established pursuant to the Thanatopractice Act or" following "provided the applicant".
The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, substituted "equal to" for "substantially equivalent to" near the middle and "actively practiced five out of the last ten years in another state, territory or foreign nation" for "at least five consecutive years experience in another state or territory" near the end.
