N.M. Admin. Code § 7.27.2.17

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 7.27.2.17 - REVOCATION

A.Effect of revocation of NM EMS licensure

(1) Any person whose New Mexico EMSFR, EMT-B, EMT-I, or EMT-P licensure was revoked shall be ineligible to apply for EMSFR, EMT-B, EMT-I, or EMT-P licensure, except as otherwise permitted by this rule section.

(2) Any person whose New Mexico EMD or EMD-I licensure was revoked shall be ineligible to apply for EMD or EMD-I licensure, except as otherwise permitted by this rule section.

(3) A person whose NM EMS licensure was previously revoked cannot utilize the re-entry or reciprocity processes to become relicensed.

B.Application for preliminary approval for licensure after revocation:

(1) A person whose New Mexico licensure was revoked no less than five years ago and whose application for relicensure is prohibited as stated above (hereafter, a "revoked individual") may request preliminary approval for licensure at the first responder, EMT basic or EMD level by submitting a preliminary approval application to the EMS bureau.

(2) A revoked individual who applies for preliminary approval for licensure shall submit all documentation that they wish to be considered in support of the request, including any records to demonstrate rehabilitation. Records that demonstrate rehabilitation are materials that demonstrate that it is likely that the revoked individual will not engage in conduct that is the same or similar to that which resulted in the revocation, and which demonstrate that the revoked individual warrants the public trust.

(3) At all times in this licensure process, the burden shall rest solely with the revoked individual to demonstrate their rehabilitation and their fitness to practice emergency medicine.

(4) The EMS Bureau's receipt of an application for preliminary approval for licensure of an individual whose license was previously revoked shall in no way guarantee that the application will be granted or that the revoked individual will be permitted to apply for licensure.

C.Final decision on application for preliminary approval for licensure after revocation:

(1) The EMS bureau shall review the application for preliminary approval and shall submit that application and any attached materials to the licensing commission for its consideration in the closed session of a regularly scheduled meeting of the commission. The EMS bureau shall make a recommendation to the licensing commission to grant or deny the application, and the commission shall review the application, during a closed meeting at which a majority of commission members participate, either in person or by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment. The licensing commission shall authorize the EMS bureau to grant or deny the application for preliminary approval for licensure by a majority vote of the commission members in attendance.

(2) Upon receiving authorization from the commission to grant or deny an application for preliminary approval for licensure, the bureau may render the final decision via written notice to the applicant.

(3) The bureau's grant or denial of an application for preliminary approval for licensure constitutes the final administrative action on that application, and, except as otherwise provided by law, that decision shall not be subject to any further proceeding or appeal. Nothing in this rule section conveys a right of action to any person with respect to a final decision concerning licensure after revocation, and nothing in this rule generates a right of judicial appeal with respect to that decision.

(4) A revoked individual whose application for preliminary approval for licensure is denied shall be prohibited from applying for licensure, and may not thereafter reapply for preliminary approval for licensure, until the passage of at least three years from the date of the denial.

(5) A revoked individual whose application for preliminary approval for licensure is granted may apply for licensure, and shall complete all applicable requirements of the rule in order to become licensed at this initial level and all subsequent levels of desired licensure.

D.Effect of licensure after revocation: The licensure after revocation process enables a revoked individual to again obtain NM EMS licensure. This licensure does not constitute reinstatement, revival or renewal of a license that was previously issued or revoked. The record of a revoked individual's prior revocation shall remain a part of their EMS licensing file, and shall remain a matter of public record, without regard to the outcome of the preliminary approval process.

N.M. Admin. Code § 7.27.2.17

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 23, December 12, 2017, eff. 12/12/2017