New Mexico Register / Volume XXIII, Number 18 / September 28, 2012

LEGAL NOTICE

Public Rule Hearing and Regular Board Meeting

The New Mexico Board of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine will hold a Rule Hearing on Monday, October 29, 2012. Following the Rule Hearing the New Mexico Board of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine will convene a regular meeting to adopt the rules and take care of regular business. The New Mexico Board of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Rule Hearing will begin at 9:00 a.m. and the Regular Meeting will convene following the Rule Hearing. The meeting will be held at the Regulation & Licensing Department, 2rd Floor, Rio Grande Conference Room located at 2550 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The purpose of the Rule Hearing is to consider adoption of proposed amendments and additions to the following Board Rules and Regulations in 16.2.1 NMAC -General Provisions; 16.2.2 NMAC – Scope of Practice; 16.2.3 NMAC – Application for Licensure; 16.2.4 NMAC – Examinations; 16.2.5 NMAC – Temporary Licensing; 16.2.6 NMAC – Reciprocal Licensing; 16.2.7 NMAC – Educational Programs; 16.2.8 NMAC – License Renewal; 16.2.9 NMAC – Continuing Education; 16.2.10 NMAC – Fees; 16.2.11 NMAC – Licensee Business Offices and Administrative Requirements; 16.2.12 NMAC – Grounds for Denial; 16.2.13 NMAC – Complaint and Disciplinary Procedures; 16.2.14 NMAC – Externships; 16.2.15 NMAC – Inactive License; 16.2.16 NMAC - Auricular Detoxification; 16.2.17 NMAC – Licensure by Endorsement; 16.2.18 NMAC – Expanded Practice Educational Courses; 16.2.19 NMAC – Expanded Practice Certifications; 16.2.20 NMAC – Expanded Practice Formulary

Persons desiring to present their views on the proposed rules may write to request draft copies from the Board office at the Toney Anaya Building located at 2550 Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505, or call (505) 476-4630 after September 28, 2012. In order for the Board members to review the comments in their meeting packets prior to the meeting, persons wishing to make comments regarding the proposed rules must present them to the Board Office in writing by close of business day on October 24, 2012. Persons wishing to present their comments at the Rule Hearing will need (10) copies of any comments or proposed changes for distribution to the Board and staff.

A copy of the agenda will be available at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and may be obtained at the Board office located on the 2nd Floor of the Toney Anaya Building, 2550 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM, or by calling the Board office at (505) 476-4630 and will also be posted on our website at www.rld.state.nm.us Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine, under Members and Meetings.

If you have questions, or if you are an individual with a disability who wishes to attend the hearing or meeting, but you need a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to participate, please call the Board office at (505) 476-4630 at least two weeks prior to the meeting or as soon as possible.