Section 61-8-10 - License fees; licensure under prior law; renewal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2016.)
61-8-10. License fees; licensure under prior law; renewal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2016.)
A. An applicant for licensure as a podiatrist shall pay the following fees:
(1) for licensure by examination:
(a) an examination fee equal to the cost of purchasing the examination, plus an administration fee not to exceed fifty percent of the examination fee; and
(b) an application fee not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500);
(2) for licensure on the basis of reciprocity, a fee set by the board in an amount not to exceed six hundred dollars ($600);
(3) for the annual renewal of license on or before January 1 of each year, a renewal fee set by the board in an amount not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300);
(4) for the late renewal after January 1 of each year, a late charge not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) per month or part thereof commencing on January 2;
(5) in addition to the renewal fees and late charges, the applicant for the renewal of a license shall pay a reinstatement fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for the first twelve months of delinquency and a reinstatement fee of five hundred dollars ($500) for a license that has lapsed more than one year but not more than three years; and
(6) for the issuance of a temporary license, a fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).
B. If any licensee permits his license to lapse for a period of three full years, the license shall automatically be canceled and shall not be reinstated.
C. The provisions of Paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) of Subsection A of this section shall not apply to licensees who practice in the service of the United States whose licenses shall be renewed upon application for such renewal within three months after the termination of such service.
D. Current renewal certificates issued by the board shall be displayed in the office of the licensee, and, in the case of the suspension or revocation of a license, no portion of a fee or penalty shall be returned.
E. Any person licensed as a podiatrist under the provisions of any prior laws of New Mexico, whose license is valid on the effective date of the Podiatry Act, shall be held to be licensed under the provisions of the Podiatry Act and shall be entitled to the renewal of his current license.