New Mexico § 61-3-10.1 - Hemodialysis technicians; training programs; certification

§ 61-3-10.1. Hemodialysis technicians; training programs; certification

A. A statewide program for certification of hemodialysis technicians is created according

to the rules adopted by the board. B. Unless certified as a certified hemodialysis technician pursuant to the Nursing

Practice Act, no person shall: (1) practice as a certified hemodialysis technician; or (2) use the title “certified hemodialysis technician”, “hemodialysis technician” or

other title, abbreviation, letters, figures, signs or devices to indicate or imply

that the person is a certified hemodialysis technician. C. The board shall: (1) maintain a permanent register of all certified hemodialysis technicians; (2) adopt rules for certified hemodialysis technician training programs, including

standards and curricula; (3) provide for periodic evaluation of training programs at least every two years; (4) grant, deny or withdraw approval from a training program that fails to meet prescribed

standards or fails to maintain a current contract with the board; and (5) conduct disciplinary hearings of certified hemodialysis technicians or on the

denial, suspension or revocation of certified hemodialysis technician certificates

in accordance with the Uniform Licensing Act. D. Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978 , every applicant for certification as a certified hemodialysis technician shall pay

the required application fee, submit written evidence of having completed a board-approved

training program for hemodialysis technicians and successfully complete a board-approved

examination. The board shall issue a certificate to any person who fulfills the requirements

for certification. E. Every certificate issued by the board to practice as a certified hemodialysis technician

shall be renewed every two years. The certified hemodialysis technician seeking renewal shall submit proof of employment

as a certified hemodialysis technician and proof of having met continuing education

requirements adopted by the board. F. The board shall set the following nonrefundable fees: (1) for initial certification by initial or subsequent examination, a fee not to exceed

sixty dollars ($60.00); (2) for renewal of certification, a fee not to exceed sixty dollars ($60.00); (3) for reactivation of a lapsed certificate after failure to renew a certificate

or following board action, a fee not to exceed sixty dollars ($60.00); (4) for initial review and approval of a training program, a fee not to exceed three

hundred dollars ($300); (5) for subsequent review and approval of a training program that has changed, a fee

not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200); (6) for subsequent review and approval of a training program when a change has been

required by a change in board policy or rules, a fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00);

and (7) for periodic evaluation of a training program, a fee not to exceed two hundred

dollars ($200).