61-14E-9: Fees for licensure.

After the promulgation of rules and regulations, except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, the department shall charge and collect the following fees:

A. an application fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00);

B. an examination fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150) to cover the costs the department incurs in administering the initial examination required for limited certification;

C. a biennial licensure fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100);

D. a temporary licensure fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) to cover a period no longer than twelve months when new graduates of an approved program are in the process of taking required licensure examinations; and

E. miscellaneous fees, such as for requests for duplicate or replacement licenses, legal name change and written verification, not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00).