{"data":{"id":"us-nm/61-3-10.1","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"61-3-10.1","heading":"Hemodialysis technicians; training programs; certification.","body":"A. A statewide program for certification of hemodialysis technicians is created according to the rules adopted by the board.\nB. Unless certified as a certified hemodialysis technician pursuant to the Nursing Practice Act, no person shall:\n(1) practice as a certified hemodialysis technician; or\n(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.\nC. The board shall:\n(1) maintain a permanent register of all certified hemodialysis technicians;\n(2) adopt rules for certified hemodialysis technician training programs, including standards and curricula;\n(3) provide for periodic evaluation of training programs at least every two years;\n(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\n(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 [61-1-1 to 61-1-31 NMSA 1978].\nD. 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.\nE. 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.\nF. The board shall set the following nonrefundable fees:\n(1) for initial certification by initial or subsequent examination, a fee not to exceed sixty dollars ($60.00);\n(2) for renewal of certification, a fee not to exceed sixty dollars ($60.00);\n(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);\n(4) for initial review and approval of a training program, a fee not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300);\n(5) for subsequent review and approval of a training program that has changed, a fee not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200);\n(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\n(7) for periodic evaluation of a training program, a fee not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200).","path":["Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses","ARTICLE 3 Nursing"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18564/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"045ded2cd365d94af20a4dd11c1389d098ae24d80f8e040abd0fbf418b060fd1","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/61-3-10","next":"us-nm/61-3-10.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}